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Magnetite from
Dungash Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dungash Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:814134
Long-form Identifier:1:3:814134:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘBarramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘChromitite outcrops, Barramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘWadi Bezah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘEl Bakriyah Ring Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘGabal El-Bakriya Pegmatites, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘGabal El-Ineigi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘMount Abu Kibash, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘGabel Tulayah, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
51.1km (31.8 miles) ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘUm Safi, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Zoheir, B. A., El-Shazly, A. K., Helba, H., Khalil, K. I., Bodnar, R. J. (2008) Origin and Evolution of the Um Egat and Dungash Orogenic Gold Deposits, Egyptian Eastern Desert: Evidence from Fluid Inclusions in Quartz. Economic Geology, 103 (2) 405-424 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.103.2.405
Zoheir, Basem, Weihed, Pär (2014) Greenstone-hosted lode-gold mineralization at Dungash mine, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 99. 165-187 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.06.002
 
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