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Tourmaline from
Nuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1603846
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1603846:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘAbu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘWadi El-Tuleia, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘAbu Dabbab Ta-Sn deposit, Abu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘEmerald mine, Gebel Zabara, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
62.8km (39.0 miles) ⓘMueilha mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘEmerald mines (Sikait emerald deposit), Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘLeucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
70.7km (43.9 miles) ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘUm Sleimat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Alekseev, Viktor I., Alekseev, Ivan V. (2023) The Presence of Wodginite in Lithium–Fluorine Granites as an Indicator of Tantalum and Tin Mineralization: A Study of Abu Dabbab and Nuweibi Massifs (Egypt) Minerals, 13 (11) doi:10.3390/min13111447
 
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