Abu Swayel Cu-Ni deposit, Wadi Haimur, Wadi Allaqi District, Red Sea Governorate, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Abu Swayel Cu-Ni deposit | Deposit |
| Wadi Haimur | - not defined - |
| Wadi Allaqi District | District |
| Red Sea Governorate | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 45' North , 33° 36' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
22091
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22091:7
GUID (UUID V4):
96b3b792-596d-4e3d-9244-37f03bbd5633
Cu-Ni deposit in the gabbroic members of an ophiolite sequence.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β Altaite Formula: PbTe |
| β Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| β Anthophyllite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Brochantite Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| β Cummingtonite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Froodite Formula: α-PdBi2 |
| β Geversite Formula: PtSb2 |
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
| β Heazlewoodite Formula: Ni3S2 |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Hessite Formula: Ag2Te |
| β 'JosΓ©ite' Formula: Bi4TeS2 |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Mackinawite Formula: FeS |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Melonite Formula: NiTe2 |
| β Merenskyite Formula: PdTe2 References: |
| β Michenerite Formula: PdBiTe |
| β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| β Parkerite Formula: Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
| β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| β Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| β Sudburyite Formula: PdSb |
| β Valleriite Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| β Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Froodite | 2.AC.45a | Ξ±-PdBi2 |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
| β | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| β | Parkerite | 2.BE.20 | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
| β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| β | Sudburyite | 2.CC.05 | PdSb |
| β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| β | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| β | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
| β | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
| β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| β | 'JosΓ©ite' | 2.DC.05 | Bi4TeS2 |
| β | Merenskyite | 2.EA.20 | PdTe2 |
| β | Melonite | 2.EA.20 | NiTe2 |
| β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| β | Geversite | 2.EB.05a | PtSb2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| β | var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| β | Michenerite | 2.EB.25 | PdBiTe |
| β | Valleriite | 2.FD.30 | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| 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 | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Brochantite | 7.BB.25 | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| β | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 Β· 5H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| β | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | β»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Cummingtonite | 9.DE.05 | β»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| β | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| H | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| H | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| H | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| H | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| O | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| O | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| O | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| O | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Al | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Si | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Si | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| S | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| S | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | β Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| S | β JosΓ©ite | Bi4TeS2 |
| S | β Mackinawite | FeS |
| S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | β Parkerite | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
| S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| S | β Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Mackinawite | FeS |
| Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | β Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
| Fe | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Fe | β Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | β Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Ni | β Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| Ni | β Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Ni | β Parkerite | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
| Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
| Ni | β Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Brochantite | Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
| Cu | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Pd | Palladium | |
| Pd | β Froodite | α-PdBi2 |
| Pd | β Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
| Pd | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
| Pd | β Sudburyite | PdSb |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Ag | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | β Geversite | PtSb2 |
| Sb | β Sudburyite | PdSb |
| Te | Tellurium | |
| Te | β Altaite | PbTe |
| Te | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
| Te | β JosΓ©ite | Bi4TeS2 |
| Te | β Melonite | NiTe2 |
| Te | β Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
| Te | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | β Geversite | PtSb2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Altaite | PbTe |
| Pb | β Parkerite | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | β Froodite | α-PdBi2 |
| Bi | β JosΓ©ite | Bi4TeS2 |
| Bi | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
| Bi | β Parkerite | Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2 |
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