| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Bastnäsite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bastnäsite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Emerald mines (Sikait emerald deposit), Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1743813 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1743813:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bastnäsite |
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| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘLeucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 54.1km (33.6 miles) | ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 97.5km (60.6 miles) | ⓘNikeiba, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| References |
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Elsagheer, Mustafa A.; Azer, Mokhles K.; Moussa, Hilmy E.; Maurice, Ayman E.; Sami, Mabrouk; El Maaty, Moustafa A. Abou; Akarish, Adel I. M.; Heikal, Mohamed Th. S.; Khedr, Mohamed Z.; Elnazer, Ahmed A.; et al. (2025) Late Neoproterozoic Rare-Metal Pegmatites with Mixed NYF-LCT Features: A Case Study from the Egyptian Nubian Shield. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050495 |
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