1	-	Omar, G.I., Kohn, B.P., Lutz, T.M., Faul, H. (1987) The cooling history of Silurian to Cretaceous alkaline ring complexes, south Eastern Desert, Egypt, as revealed by fission-track analysis. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 83 (1) 94-108 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(87)90054-9

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Zargat Naam Ridge, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1424170

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1424170:1

GUID (UUID V4):

Nearest other occurrences of Apatite

33.5km (20.8 miles)

ⓘ Nikeiba, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

42.7km (26.5 miles)

ⓘ El Kahfa Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

68.5km (42.6 miles)

ⓘ Wadi Khuda, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

73.4km (45.6 miles)

ⓘ Abu Farayed Granite, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

77.4km (48.1 miles)

ⓘ South Wadi Khuda, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

83.4km (51.8 miles)

ⓘ Wadi Ranga jasperoids, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

97.0km (60.3 miles)

ⓘ Emerald mines, Wadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

98.9km (61.5 miles)

ⓘ Bore Hole #5, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

References

Abdel-Karim, A.M., Azzaz, S.A. & Abdel-Gaward, G.M. 1997. Petrography and geochemistry of the basement rocks of Zargat Na'Am-Hagar El-Fil area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 20, 281-308.

El Ramly, M.F., Budanov, V.I. & Hussein, A.A.A. 1971. The alkaline rocks of south-eastern Egypt. Geological Survey of Egypt, Paper, 53.

Hashad, A. H., AH, H., & EL REEDY, M. W. M. (1979). Geochronology of the anorogenic alkalic rocks South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 9, 81-101.

Serencsits, C. M., CM, S., KA, F., & El Ramly, M. F. (1979). Alkaline ring complexes in Egypt: their ages and relationship to tectonic development of the Red Sea. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 9, 102-116.

EL REEDY, M. W. (1985). Preliminary investigation on the distribution of uranium and thorium in some alkaline rocks of South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 15, 115-121.

Omar, G.I., Kohn, B.P., Lutz, T.M., Faul, H. (1987) The cooling history of Silurian to Cretaceous alkaline ring complexes, south Eastern Desert, Egypt, as revealed by fission-track analysis. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 83 (1) 94-108 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(87)90054-9

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Apatite from Zargat Naam Ridge, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

Apatite from
Zargat Naam Ridge, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt