White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| White Desert | Desert |
| Farafra Oasis | Oasis |
| New Valley Governorate | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 19' 50'' North , 28° 11' 19'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
195907
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:195907:2
GUID (UUID V4):
48b7032d-be1e-4229-99b7-36b2dab9730b
The White Desert (as-Sahra al-baida), a National Park, is located 45 km (30 miles) north of the Farafra Oasis.
Allen et al. (2014) have investigated the pseudomorphs after marcasite (hosted in marl) found in this area. They consist of iron hydroxides, primarily goethite.
The pseudomorphs were also studied by Carr et al. (2021) who found a mixture of goethite and hematite, together with quartz.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
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| β Aragonite ? Formula: CaCO3 References: David Fryauff field collected specimensIdentification: Visual Identification |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| β Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Allan et al. (2014) has investigated the pseudomorphs after marcasite found in this area.
These are often labelled among dealers and collectors as hematite after marcasite. Allan et al. (2014) shows that these in fact consist not of hematite but of iron hydroxides, primarily goethite. References: |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β 'Manganese Oxides' References: David Fryauff field collected specimensIdentification: Visual Identification |
| β 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' References: David Fryauff field collected specimensIdentification: Visual Identification |
| β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite ? | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| β | Aragonite ? | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites' | - | |
| β | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Upper Egypt basinBasin
Egypt
- Western DesertDesert
North Africa
- Sahara DesertDesert
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White Desert, Farafra Oasis, New Valley Governorate, Egypt