| Locality type: | Outcrop |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Muscovite |
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Muscovite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Um Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1674838 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1674838:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite |
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| 9.7km (6.0 miles) | âWadi Abu Dabbab, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 11.7km (7.3 miles) | âGabal El-Ineigi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 28.6km (17.7 miles) | âMount Abu Kibash, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 28.6km (17.8 miles) | âGabel Tulayah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 32.1km (19.9 miles) | âAbu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 37.8km (23.5 miles) | âNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 39.7km (24.7 miles) | âAbu Dabbab Ta-Sn deposit, Abu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 40.7km (25.3 miles) | âRod Umm El-Farag, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 42.4km (26.3 miles) | âHagar Dungash Listvenite, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 43.9km (27.3 miles) | âAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| References |
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Mahdy, Nasser Mourad; Ondrejka, Martin; BaÄÃk, Peter; Biagioni, Cristian; Sejkora, JiÅÃ; Uher, Pavel; Å tevko, Martin; FÃķrster, Hans-JÞrgen; MikuÅĄ, TomÃĄÅĄ (2025) Marsaalamiteâ(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; BaÄÃk, Peter; Sejkora, JiÅÃ; 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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