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Um Solimate, Red Sea Governorate, Egypti
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18 valid minerals.

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Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Bismite
Formula: Bi2O3
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Bismoclite
Formula: BiOCl
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Bismuth
Formula: Bi
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'K Feldspar'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Nickel
Formula: Ni
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
'Xenotime'
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Ali, M. A., Abdel Gawad, A. E., & Ghoneim, M. M. (2021). Geology and Mineral Chemistry of Uranium‐and Thorium‐bearing Minerals in Rare‐Metal (NYF) Pegmatites of Um Solimate, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition, 95(5), 1568-1582.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
Nickel1.AA.05Ni
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
Bismoclite3.DC.25BiOCl
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Bismite4.CB.60Bi2O3
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
'var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)'4.00.(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) · nH2O
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
var. Uranothorite9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'K Feldspar'-KAlSi3O8
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Xenotime'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
H CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O BaryteBaSO4
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O BismiteBi2O3
O BismocliteBiOCl
O CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O ThorianiteThO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O UraniniteUO2
O Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
O Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
FFluorine
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
F FluoriteCaF2
F Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Al K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Si CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
SSulfur
S AcanthiteAg2S
S BaryteBaSO4
S GalenaPbS
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Cl BismocliteBiOCl
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
K K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Ti Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
NiNickel
Ni NickelNi
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nb Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
AgSilver
Ag AcanthiteAg2S
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
CeCerium
Ce Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
TaTantalum
Ta Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Ta Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Bi BismuthBi
Bi BismiteBi2O3
Bi BismocliteBiOCl
ThThorium
Th ThorianiteThO2
Th Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
U CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
U UraniniteUO2
U Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
U Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F)

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