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Pyrite from
Um Samra-Um Bakra shear zone, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Fault
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Um Samra-Um Bakra shear zone, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1443057
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1443057:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘUm Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘDaghbag deposit (El-Daghbag-I gold mine), Wadi Daghbag, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘBarramiya Mine, Barramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘBarramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘMueilha mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘDungash Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
48.0km (29.9 miles) ⓘUm Rus Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘSamut Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘEl Atshan mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Ismail, A. M. (2017). Um Samra-Um Bakra Shear Zone, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt: example of vein-type base metal mineralization. International Journal of Mining Science (IJMS) 3(2):9-25
El Aref, Mortada, Abd El-Rahman, Yasser, Zoheir, Basem, Surour, Adel, Helmy, Hassan M., Abdelnasser, Amr, Ahmed, Ahmed Hassan, El-Ahmadi Ibrahim, Mohamed (2020) Mineral Resources in Egypt (I): Metallic Ores. In The Geology of Egypt. Springer International Publishing. p.521-587. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-15265-9_14
 
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