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Quartz from
El Atshan mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Atshan mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1259656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1259656:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘUm Guruf, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘWadi Kariem, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘUm Naggat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘFawakhir ophiolite, Qift area, Qena Governorate, Egypt
54.1km (33.6 miles) ⓘWadi Abu Dabbab, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
54.7km (34.0 miles) ⓘEl Sid Mine, Qift area, Qena Governorate, Egypt
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘUm Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘWadi Daghbag, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘUm Samra-Um Bakra shear zone, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
62.9km (39.1 miles) ⓘUm Rus Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
El-Naby, H. H. A. (2009). Role of geochemical alteration on the formation of secondary Zr-and U-bearing minerals in El Atshan trachyte, central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences, 104(1), 37-51.
 
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