| 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 Abu Ghalaga mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1561860 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1561860:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase |
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| 10.0km (6.2 miles) | ⓘWadi Ranga jasperoids, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 44.1km (27.4 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 45.9km (28.5 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines (Sikait emerald deposit), Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 46.4km (28.8 miles) | ⓘBore Hole #5, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 46.9km (29.1 miles) | ⓘLeucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 75.9km (47.2 miles) | ⓘAbu Dahr, Bir Bitan, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 78.3km (48.7 miles) | ⓘSouth Wadi Khuda, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 78.4km (48.7 miles) | ⓘWadi Khuda, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 78.6km (48.8 miles) | ⓘHafafit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 88.8km (55.2 miles) | ⓘNikeiba, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| References |
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El-Desoky, Hatem M., Ahmed M. Abdel-Rahman, Wael Fahmy, Ibrahim Khalifa, Salah A. Mohamed, Aref Shirazi, Ardeshir Hezarkhani, Adel Shirazy, and Amin Beiranvand Pour. (2023) "Ore Genesis of the Abu Ghalaga Ferro-Ilmenite Ore Associated with Neoproterozoic Massive-Type Gabbros, South-Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence from Texture and Mineral Chemistry" Minerals 13, no. 3: 307. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13030307 |
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