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Tremolite from
Abu Ghalaga mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Tremolite
Formula:◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tremolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Abu Ghalaga mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1561867
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1561867:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tremolite
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘWestern Mine, Um Samiuki deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘDarhib Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
46.9km (29.1 miles) ⓘLeucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
54.6km (33.9 miles) ⓘWadi El-Zarka, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
62.0km (38.5 miles) ⓘDahanib intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
75.9km (47.2 miles) ⓘAbu Dahr, Bir Bitan, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
78.6km (48.8 miles) ⓘHafafit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
94.0km (58.4 miles) ⓘWadi Um Huitate, 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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