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Biotite from
Tarbtie South Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tarbtie South Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1424256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1424256:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘBir Um Hibal Complex, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘGhorab Atshan Intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
51.9km (32.3 miles) ⓘGhorab Raiyan Intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘWadi el-Hudi, Aswan Governorate, Egypt
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘHadayib Intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
76.3km (47.4 miles) ⓘNikeiba, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
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.
El Reedy, M. W., & El Sokkary, A. A. (1982). Contribution to the geochemistry of some ring complexes in the South-Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geological Academiae Sientiarum Hangaricas, 25(3–4), 349-354.
Aly, M. M., El Ramly, M. F., & Kabesh, M. L. (1983). Analyses of Egyptian rocks, igneous rocks, part I. The Geol. Survey of Egypt and Mining Authority, Cairo, paper, (66), 77-81.
Soliman, M. M. (1987). The younger granites and ring complexes of the Southeastern Desert of Egypt and their relation to mineralization. Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 6(5), 745-754. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(87)90010-8
Khalil, M. M., & El Ramly, M. F. (1991). On the occurrence of uranium bearing mineral in carbonatites in the vicinity of Tarbtie South Ring Complex. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 17, 127-136.
 
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