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Andalusite from
Um Zariq formation, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Formation
Classification
Species:Andalusite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andalusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Um Zariq formation, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1520050
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1520050:7
GUID (UUID V4):683a255e-d3e5-4fd2-aa98-8a6f1b3964fd
Nearest other occurrences of Andalusite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘUm Zeriq II deposit, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘUm Zeriq III deposit, Kid, South Sinai Governorate, Egypt
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metasediments of Malhaq and Um Zariq formations, Kid metamorphic complex, Sinai, Egypt: Implications for source-area...Science, Port Said University, Port Said 42522, Egypt a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...t r a c t The Um Zariq and Malhaq formations occupy roughly the northern half of the Kid metamorphic complex...complex of SE Sinai, in the NE part of the Arabian–Nubian Shield. The Um Zariq Formation metasediments...(Cryogenian; 813 ± 6 Ma), whereas the Malhaq Formation records several phases of Ediacaran sedimentation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Late Neoproterozoic Wadi Kid volcano-sedimentary rocks, Southern Sinai, Egypt: Implications for tectonic...of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt Department of Mineral Resources and Rocks, Faculty...Science, Mansoura University, El-Mansoura 35516, Egypt g Geosciences Department, University of Texas at...Arabian–Nubian Shield Sinai Neoproterozoic U–Pb zircon Sr–Nd isotopes a b s t r a c t The Kid Group is one of...metavolcano-sedimentary rocks in the basement of southern Sinai in the northernmost Arabian–Nubian Shield. It is
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
assemblages in the Umm Zariq schists, central western Kid Belt, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt Mahrous M. Abu El-Enen...assemblages in the Umm Zariq schists, central western Kid Belt, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. – N. Jb. Miner. Abh...The Kid Belt, one of the four metamorphic belts constituting the Pan-African basement of the Sinai Peninsula...the south to the upper amphibolite facies in the northeast. In the central western part of the Kid Belt...Belt, metapelites of the Umm Zariq Formation display the following mineral assemblages (always + quartz
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PRECAMBRIAN FOSSIL-BEARING ASSOCIATED ROCKS FROM SINAI AND ARYEH E. SHIMRON Department of Geology, Hebrew...This date may reflect the approximate age of formation of these rocks or, alternately, a time of major...("Kibaran cycle") of Saudi Arabia. 1. Introduction The Sinai Peninsula forms an important land bridge between...Precambrian microfossils in certain formations in Sinai and the lack of reliable radiometric age data for...belong to the Sinai supracrustal series comprising the Samra (youngest), Beda and Um Zariq (oldest) formations
Book
· Yasser Abd El-Rahman Editors The Geology of Egypt Regional Geology Reviews Series Editors Roland...Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa François M. Roure, Rueil-Malmaison, France...Geology of Egypt 123 ‱ Editors Zakaria Hamimi Department of Geology Benha University Benha, Egypt JesĂșs...El-Barkooky Department of Geology Cairo University Giza, Egypt Harald Fritz Department of Geology and Environment...El-Rahman Department of Geology Cairo University Giza, Egypt ISSN 2364-6438 ISSN 2364-6446 (electronic) Regional
 
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