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Albite from
Abu Dabbab Ta-Sn deposit, Abu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Deposit
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 Abu Dabbab Ta-Sn deposit, Abu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:629054
Long-form Identifier:1:3:629054:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘAbu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘUm Rus Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘGabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘIgla granite, Gabal Igla Ahmr, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘKadabora-Abu Dob alkali-feldspar granite, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘGabel Tulayah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘUm Naggat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘMount Abu Kibash, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
40.7km (25.3 miles) ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
KÞster, Dirk (2009) Granitoid-hosted Ta mineralization in the Arabian–Nubian Shield: Ore deposit types, tectono-metallogenetic setting and petrogenetic framework. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (1). 68-86 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.008
Fengjun Nie, Fengxiang Wang, Yu'an Zhao, Yan Sun, and Hua Chai (2013): Mineral Deposits 32(4), 730-743
 
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