| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Thorite |
| Formula: | Th(SiO4) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Thorite 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: | 1480623 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1480623:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Thorite |
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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 |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 67.6km (42.0 miles) | ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 80.7km (50.1 miles) | ⓘAbu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 80.9km (50.3 miles) | ⓘAbu Dabbab Ta-Sn deposit, Abu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 92.6km (57.5 miles) | ⓘHomrit Akarem intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 92.8km (57.7 miles) | ⓘGabal El-Ineigi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 95.1km (59.1 miles) | ⓘUm Samra-Um Bakra shear zone, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| References |
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Kamar, M. S., El Tohamy, A. M., Mira, H. I., & Ismail, A. M. (2022, August). Geology and Environmental Impact Assessment of Psammitic Gneiss and Lamprophyre Dykes at Wadi Sikait, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 2305, No. 1, p. 012001). IOP Publishing. 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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