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Trona from
El-Fazda Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Lake
Classification
Species:Trona
Formula:Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Trona data
Locality Data:Click here to view El-Fazda Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:932859
Long-form Identifier:1:3:932859:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Trona
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘEl-Hamra Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘZug Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘEl-Beida Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt
26.8km (16.6 miles) ⓘEl-Gaâr Lake, Wadi El-Natrun depression (Wadi El Natroun), Beheira Governorate, Egypt
95.8km (59.5 miles) ⓘMit Rahina (Memphis; Ruhaynah; Mitrahineh; Noph), Al Jizah (Giza), Giza Governorate, Egypt
References
Sapsford, M. (2009) The use of sodium salt deposits in medical and medically associated industries in Ancient Egypt. PhD thesis. Cranford University.
Salem, Salem Mohamed, El Gammal, El Sayed Ahmed (2018) Salt Minerals at Wadi El Natrun Saline Lakes, Egypt. New Implications from Remote Sensing Data. European Chemical Bulletin, 7 (2). 72-80 doi:10.17628/ecb.2018.7.72-80
 
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