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Gebeit Mine, Red Sea Hills, Red Sea, Sudani
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Gebeit MineMine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 3' 13'' North , 36° 19' 3'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
21.05375,36.31742
GeoHash:
G#: sg9zf2twc
GRN:
N15E24
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gebeit11,095 (2012)1.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
11312
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11312:1
GUID (UUID V4):
1acb1b84-5790-42ae-aa9a-aa8fc25677d9


A gold property restarted about 1985. Owned by Minex (subsidiary of Greenwich Resources, Inc.).

Auriferous quartz veins occur as discontinuous lenses, veinlets and stringers in silicified volcanics. Ore grade: 9.7 g/t. Ore Tonnage: 730,000 tons. Located 180km NNW of Port Sudan.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


11 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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References

Mining Annual Review 460 (1985).
Jianyong Hu, Lun Yang, Hui Li, and Jianquan Liu (2011): Metallogenesis and prospect of gold deposits in northeast Sudan. Geology and Exploration 47(3), 505-511 (in Chinese with English abstract).
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