| Locality type: | Outcrop |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Orthoclase |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Orthoclase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Leucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1898915 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1898915:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase |
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| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘEmerald mines (Sikait emerald deposit), Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 50.2km (31.2 miles) | ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 57.2km (35.5 miles) | ⓘEl Kahfa Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 59.6km (37.1 miles) | ⓘGabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 67.9km (42.2 miles) | ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 69.9km (43.5 miles) | ⓘGabel Tulayah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 70.8km (44.0 miles) | ⓘMount Abu Kibash, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 80.9km (50.3 miles) | ⓘWadi Sibrit-Urf Abu Hamam District, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 93.6km (58.2 miles) | ⓘUm Rus Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 93.8km (58.3 miles) | ⓘNikeiba, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| References |
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Elsagheer, Mustafa A.; Moussa, Hilmy E.; Maurice, Ayman E.; Asimow, Paul D.; Wilner, Oliver D.; Taha, Maysa M. N.; Surour, Adel A.; Azer, Mokhles K. (2026) Discovery of Waimirite-(Y) in Egypt: Insights into REE Mineralization in Neoproterozoic Granite and Metasediments, Wadi Abu Rusheid, Eastern Desert. Geosciences, 16 (3). doi:10.3390/geosciences16030122 |
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