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Hematite from
Um Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Um Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1674830
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1674830:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘUm Samra-Um Bakra shear zone, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘWadi Daghbag, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘWadi El-Tuleia, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘUm Rus Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘBarramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘMueilha mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘDungash Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘUm Guruf, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘEl Atshan mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
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
 
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