Wadi El Gemal, Red Sea Governorate, Egypti
Regional Level Types | |
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Wadi El Gemal | Wadi |
Red Sea Governorate | Governorate |
Egypt | Country |
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Located in the southern Eastern Desert, about 50 km south of Marsa Alam city.
Wadi El Gemal is a national park covering an area of around 5,000 sq km.
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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Kamar, M. (2020) New Occurrence of Gold Mineralization at the Eastern Part of Wadi El Gemal, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Open Journal of Geology, 10, 1210-1233. doi: 10.4236/ojg.2020.1012060. |
β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Kamar, M. (2020) New Occurrence of Gold Mineralization at the Eastern Part of Wadi El Gemal, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Open Journal of Geology, 10, 1210-1233. doi: 10.4236/ojg.2020.1012060. |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Kamar, M. (2020) New Occurrence of Gold Mineralization at the Eastern Part of Wadi El Gemal, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Open Journal of Geology, 10, 1210-1233. doi: 10.4236/ojg.2020.1012060. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Kamar, M. (2020) New Occurrence of Gold Mineralization at the Eastern Part of Wadi El Gemal, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Open Journal of Geology, 10, 1210-1233. doi: 10.4236/ojg.2020.1012060. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mansour, A.M. (2003) Mining, Quarrying, Geology & Minerals at Wadi El Gemal-Hamata Protected Areas. MOBIS Task Order No. 263-M-00-03-00002-00 U.S. Agency for International Development.
Localities in this Region
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