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Forsterite from
Abu Dahr, Bir Bitan, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Abu Dahr, Bir Bitan, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:619851
Long-form Identifier:1:3:619851:0
GUID (UUID V4):c23764c2-1558-45b4-ab2c-2c170ce36765
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
29.6km (18.4 miles) ā“˜Gebel Belamhandite, El Galala, Suez Governorate, Egypt
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
inclusions in Neoproterozoic high-Cr chromitites from Egypt: evidence of fluids during chromitite genesis Mohamed...inclusions in Neoproterozoic high-Cr chromitites from Egypt: evidence of ļ¬‚uids during chromitite genesis, LITHOS...inclusions in Neoproterozoic high-Cr chromitites from Egypt: evidence of fluids during chromitite genesis T...University, El-Geish Street, 33516, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt. IP 2 Department of Earth Sciences, Graduate...Desert of Egypt. Neoproterozoic podiform chromitites from the Arais, Balamhindit, and Abu Dahr areas, in
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Neoproterozoic ophiolite, south Eastern Desert, Egypt: A possible recycled upper mantle lithosphere Ahmed...depleted harzburgite Boninite melt Eastern Desert Egypt a b s t r a c t Five Neoproterozoic ophiolitic...ophiolitic complexes from the southern Eastern Desert of Egypt have been petrologically examined for their upper...associations. Three of them are exceptionally fresh (Abu Dahr, Abu Siayil and Arays), while the other two localities...silicates found in the harzburgites and dunites. The forsterite content of olivine is slightly higher in dunites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Alaskan-type complex from the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Implications for mantle heterogeneity Mohamed Zaki...University, El-Geish Street, 33516 Kafrelsheikh, Egypt Department of Earth Sciences, Graduate School of...ultramaļ¬cā€“maļ¬c intrusion in the Southern Eastern Desert of Egypt. The Dahanib complex shows a concentric zonation...interstitial liquids. The Neoproterozoic sub-arc mantle in Egypt is chemically heterogeneous and generally low in...recorded in the Southern Eastern Desert of Egypt, i.e., at Abu Hamamid (Farahat and Helmy, 2006; Hafez et
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Peridotite-chromitite complexes in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Insight into Neoproterozoic sub-arc mantle processes...Peridotite-chromitite complexes in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: Insight into Neoproterozoic sub-arc mantle processes...Peridotite-chromitite complexes in the Eastern Desert of Egypt: insight into Neoproterozoic sub-arc mantle processes...University, El-Geish Street, 33516, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt. 2Department of Earth Sciences, Graduate School...complexes in the Central Eastern Desert RI of Egypt, being a part of the Arabian-Nubian Shield, are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ophiolitic ultramaļ¬c rocks in Eastern Desert of Egypt: implications for petrogenesis and metasomatic processes...University, Zagazig, Egypt; bGeological Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt ABSTRACT ARTICLE...from three localities in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, namely; Wadi Muweilha, Wadi Arayis and Gabal Kurbiyay...basement exposures of the Eastern Desert (ED) of Egypt. Few complete successions and many dismembered ophiolitic...in the central and southern sectors of the ED of Egypt (Figure 1), while entirely lacking from the northern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ophiolitic peridotites in south Eastern Desert, Egypt, constrained from primary mantle mineral chemistry...in the Wadi Arais area, south Eastern Desert of Egypt, represent a part of Neoproterozoic ophiolites of...chromian spinel in dunites shows Editorial handling: T. Abu-Alam M. Z. Khedr (*) : S. Arai Department of Earth...Science, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt an intra-grain chemical homogeneity with high Cr#s...Neoproterozoic ophiolites in the Eastern Desert (ED) of Egypt are a part of the Arabian-Nubian Shield (ANS); the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deep-crustal magma inferred from the Alaskan-type complex, Egypt Mohamed Zaki Khedr, Shoji Arai, Tomoaki Morishita...deep-crustal magma inferred from the Alaskan-type complex, Egypt, Ore Geology Reviews (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10...deep-crustal magma inferred from the Alaskan-type complex, Egypt 1Department Mohamed Zaki Khedr*1 , Shoji Arai2...Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University 33516, Egypt of Earth Sciences, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa...complex in the Southern Eastern Desert (SED) of Egypt contains cumulate dunites associated with banded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Suprasubduction-zone origin of the podiform chromitites of the Bir Tuluhah ophiolite, Saudi Arabia, during Neoproterozoic...Suprasubduction-zone origin of the podiform chromitites of the Bir Tuluhah ophiolite, Saudi Arabia, during Neoproterozoic...Suprasubduction-zone origin of the podiform chromitites of the Bir Tuluhah ophiolite, Saudi Arabia, during Neoproterozoic...Cairo, Egypt of Abstract ro The ultramafic section of a dismembered ophiolite is exposed at Bir Tuluhah...inclusions in na the chromitite lenses have higher forsterite content and NiO concentrations than fresh olivine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
