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Microcline from
Sahara Granite, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Pluton
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 Sahara Granite, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1423434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1423434:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘWadi Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘUm Zeriq II deposit, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘMount Sinai, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
91.1km (56.6 miles) ⓘMusayr Limestone, Tabuk Region, Saudi Arabia
References
Abu El-Leil, I., Abdel Tawab, M. & Abdel Wahab, G. 1997. Geology and petrology of some migmatites and granitoids of Gabal Sabbagh, south Sinai, Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 20, 39-70.
Bentor, Y. K., & Eyal, M. (1987). The Geology of Southern Sinai Its Implication for the Evolution of the Arabo-Nubian Massif: Jebel Sabbagh Sheet with a Geological Map 1: 100, 000. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Higazy, M., Abdel Tawab, M., & Ahmed, A. M. (1992). Geology of Wadi Um Adawi granitoids, southeastern Sinai, Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 18, 39-43.
 
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