| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Beryl var: Emerald |
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Emerald 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: | 1743831 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1743831:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Emerald |
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| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines, Wadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 5.4km (3.4 miles) | ⓘWadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 6.2km (3.8 miles) | ⓘUm Sleimat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 15.3km (9.5 miles) | ⓘEmerald mine, Gebel Zabara, 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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