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Microcline from
Gebel Ras Baroud, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gebel Ras Baroud, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1248754
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1248754:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘEl-Baroud granitic intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘWadi Ras Abda, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘAbu Zawal Au mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘGidami deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
54.3km (33.7 miles) ⓘEl Erediya pegmatites, El Erediya area, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Raslan, M. F., El-Shall, H. E., Omar, S. A., & Daher, A. M. (2010). Mineralogy of polymetallic mineralized pegmatite of Ras Baroud granite, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of mineralogical and petrological sciences, 105(3), 123-134.
 
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