| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Monazite Group' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | REE(PO4) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Monazite Group data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Emerald mines (Sikait emerald deposit), Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1571785 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1571785:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Monazite Group |
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| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘBore Hole #5, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘKhour Abalea, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 33.4km (20.8 miles) | ⓘSukari gold mine, Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 58.3km (36.2 miles) | ⓘGabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 67.6km (42.0 miles) | ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 69.4km (43.1 miles) | ⓘWadi El-Tuleia, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 92.4km (57.4 miles) | ⓘUm Rus Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 97.5km (60.6 miles) | ⓘNikeiba, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 99.2km (61.6 miles) | ⓘUm Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| References |
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Kamar, M. S., El Tohamy, A. M., Mira, H. I., & Ismail, A. M. (2022, August). Geology and Environmental Impact Assessment of Psammitic Gneiss and Lamprophyre Dykes at Wadi Sikait, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Vol. 2305, No. 1, p. 012001). IOP Publishing. Elsagheer, Mustafa A.; Azer, Mokhles K.; Moussa, Hilmy E.; Maurice, Ayman E.; Sami, Mabrouk; El Maaty, Moustafa A. Abou; Akarish, Adel I. M.; Heikal, Mohamed Th. S.; Khedr, Mohamed Z.; Elnazer, Ahmed A.; et al. (2025) Late Neoproterozoic Rare-Metal Pegmatites with Mixed NYF-LCT Features: A Case Study from the Egyptian Nubian Shield. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050495 |
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