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Talc from
Um Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc data
Locality Data:Click here to view Um Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1664785
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1664785:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘWadi Abu Dabbab, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘWadi Bezah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘWadi Daghbag, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘChromitite outcrops, Barramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘRod Umm El-Farag, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘBarramiya Mine, Barramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘBarramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
49.8km (31.0 miles) ⓘUm Khasila-Um Huweitat Listvenites, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Abouelnaga, Helmy S. O., El-Shayeb, Hassan, Mahmoud, Tarek, Gaafar, Ibraheem, Donia, Atef Abu (2015) Ground geophysical survey for studying the potentiality of uranium mineralization in rhyolite zone—Um Safi area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 8 (8) 6279-6303 doi:10.1007/s12517-014-1612-7
Mahdy, Nasser Mourad; Ondrejka, Martin; Bačík, Peter; Biagioni, Cristian; Sejkora, Jiří; Uher, Pavel; Å tevko, Martin; FÃķrster, Hans-JÞrgen; MikuÅĄ, TomÃĄÅĄ (2025) Marsaalamite–(Y), Y(MoO4)OH, a new molybdate mineral from the Um Safi area, Marsa Alam District, Central Eastern Desert of Egypt. Mineralogical Magazine, 89 (3). 443-453 doi:10.1180/mgm.2024.103
Mahdy, Nasser Mourad; Ondrejka, Martin; Biagioni, Cristian; Perchiazzi, Natale; Bačík, Peter; Sejkora, Jiří; Uher, Pavel; Å koda, Radek; FÃķrster, Hans-JÞrgen; Å tevko, Martin; et al. (2026) Elramlyite-(Ce), (□ 0.67 Ce 0.33 )Th 2 (PO 4 ) 2 F 3 , a new thorium phosphate fluoride from the Um Safi area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralogical Magazine, p.1-30. doi:10.1180/mgm.2026.10242
 
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