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Hematite from
White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt
| Locality type: | Desert | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Hematite | |
| Formula: | Fe2O3 | |
| Comments: | Allan et al. (2014) has investigated the pseudomorphs after marcasite found in this area. These are often labelled among dealers and collectors as hematite after marcasite. Allan et al. (2014) shows that these in fact consist not of hematite but of iron hydroxides, primarily goethite. | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Erroneously Reported | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Marcasite | 13 | |
| Limonite | 2 | |
| Goethite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hematite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 674757 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:674757:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hematite | ||
| 37.4km (23.2 miles) | âFarafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt | |
| References | ||
White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt