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Atacamite from
Wādī Zaghrah, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Atacamite
Formula:Cu2(OH)3Cl
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Atacamite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wādī Zaghrah, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1566992
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1566992:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Atacamite
88.7km (55.1 miles) ⓘAbu Thor area, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
90.3km (56.1 miles) ⓘAbu Zarab paleokarst, Umm Bugma (Um Bogma), Abu Zeneima (Abu Zenima), South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘUm Bogma Formation, Um Bogma area, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
93.8km (58.3 miles) ⓘAraba Formation, Um Bogma area, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
References
Sallam, O. R., Alshami, A. S., & Abbas, A. E. (2019). Geology And Mineralogy Of A Radioactive Pegmatite Body At Wadi Zaghra Area, Southeastern Sinai, Egypt. Nuclear Sciences Scientific Journal (Print), 8(A), 191-205.
 
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