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


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:'Zinnwaldite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zinnwaldite 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:629056
Long-form Identifier:1:3:629056:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zinnwaldite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘAbu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘNuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘUm Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘGabal El-Ineigi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘEmerald mines (Sikait emerald deposit), Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘLeucogranite, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘEl Bakriyah Ring Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
85.3km (53.0 miles) ⓘGabal El-Bakriya Pegmatites, 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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