Gabbro Akarem Cu-Ni deposit, Red Sea Governorate, Egypti
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Gabbro Akarem Cu-Ni deposit | Deposit |
Red Sea Governorate | Governorate |
Egypt | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 0' 59'' North , 34° 7' 59'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
22092
Long-form identifier:
1:2:22092:6
GUID (UUID V4):
61d149d4-336c-422b-a4d8-afc1ba51c6dd
Concentrically zoned mafic-ultramafic intrusion, composed mainly of plagioclase hornblendite (60%), olivine-plagioclase hornblendite (20%), and minor hornblende-plagioclase pyroxenite, olivine-hornblende clinopyroxenite, lherzolite and dunite (17% overall). The dunite core is surrounded by an envelope of sulphide-bearing ultramafic rocks, zoned laterally from inner spinel lherzolite through olivine-hornblende clinopyroxenite to outer hornblende-plagioclase pyroxenite.
Located about 130 km east of Aswan (Assuan).
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23 valid minerals.
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β 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Reference: Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Augite Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
El Aref, M., Abd El-Rahman, Y., Zoheir, B., Surour, A., Helmy, H. M., Abdelnasser, A., ... & Ibrahim, M. E. A. (2020). Mineral Resources in Egypt (I): Metallic Ores. In The Geology of Egypt (pp. 521-587). Springer, Cham.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
β 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β 'Garnierite' |
β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Hessite Formula: Ag2Te Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β 'Hornblende' Reference: Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Mackinawite Formula: (Fe,Ni)9S8 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Magnesio-hornblende Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Melonite Formula: NiTe2 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
El Aref, M., Abd El-Rahman, Y., Zoheir, B., Surour, A., Helmy, H. M., Abdelnasser, A., ... & Ibrahim, M. E. A. (2020). Mineral Resources in Egypt (I): Metallic Ores. In The Geology of Egypt (pp. 521-587). Springer, Cham. |
β Melonite var. Palladium-bearing Melonite Formula: (Ni,Pd)Te2 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Merenskyite Formula: PdTe2 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Michenerite Formula: PdBiTe Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
El Aref, M., Abd El-Rahman, Y., Zoheir, B., Surour, A., Helmy, H. M., Abdelnasser, A., ... & Ibrahim, M. E. A. (2020). Mineral Resources in Egypt (I): Metallic Ores. In The Geology of Egypt (pp. 521-587). Springer, Cham. |
β Millerite Formula: NiS Reference: Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β 'Olivine Group' Formula: M2SiO4 Reference: Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
El Aref, M., Abd El-Rahman, Y., Zoheir, B., Surour, A., Helmy, H. M., Abdelnasser, A., ... & Ibrahim, M. E. A. (2020). Mineral Resources in Egypt (I): Metallic Ores. In The Geology of Egypt (pp. 521-587). Springer, Cham.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
El Aref, M., Abd El-Rahman, Y., Zoheir, B., Surour, A., Helmy, H. M., Abdelnasser, A., ... & Ibrahim, M. E. A. (2020). Mineral Resources in Egypt (I): Metallic Ores. In The Geology of Egypt (pp. 521-587). Springer, Cham.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
El Aref, M., Abd El-Rahman, Y., Zoheir, B., Surour, A., Helmy, H. M., Abdelnasser, A., ... & Ibrahim, M. E. A. (2020). Mineral Resources in Egypt (I): Metallic Ores. In The Geology of Egypt (pp. 521-587). Springer, Cham.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β 'Serpentine Subgroup' Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
El Aref, M., Abd El-Rahman, Y., Zoheir, B., Surour, A., Helmy, H. M., Abdelnasser, A., ... & Ibrahim, M. E. A. (2020). Mineral Resources in Egypt (I): Metallic Ores. In The Geology of Egypt (pp. 521-587). Springer, Cham. |
β Valleriite Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71. |
β Violarite Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4 Reference: Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
β | Hessite | 2.BA.60 | Ag2Te |
β | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | Melonite | 2.EA.20 | NiTe2 |
β | var. Palladium-bearing Melonite | 2.EA.20 | (Ni,Pd)Te2 |
β | Merenskyite | 2.EA.20 | PdTe2 |
β | Michenerite | 2.EB.25 | PdBiTe |
β | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Valleriite | 2.FD.30 | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
β | Violarite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Ni3+2S4 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Magnesio-hornblende | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Chrome-Spinel (of Dana)' | - | |
β | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Garnierite' | - | |
β | 'Hornblende' | - | |
β | 'Olivine Group' | - | M2SiO4 |
β | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
H | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
H | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
H | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
O | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
O | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
O | β Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
Mg | β Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Mg | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
Al | β Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | β Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
Si | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | β Olivine Group | M2SiO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
S | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
S | β Millerite | NiS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Magnesio-hornblende | ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
Fe | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Ni | β Mackinawite | (Fe,Ni)9S8 |
Ni | β Violarite | Fe2+Ni23+S4 |
Ni | β Melonite var. Palladium-bearing Melonite | (Ni,Pd)Te2 |
Ni | β Melonite | NiTe2 |
Ni | β Millerite | NiS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Valleriite | (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6 |
Pd | Palladium | |
Pd | β Melonite var. Palladium-bearing Melonite | (Ni,Pd)Te2 |
Pd | β Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
Pd | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Ag | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | β Melonite var. Palladium-bearing Melonite | (Ni,Pd)Te2 |
Te | β Hessite | Ag2Te |
Te | β Merenskyite | PdTe2 |
Te | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
Te | β Melonite | NiTe2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Michenerite | PdBiTe |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Helmy, H.M. and Mogessie, A. (2001) Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt: Cu-Ni-PGE mineralization in a concentrically zoned mafic-ultramafic complex. Mineralium Deposita, 36, 58-71.
Helmy, H.M. (2005) Melonite group minerals and other tellurides from three CuβNiβPGE prospects, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Ore Geology Reviews, 26(3-4), 305-324.
Sharara, N. A., Wilson, G. C., & Rucklidge, J. C. (1999). Platinum-group elements and gold in Cu-Ni-mineralized peridotite at Gabbro Akarem, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Canadian Mineralogist, 37(5), 1081-1098.
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