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Calcite from
Mueilha mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mueilha mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:888998
Long-form Identifier:1:3:888998:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘDungash Mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
25.8km (16.1 miles) ⓘBarramiya Mine, Barramiya, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
40.5km (25.2 miles) ⓘAbu Khruq alkaline complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘUm Samra-Um Bakra shear zone, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘAtud mine, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
46.5km (28.9 miles) ⓘWadi El-Tuleia, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘWadi Daghbag, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘWadi Abu Dabbab, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘSukari gold mine, Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
86.2km (53.6 miles) ⓘBore Hole #5, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Soliman, M. M. (1984). Ore element distribution in the Mueilha tin mine area, Southeastern Desert, Egypt. J Univ Kuwat (Sci), 11, 97-112.
Mohamed, Mohamed Abdel-Moneim (2013) Evolution of mineralizing fluids of cassiterite–wolframite and fluorite deposits from Mueilha tin mine area, Eastern Desert of Egypt, evidence from fluid inclusion. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 6 (3) 775-782 doi:10.1007/s12517-011-0402-8
 
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