| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Chlorite Group data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Emerald mines (Sikait emerald deposit), Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1474511 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1474511:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group |
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| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘBore Hole #5, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘLeucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 15.3km (9.5 miles) | ⓘEmerald mine, Gebel Zabara, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 26.1km (16.2 miles) | ⓘKurdeman gold prospect, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 45.9km (28.5 miles) | ⓘAbu Ghalaga mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 46.0km (28.6 miles) | ⓘWestern Mine, Um Samiuki deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 48.7km (30.3 miles) | ⓘHelgate prospect (Hilgit deposit), Um Samiuki deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 54.1km (33.6 miles) | ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 55.7km (34.6 miles) | ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| References |
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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 Elsagheer, Mustafa A.; Azer, Mokhles K.; Moussa, Hilmy E.; Maurice, Ayman E.; Sami, Mabrouk; El Maaty, Moustafa A. Abou; Akarish, Adel I. M.; Heikal, Mohamed Th. S.; Khedr, Mohamed Z.; Elnazer, Ahmed A.; et al. (2025) Late Neoproterozoic Rare-Metal Pegmatites with Mixed NYF-LCT Features: A Case Study from the Egyptian Nubian Shield. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050495 |
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