| Locality type: | Outcrop |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Orthoclase |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Orthoclase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Gabel Tulayah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1642741 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1642741:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase |
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| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘMount Abu Kibash, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 22.3km (13.9 miles) | ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 37.2km (23.1 miles) | ⓘGabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 48.3km (30.0 miles) | ⓘUm Rus Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 49.2km (30.6 miles) | ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 55.2km (34.3 miles) | ⓘWadi Sibrit-Urf Abu Hamam District, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 62.6km (38.9 miles) | ⓘEl Bakriyah Ring Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 63.2km (39.2 miles) | ⓘGabal El-Bakriya Pegmatites, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 69.9km (43.5 miles) | ⓘLeucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 71.1km (44.2 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines (Sikait emerald deposit), Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| References |
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El-Awady, Amr, Sami, Mabrouk, Abart, Rainer, Fathy, Douaa, Farahat, Esam S., Ahmed, Mohamed S., Osman, Hassan, Ragab, Azza (2024) Petrogenesis and Tectonic Evolution of I- and A-Type Granites of Mount Abu Kibash and Tulayah, Egypt: Evidence for Transition from Subduction to Post-Collision Magmatism. Minerals, 14 (8) doi:10.3390/min14080806 |
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