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Amphibole Supergroup from
Fawakhir ophiolite, Qift area, Qena Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:'Amphibole Supergroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amphibole Supergroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fawakhir ophiolite, Qift area, Qena Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1584087
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1584087:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amphibole Supergroup
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘKab Amiri, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘWadi Daghbag, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
76.1km (47.3 miles) ⓘEl Bola mafic–ultramafic intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘGebel Nuqara (Gabel Nuqara), Port Safaga area, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘEl Bakriyah Ring Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘEl-Baroud mafic intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘEl-Baroud granitic intrusion, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
97.9km (60.9 miles) ⓘGabal El-Ineigi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Yousef, Samar, Oh, Chang Whan, Kawaguchi, Kenta, Abdelkareem, Mohamed (2023) Tectonic Evolution of the Fawakhir Ophiolite, Central Eastern Desert of Egypt: Implications for Island Arc Amalgamation and Subduction Polarity during the Neoproterozoic. Minerals, 13 (8) doi:10.3390/min13081022
 
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