| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Apatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Emerald mines, Wadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1268337 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1268337:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Apatite |
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| 2.4km (1.5 miles) | ⓘBore Hole #5, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines (Sikait emerald deposit), Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 34.8km (21.6 miles) | ⓘHafafit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 51.4km (32.0 miles) | ⓘWadi Ranga jasperoids, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 52.1km (32.4 miles) | ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 55.3km (34.4 miles) | ⓘEl Kahfa Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 57.3km (35.6 miles) | ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 62.2km (38.6 miles) | ⓘGabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 70.7km (43.9 miles) | ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| References |
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Ibrahim, M. E., Saleh, G. M., Dawood, N. A., & Aly, G. M. (2013). Ocellar lamprophyre dyke bearing mineralization, Wadi Nugrus, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Geology, mineralogy and geochemical implications. Journal of Geology and Mining Research, 2(4), 74-86. Abdel Gawad, Ahmed E., Ene, Antoaneta, Skublov, Sergey G., Gavrilchik, Alexandra K., Ali, Mohamed A., Ghoneim, Mohamed M., Nastavkin, Aleksey V. (2022) Trace Element Geochemistry and Genesis of Beryl from Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Minerals, 12 (2) 206 doi:10.3390/min12020206 |
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