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Gara El Hamra, New Valley Governorate, Egypti
Regional Level Types
Gara El HamraOutcrop
New Valley GovernorateGovernorate
EgyptCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 24' 23'' North , 31° 23' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
23.40639,31.39167
GeoHash:
G#: ssnm4m48n
GRN:
N16E21
Type:
Outcrop
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
413574
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413574:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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6 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite'
Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Gadolinite'
ⓘ 'Gagarinite'
ⓘ Gittinsite
Formula: CaZrSi2O7
ⓘ 'Parisite'
Formula: Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Xenotime'
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘThorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘGittinsite9.BC.05CaZrSi2O7
Unclassified
ⓘ'Bastnäsite'-(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ⓘ'Xenotime'-
ⓘ'Parisite'-Ca(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ⓘ'Gadolinite'-
ⓘ'Gagarinite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ GittinsiteCaZrSi2O7
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GittinsiteCaZrSi2O7
Siⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ GittinsiteCaZrSi2O7
Caⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
YYttrium
Yⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ GittinsiteCaZrSi2O7
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
LaLanthanum
Laⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ceⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
NdNeodymium
Ndⓘ Bastnäsite(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F
Ndⓘ ParisiteCa(Ce/La/Nd/REE)2(CO3)3F2
ThThorium
Thⓘ ThoriteTh(SiO4)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Egypt
North Africa

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References

Abdalla, H. M. (2006). An Overview on the REE‐Mineralized Alkaline Granites in Egypt, with Special Reference to the Abu Khruq and Gara El Hamra Bodies. Resource Geology, 56(3), 365-370.
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