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Native Gold from
Um Egat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Um Egat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:814138
Long-form Identifier:1:3:814138:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘEl-Hoteib, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘUm El Tuyor Mine (Umm Tuyur), Wadi Allaqi District, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘBetam mine, Wadi Allaqi district, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘSoaorib Au deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
77.3km (48.0 miles) ⓘWadi Onib, Red Sea, Sudan
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘGerf Listvenites, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘAbu Fass, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘRomite deposit, 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
 
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