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Orthoclase from
El Bakriyah Ring Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Bakriyah Ring Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1595006
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1595006:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGabal El-Bakriya Pegmatites, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
60.1km (37.3 miles) ⓘMount Abu Kibash, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘGabel Tulayah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
66.4km (41.2 miles) ⓘWadi Sibrit-Urf Abu Hamam District, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
80.2km (49.9 miles) ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘWadi Kariem, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
87.3km (54.2 miles) ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
90.6km (56.3 miles) ⓘUm Rus Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
97.3km (60.5 miles) ⓘGabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Abd El-Fatah, Ahmed A., Surour, Adel A., Azer, Mokhles K., Madani, Ahmed A. (2023) Integration of Whole-Rock Geochemistry and Mineral Chemistry Data for the Petrogenesis of A-Type Ring Complex from Gebel El Bakriyah Area, Egypt. Minerals, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/min13101273
Fathy, Danial M.; Abanumay, Faris A.; Ali, Shehata; Farahat, Esam S.; Bekker, Andrey; Azer, Mokhles K. (2025) An Occurrence of Pyroxmangite in the NYF Granitic Pegmatite of the Gabal El-Bakriya Intrusion, Arabian–Nubian Shield. Minerals, 15 (10). doi:10.3390/min15101027
 
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