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Electrum from Sahara Desert, North Africa

Algeria
 
  • In Guezzam Province
    • Tin Zaouatine District
      • Tin Zaouatine
Aouli Essaid, Belov S.V (2015) Structural and Mineralogical Features of the Amesmessa Mineral Deposit in the Algerian Sahara. XII International Conference «New Ideas in Earth Sciences»pp 97-98
Egypt
 
  • Qena Governorate
Abd El Monsef, M. (2019) Ore Controls and Metallogenesis of Au‐Ag Deposits at Atalla Mine, Central Eastern Desert of Egypt. Acta Geologica Sinica‐English Edition.
Zoheir, B., Deshesh, F., Broman, C., Pitcairn, I., El-Metwally, A., & Mashaal, S. (2018). Granitoid-associated gold mineralization in Egypt: a case study from the Atalla mine. Mineralium Deposita, 53(5), 701-720.
    • Qift area
Osman A. M., Pieczonka J., PiestrzyƄski A. 2002: Relationships between gold and tellurides in the El Sid gold deposit, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralogia Polonica, vol. 33, no 2, 15-26
  • Red Sea Governorate
Basem A. Zoheir & Ahmed Akawy (2010): Genesis of the Abu Marawat gold deposit, central Eastern Desert of Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences 57, 306-320.
    • Bir Semna
Zoheir, B., Akawy, A., and Hassan, I. (2008): Ore Geology Reviews 34, 580-596.
Abdel-Karim, A.-A.M, Elawadi, A., Khedr, M.Z., el Afandy, A., Elwan, W., Tamura, A., Ali, S. (2021): Genesis of Sulfide Mineralization, Atshan and Darhib Areas, South Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence of Fluid Pathway Effects Along Shear Zones. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering: 46, DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05736-y
Zoheir, Basem & Weihed, PĂ€r. (2013) Greenstone-hosted lode-gold mineralization at Dungash mine, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences. 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.06.002.
Helmy, H.M., and Mogessie, A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 58-71.
    • Um Samiuki
Zoheir, Basem, Lohmeier, Stephanie, Tang, Yongyong, Martin, Andrew (2024) Geochemical and geochronological studies of the Um Samiuki deposit (Eastern Desert, Egypt): Metal mobilization in a stratabound massive sulfide ore. Ore Geology Reviews, 166. 105967 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105967
Canadian Mineralogist Feb. 1999
    • Wadi Allaqi district
Zoheir, B. A. (2008). Structural controls, temperature–pressure conditions and fluid evolution of orogenic gold mineralisation at the Betam mine, south Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 43(1), 79-95.
Emam, A. (2015) Geochemical Zonal Distribution Of Gold And Associating Elements At Site (S. Ii), Marahiq Gold Mineralization, Wadi Allaqi District, Southern Eastern Desert, Egypt. International Journal of Innovative Science, Engineering & Technology, Vol. 2 Issue 4, April 2015 pp 817-834
Zoheir, B.A. (2008) Characteristics and genesis of shear zone-related gold mineralization in Egypt: A case study from the Um El Tuyor mine, south Eastern Desert. Ore Geology Reviews 34:3, 445-470.
Zoheir, B.A. (2004) Gold mineralization in the Um El Tuyor area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt: geologic context, characteristics and genesis. PhD thesis, University of Munich. Unpublished, 159 pages.
Zoheir, B., Emam, A., Pitcairn, I. K., Boskabadi, A., Lehaye, Y., & Cooper, M. J. (2018). Trace elements and isotope data of the Um Garayat gold deposit, Wadi Allaqi district, Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 1-16.
      • Wadi Haimur
Helmy, H. M., Stumpfl, E. F., & Kamel, O. A. (1995). Platinum-group minerals from the metamorphosed Abu Swayel Cu-Ni-PGE deposit, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Economic Geology and the Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists, 90(8), 2350-2360.
    • Wadi Hodein
Zoheir, B. (2011). Transpressional zones in ophiolitic mélange terranes: potential exploration targets for gold in the South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 111(1), 23-38.
Mauritania
 
  • Inchiri Region
    • Akjoujt (Akjout; Fort Repoux)
Sakellaris, G.A., Meyer, F.M. (2008) A Metamorphic Origin of the Guelb Moghrein Fe Oxide-Copper-Gold-Cobalt Deposit, Mauritania. http://www.minsoc.ru/2008-1-101-1
Kolb, Jochen & Petrov, Nikolay. (2015). The Guelb Moghrein Cu–Au deposit: Neoarchaean hydrothermal sulfide mineralization in carbonate-facies iron formation. Ore Geology Reviews. 78. 10.1016/j.oregeorev.2015.09.003.
Sakellaris, Grigorios Aarne & Meyer, Franz & Kolb, Jochen & Voudouris, Panagiotis. (2009). Implications for exsolution of Bi-Au-Ag-Te minerals from sulf-arsenides during retrograde metamorphism. A case study: Guelb Moghrein, Mauritania. RMS Annual Session 2009, Ontogeny of minerals applied to scientific and industrial uses, At St Petersburg
Kolb, J., Sakellaris, G. A., & Meyer, F. M. (2006). Controls on hydrothermal Fe oxide–Cu–Au–Co mineralization at the Guelb Moghrein deposit, Akjoujt area, Mauritania. Mineralium Deposita, 41(1), 68-81.
 
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