| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Clinochlore |
| Formula: | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Clinochlore 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: | 1743936 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1743936:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Clinochlore |
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| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘLeucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 8.7km (5.4 miles) | ⓘWadi El-Zarka, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 10.2km (6.4 miles) | ⓘWadi El-Lawi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 34.4km (21.4 miles) | ⓘHafafit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 45.9km (28.5 miles) | ⓘAbu Ghalaga mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 49.3km (30.7 miles) | ⓘWadi Um Huitate, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 55.7km (34.6 miles) | ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 90.1km (56.0 miles) | ⓘWadi Bezah, 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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