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Ras Gemsa, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Eastern Desert, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Detailed Mineral List:
| Anhydrite | ||
| Formula: | CaSO4 | |
| Reference: | Schnellmann, G.A. (1959) Formation of sulfur by reduction of anhydrite at Ras Gemsa, Egypt. Economic Geology: 54(5)(August, 1959): 889-894. | |
| Aragonite | ||
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Habit: | Eucrystalline rosettes | |
| Reference: | Schnellmann, G.A. (1959) Formation of sulfur by reduction of anhydrite at Ras Gemsa, Egypt. Economic Geology: 54(5)(August, 1959): 889-894. | |
| Calcite | ||
| Formula: | CaCO3 | |
| Reference: | Youssef, E.L. & Sayed, A.A. (1988) Journal of the Japan Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 83, 296-307. | |
| Dolomite | ||
| Formula: | CaMg(CO3)2 | |
| Reference: | Youssef, E.L. & Sayed, A.A. (1988) Journal of the Japan Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 83, 296-307. | |
| Sulphur | ||
| Formula: | S8 | |
| Description: | Occurs in cavities in anhydritic dolomite. | |
| Reference: | Youssef, E.L. & Sayed, A.A. (1988) Journal of the Japan Association of Mineralogists, Petrologists and Economic Geologists, 83, 296-307. | |
5 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.
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Locality Updated: Cinque quarry, East Haven, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USAFrom Harold Moritz, 22nd May 2013 22:21:00