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Wadi Dara mines, Red Sea Governorate, Egypti
Regional Level Types
Wadi Dara minesGroup of Mines (Abandoned)
Red Sea GovernorateGovernorate
EgyptCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 54' 52'' North , 32° 51' 2'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
27.91472,32.85056
GeoHash:
G#: sszqg99p1
GRN:
N19E21
Locality type:
Group of Mines (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ras Gharib32,000 (2015)54.1km


Ancient copper (and gold?) mines dating back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt

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Commodity List

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Mineral List


13 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Hematite var. Martite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ 'Limonite'
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140 Klemm R., Klemm D. (2013) Gold Production Sites and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt. In: Gold and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt and Nubia. Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22508-6_5
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140 Klemm R., Klemm D. (2013) Gold Production Sites and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt. In: Gold and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt and Nubia. Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22508-6_5

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜var. Martite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Illite9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Hematite var. MartiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

References

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El-Desoky, H. M., & Hafez, H. M. (2018) Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineralogy of the Hydrothermally Altered Rock Units at Wadi Dara, North Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals Geol. Surv. Egypt. V. XXXV pp. 103 – 140
Klemm R., Klemm D. (2013) Gold Production Sites and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt. In: Gold and Gold Mining in Ancient Egypt and Nubia. Natural Science in Archaeology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22508-6_5

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