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Quartz from
Al Aybah Occurrence, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Al Aybah Occurrence, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1355206
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1355206:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘWadi Al Qamra Granite, Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘUmm Matierah gold prospect, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
References
Stoeser, D. B. (1986). Distribution and tectonic setting of plutonic rocks of the Arabian Shield. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 4, 21-46.
Stoeser, D. B., Jackson, N. J., Ramsay, C. R., Drysdall, A. R., du Bray, E. A., & Douch, C. J. (1986). Map of felsic plutonic rocks in the Arabian Shield, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1:1000000 (2 sheets). J. Afr. Earth Sci., 4.
Thieme, J. (1988). Geologic map of the Jabal Khida quadrangle, sheet 21 G, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Geoscience Map GM-90C (with Explanatory Notes). Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Directorate General of Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jeddah.
 
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