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Western Desert basin, African Platei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Western Desert basin | Basin |
| African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Mersa Matruh | 62,042 (2014) |
| Al ‘Alamayn | 7,400 (2013) |
| Siwa Oasis | 7,000 (2014) |
| Al Jaghbūb | 2,768 (2013) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Nahcolite | 5.AA.15 | NaHCO3 |
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Northupite | 5.BF.05 | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| ⓘ | Thermonatrite | 5.CB.05 | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| ⓘ | Natron | 5.CB.10 | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Trona | 5.CB.15 | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Pirssonite | 5.CB.30 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Gaylussite | 5.CB.35 | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| ⓘ | Burkeite | 7.BD.25 | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| ⓘ | Mirabilite | 7.CD.10 | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ | Bassanite | 7.CD.45 | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Searlesite ? | 9.EF.15 | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| H | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| H | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| H | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| C | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| C | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| C | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| C | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| C | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| O | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| O | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| O | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| Na | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Na | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Nahcolite | NaHCO3 |
| Na | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Na | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| Na | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Searlesite | Na(H2BSi2O7) |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| S | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | ⓘ Mirabilite | Na2SO4 · 10H2O |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
| Cl | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gaylussite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Pirssonite | Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Fossils
There are 21 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 2.59 Ma (Pleistocene) |
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 174 Ma (Middle Jurassic) |
| Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 27 stratigraphic units. |
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| Fossil Localities | Click to show 21 fossil localities |
Localities in this Region
- Beheira Governorate
- Beheira Governorate
- Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun)
- Matrouh Governorate
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- North Africa BeltOrogenic Belt
Egypt
- Western DesertDesert
North Africa
- Sahara DesertDesert
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Wadi El-Natrun depression, Beheira Governorate, Egypt