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Talc from
Maaqal deposit, Um Samiuki deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maaqal deposit, Um Samiuki deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1492916
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1492916:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘWestern Mine, Um Samiuki deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘHelgate prospect (Hilgit deposit), Um Samiuki deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘDarhib Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
43.5km (27.0 miles) ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
45.3km (28.2 miles) ⓘLeucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘWadi El-Zarka, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘWadi El-Lawi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
64.2km (39.9 miles) ⓘHafafit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘDahanib intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘSukari gold mine, Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Faisal, Mohamed; Yang, Xiaoyong; Zhang, Huishan; Amuda, Abdulgafar K.; Sun, Chao; Mustafa, Sara; Gul, Muhammad A. (2022) Mineralization styles, alteration mineralogy, and sulfur isotope geochemistry of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Shadli Metavolcanics Belt, South Eastern Desert, Egypt: Metallogenic implications. Ore Geology Reviews, 140. 104402 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104402
 
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