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Gerf Listvenites, Red Sea Governorate, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gerf Listvenites | Complex |
| Red Sea Governorate | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 42' 27'' North , 35° 9' 4'' East
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The Gerf assemblage is one of the largest ophiolite occurrences that was exposed in the ANS [Arabian Nubian Shield]; it lies in the SouthEastern part of SED [South Eastern Desert] of Egypt. This assemblage is thrusted over the volcano-sedimentary association (metasediments and felsic to intermediate metavolcanics), later intruded by the layered mafic–ultramafic intrusion, syn- and post-collisional granitoids and cut by mafic and felsic dyke swarms. The Gerf serpentinites are found as sheet-like bodies and lenses covering about 400 km2. The Gerf listvenite is a common alteration product of serpentinite and talc-carbonate rock; particularly along the shear zone.
This quoted text also appears in Listvenitization of Ophiolitic
Serpentinites and Related Gold Mineralization in the Neoproterozoic
Nubian Shield of Egypt.
This quoted text also appears in Listvenitization of Ophiolitic
Serpentinites and Related Gold Mineralization in the Neoproterozoic
Nubian Shield of Egypt.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- Sahara DesertDesert
African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian Plate
- Arabian-Nubian ShieldShield
- East Desert TerraneVolcanic Arc
- Nubian ShieldShield
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References
Abdel-Karim, Abdel-Aal M.; El-Shafei, Shaimaa A.; Azer, Mokhles K. - Ed. (2025) Listvenitization of Ophiolitic Serpentinites and Related Gold Mineralization in the Neoproterozoic Nubian Shield of Egypt. In Gold Deposits in Egypt. Geology, Settings, Types, Genesis and Spatiotemporal Distribution Ch. 12. Springer. p.323-352. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-75972-7_12p.330
