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Albite from
Atud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Atud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:616946
Long-form Identifier:1:3:616946:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘGabel Tulayah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘMount Abu Kibash, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘKadabora-Abu Dob alkali-feldspar granite, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘIgla granite, Gabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘSukari gold mine, Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘGabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘAbu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘGabal El-Ineigi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Harraz, Hassan Z (2002) Fluid inclusions in the mesozonal gold deposit at Atud mine, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 35 (3) 347-363 doi:10.1016/s0899-5362(02)00152-5
Abdelnasser, Amr, Kumral, Mustafa (2017) The nature of gold-bearing fluids in Atud gold deposit, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. International Geology Review, 59 (15) 1845-1860 doi:10.1080/00206814.2017.1299043
Zaki Khedr, Mohamed; Ghoneim, Mohamed H.; Hagag, Weal; Hauzenberger, Christoph; Tamura, Akihiro; Ichiyama, Yuji; Takazawa, Eiichi; Kahal, Ali Y.; Abdelrahman, Kamal; Zamzam, Sara; et al. (2024) Petrogenesis and tectonic evolution of mineralized mafic intrusions in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Implications for gold–sulfide genesis. Ore Geology Reviews, 173. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106273
 
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