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Biotite from
Wadi Abu Dabbab, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wadi Abu Dabbab, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1511009
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1511009:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘUm Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘGabal El-Ineigi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘUm Naggat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘMount Abu Kibash, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
36.6km (22.8 miles) ⓘGabel Tulayah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
36.8km (22.8 miles) ⓘEl Bakriyah Ring Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘWadi El-Tuleia, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
41.5km (25.8 miles) ⓘAbu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘUm Guruf, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
El-Desoky, Hatem M., Ahmed M. Abdel-Rahman, Antoaneta Ene, Ahmed E. Khalil, Wael Fahmy, Hesham M. H. Zakaly, and Hamdy A. Awad. (2022) "Origin and Heavy Metals of Plagio-Granites in Egyptian Shield Oceanic Complexes: A Case Study of Abu Dabbab Area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt" Minerals 12, no. 9: 1093. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12091093
 
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