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Gebel Nuqara (Gabel Nuqara), Port Safaga area, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypti
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Gebel Nuqara (Gabel Nuqara)- not defined -
Port Safaga areaArea
Eastern DesertDesert
Red SeaGovernorate
EgyptCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 26° 40' 12'' North , 33° 53' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal): 26.67000,33.88389
GeoHash:G#: su8pep1kp
KΓΆppen climate type:BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Safaga32,944 (2017)10.3km
Makadi Bay4,000 (2013)35.7km


Dokhan Volcanics, about 8 km west of Port Safaga.

Intermediate volcanic suite: basaltic andesite, andesite, pyroclastic rocks;
also felsic volcanic suite: dacite, rhyolite, ignimbrite.

Note: "Gabel" seems to be a misnomer.

Regions containing this locality

African PlateTectonic Plate
Sahara Desert, North AfricaDesert

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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical Elements

Mineral List


3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Reference: Hassan, T., Hassan, A., Amron, T., El-Taky, M., (2015): Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting and Geotechnical Properties of Safaga Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Late Neoproterozoic Magmatism. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 42
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Reference: Hassan, T., Hassan, A., Amron, T., El-Taky, M., (2015): Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting and Geotechnical Properties of Safaga Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Late Neoproterozoic Magmatism. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 42
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Reference: Hassan, T., Hassan, A., Amron, T., El-Taky, M., (2015): Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting and Geotechnical Properties of Safaga Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Late Neoproterozoic Magmatism. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 42
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Reference: Hassan, T., Hassan, A., Amron, T., El-Taky, M., (2015): Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting and Geotechnical Properties of Safaga Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Late Neoproterozoic Magmatism. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 42
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Hassan, T., Hassan, A., Amron, T., El-Taky, M., (2015): Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting and Geotechnical Properties of Safaga Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Late Neoproterozoic Magmatism. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 42
β“˜ 'Pyroxene Group'
Reference: Hassan, T., Hassan, A., Amron, T., El-Taky, M., (2015): Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting and Geotechnical Properties of Safaga Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Late Neoproterozoic Magmatism. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 42
β“˜ Sanidine
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Hassan, T., Hassan, A., Amron, T., El-Taky, M., (2015): Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting and Geotechnical Properties of Safaga Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Late Neoproterozoic Magmatism. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 42
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Hassan, T., Hassan, A., Amron, T., El-Taky, M., (2015): Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting and Geotechnical Properties of Safaga Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Late Neoproterozoic Magmatism. Mineralogia Special Papers: 44: 42

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Sanidine9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Albite-Anorthite Series'-
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Apatite'-
β“˜'Biotite'-
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES
AB2X4
β“˜Magnetite7.2.2.3Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination
β“˜Zircon51.5.2.1Zr(SiO4)
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks
β“˜Sanidine76.1.1.2K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
β“˜'Albite-Anorthite Series'-
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Apatite'-
β“˜'Biotite'-
β“˜'Pyroxene Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ SanidineK(AlSi3O8)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

Click on geological units on the map for more information. Click here to view full-screen map on Macrostrat.org

Ediacaran - Cryogenian
541 - 720 Ma



ID: 3306424

Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 720 Ma)

Lithology: Sedimentary and volcaniclastic

Reference: ThiΓ©blemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190]

Stenian - Ectasian
1000 - 1400 Ma



ID: 3184746
Mesoproterozoic volcanic and intrusive rocks

Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1400 Ma)

Lithology: Mafic-intermediate undivided volcanic rocks

Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Hassan, T., Hassan, A., Amron, T., and El-Taky, M. (2015) Geochemistry, Tectonic Setting and Geotechnical Properties of Safaga Dokhan Volcanics, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Late Neoproterozoic Magmatism. Mineralogia Special Papers, 44, 42.

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