| Locality type: | Outcrop |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Calcium Amphibole Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | AnCa2(C2+5-mCm3+)(Si8-(n+m)Al(n+m))W2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcium Amphibole Subgroup 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: | 1898966 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1898966:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcium Amphibole Subgroup |
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| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘBore Hole #5, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 54.5km (33.9 miles) | ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt |
| 59.6km (37.1 miles) | ⓘGabal Igla Ahmr, 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 |
| 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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