| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Plagioclase 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: | 1474519 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1474519:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase |
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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 |
| 34.4km (21.4 miles) | ⓘHafafit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 45.9km (28.5 miles) | ⓘAbu Ghalaga mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 52.6km (32.7 miles) | ⓘWadi Ranga jasperoids, 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 |
| 58.3km (36.2 miles) | ⓘGabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 71.1km (44.2 miles) | ⓘGabel Tulayah, 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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