Port Safaga area, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Port Safaga area | Area |
| Eastern Desert | Desert |
| Red Sea | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 26° 45' 0'' North , 33° 56' 9'' East |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 26.75002,33.93598 |
| GeoHash: | G#: sub0hjxqj |
| Locality type: | Area |
| KΓΆppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
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| African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
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| 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 | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(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 | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
| Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
| β | Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
| Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | |||
| β | Sanidine | 76.1.1.2 | K(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
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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- Red Sea
- Eastern Desert
- Port Safaga area
- Eastern Desert
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