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Pyrite from
Samut Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Samut Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1268624
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1268624:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘMueilha mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘDungash Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘHamash Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘBarramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘBarramiya Mine, Barramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
40.5km (25.1 miles) ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
52.5km (32.7 miles) ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘUm Samra-Um Bakra shear zone, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
59.0km (36.7 miles) ⓘUm Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
65.0km (40.4 miles) ⓘDaghbag deposit (El-Daghbag-I gold mine), Wadi Daghbag, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Zoheir, Basem; Steele-MacInnis, Matthew; Garbe-Schönberg, Dieter (2019) Orogenic gold formation in an evolving, decompressing hydrothermal system: Genesis of the Samut gold deposit, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Ore Geology Reviews, 105. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2018.12.030
 
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