evolution of upper mantle peridotites in the Cryogenian Bir Umq ophiolite, Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia Bassam...evolution of upper mantle peridotites in the Cryogenian Bir Umq ophiolite, Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia, International...evolution of upper mantle peridotites in the Cryogenian Bir Umq ophiolite, Arabian Shield, Saudi Arabia Bassam...Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ABSTRACT ARTICLE HISTORY The Bir Umq ophiolite is one of the most important ophiolitic...the Sumayir formation. The mantle section of the Bir Umq ophiolite has been pervasively sheared and folded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
setting of the Gerf ophiolite, Eastern Desert, Egypt: evidence from mineral chemistry and geochemistry...setting of the Gerf ophiolite, Eastern Desert, Egypt: evidence from mineral chemistry and geochemistry...setting of the Gerf ophiolite, Eastern Desert, Egypt: evidence from mineral chemistry and PT geochemistry...Zagazig, Egypt b Geology Department, faculty of Science, Minia University, 61519, Minia, Egypt NU SC...kilometers in the south Eastern Desert (SED) of Egypt as part of the AllaqiHeiani and Oneib-Sol Hamed
Book
Ā· Yasser Abd El-Rahman Editors The Geology of Egypt Regional Geology Reviews Series Editors Roland...Geology of Egypt 123 ā€¢ Editors Zakaria Hamimi Department of Geology Benha University Benha, Egypt JesĆŗs...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...by: Prof. M.A. Abd El-Wahed, Tanta University, Egypt) This Springer imprint is published by the registered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associated serpentinized peridotite, Eastern Desert of Egypt, Arabian-Nubian Shield Heba S. Mubarak, Mokhles...associated serpentinized peridotite, Eastern Desert of Egypt, Arabian-Nubian Shield, LITHOS (2020), https://doi...associated serpentinized peridotite, Eastern Desert of Egypt, Arabian-Nubian Shield By Heba S. Mubarak1, Mokhles...Centre, 12622-Dokki, Cairo, Egypt 2 Department of Geology, Cairo University, Egypt 3 Division of Geological...mƩlange at Um Rashid, in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. The Um Rashid ophiolite is lP strongly deformed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mafic-ultramafic intrusion, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence of Ti-rich ferropicritic magmatism Mohamed...mafic-ultramafic intrusion, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence of Ti-rich ferropicritic magmatism, Gondwana...mafic-ultramafic intrusion, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence of Ti-rich ferropicritic magmatism Mohamed...Kafrelsheikh, Egypt Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt 3 Department...km2) intrusions in the Southern Eastern Desert of Egypt. The intrusion consists of Fe-Ti-bearing dunite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Beni-Suef, Egypt b Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, 11790 Cairo, Egypt c Department...Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt Geosciences Department, University of Texas at...spinel, olivine and orthopyroxene of Neoproterozoic (Egypt and Saudi Jo u Arabia) and late Cretaceous (Iran)...and late Cretaceous aged forearc peridotites from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran. We use EMPA al analyses...from the Arabian-Nubian shield (ANS) ophiolites of Egypt and Saudi Arabia (Fig. 1), and 4 samples from the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
intrusion, north Arabianā€“Nubian Shield, south Sinai, Egypt Hisham A. Gahlan, Mohamed A. Obeid, Mokhles K. Azer...intrusion, north Arabianā€“Nubian Shield, south Sinai, Egypt, International Geology Review, DOI: 10.1080/00206814...intrusion, north Arabianā€“Nubian Shield, south Sinai, Egypt Hisham A. Gahlana,b, Mohamed A. Obeidc, Mokhles...University, Assiut, Egypt; Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt; dGeological...Sciences Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt; eDivision of Geological & Planetary Sciences, California
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Lowering pressure and temperature, following the red arrows in Figure 8, allowed to produce the observed...water necessary to dissolve 2.40 wt.% SiO2 in the forsterite+enstatite+H2O system (Newton and Manning, 2002)... 2015. The Neoproterozoic Abu Dahr ophiolite, South Eastern Desert, Egypt: petrological characteristics...metamorphosed chromite-bearing ultramafic rocks from the Red Lodge District, Montana. ed. U.S. Government Printing...Manning, C.E., 2002. Solubility of enstatite + forsterite in H2O at deep crust/upper mantle conditions:
 
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