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Rutile from
Abu Ghalaga mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Abu Ghalaga mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1561865
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1561865:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘDarhib Mine, 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
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘDahanib intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
88.8km (55.2 miles) ⓘNikeiba, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
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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