Gold mineralisation, Wadi El Gemal, Red Sea Governorate, Egypti
Regional Level Types | |
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Gold mineralisation | Occurrence |
Wadi El Gemal | Wadi |
Red Sea Governorate | Governorate |
Egypt | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 36' North , 35° 0' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Marsa Alam | 10,000 (2014) | 52.6km |
Gold was precipitated at the contact between a metasediments-metavolcanics association and diorite rocks.
The area studied by Kamar (2020) is located in the eastern part of Wadi El Gemal between latitudes 24˚34'06" to 24˚39'13"N and longitudes 34˚58'41" to 35˚03'E.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-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. |
ⓘ 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. |
ⓘ 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. |
ⓘ 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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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)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.
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