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Native Gold from
Abu Dahr, Bir Bitan, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Ophiolite Complex
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Abu Dahr, Bir Bitan, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1646591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1646591:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘDarhib Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘGabel Sirsir Listvenites, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘEl-Anbat, Wadi Hodein, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘGabal El-Anbat Listvenites, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
73.8km (45.9 miles) ⓘWestern Mine, Um Samiuki deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘUm Samiuki deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Zoheir, Basem, Holzheid, Astrid, Diab, Aliaa, Ragab, Azza, Deshesh, Fatma, Abdelnasser, Amr (2024) Recycling of Au during Serpentinization of Ultramafic Rocks: A Case Study from Neoproterozoic Forearc Ophiolites, Egypt. Minerals, 14 (9). doi:10.3390/min14090916
 
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