Granodiorite from Sahara Desert, North Africa


Egypt
Red Sea Governorate ⓘ Abu Zawal Au mine	El-Wardany, Refaey M., Jiangang Jiao, Basem Zoheir, Mustafa Kumral, Mustafa Kaya, and Amr Abdelnasser. (2023) "Post-Subduction Granite Magmatism and Gold-Sulfide Mineralization in the Abu Zawal (Fatira) Area, Eastern Desert, Egypt" Minerals 13, no. 4: 489. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13040489
ⓘ El Bakriyah Ring Complex	Abd El-Fatah, Ahmed A., Surour, Adel A., Azer, Mokhles K., Madani, Ahmed A. (2023) Integration of Whole-Rock Geochemistry and Mineral Chemistry Data for the Petrogenesis of A-Type Ring Complex from Gebel El Bakriyah Area, Egypt. Minerals, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/min13101273
ⓘ Gabal El-Ineigi	El-Dokouny, Hanaa A., Nasser M. Mahdy, Hany H. El Hadek, Mabrouk Sami, Rainer Abart, Mohamed S. Ahmed, Tehseen Zafar, and Ioan V. Sanislav. (2023) "Origin of Amphibole-Biotite-Fluorite-Rich Enclaves from Gabal El-Ineigi Fluorite-Bearing Granite, Central Eastern Desert of Egypt: Insights into Fluoride–Calcium and Silicate Liquid Immiscibility" Minerals 13, no. 5: 670. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13050670
ⓘ Gebel Gattar	Feteha, B. F., Lentz, D. R., El Bouseily, A. M., Khalil, K. I., Khamis, H. A., & Moghazi, A. K. M. (2022). Petrogenesis of neoproterozoic Mo-bearing A-type granites in the Gattar area, northern Eastern Desert, Egypt: Implications for magmatic evolution and mineralization processes. Ore Geology Reviews, 148, 105007.
ⓘ Gharib granite	Abdel-Rahman, A. F. M., & Martin, R. F. (1990). The Mount Gharib A-type granite, Nubian Shield: petrogenesis and role of metasomatism at the source. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 104(2), 173-183. doi.org/10.1007/BF00306441 ABDEL-RAHMAN, A. F. (1987). Crystallization of amphiboles in the plutonic complexes of northeastern Egypt: implications for magma evolution. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie. Abhandlungen, 157(3), 319-335. Abdel-Rahman, A. F. M., & Doig, R. (1987). The Rb-Sr geochronological evolution of the Ras Gharib segment of the northern Nubian Shield. Journal of the Geological Society, 144(4), 577-586. doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.144.4.0577 Stern, R. J., & Hedge, C. E. (1985). Geochronologic and isotopic constraints on late Precambrian crustal evolution in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. American Journal of Science, 285(2), 97-127. https://ecs.utdallas.edu/~rjstern/pdfs/AJS_Stern_and_Hedge85.pdf
ⓘ Gidami deposit	El Monsef, M. A., Slobodník, M., & Salem, I. A. (2018). Hydrothermal evolution of granitoid-hosted gold mineralization in gidami area: An example for orogenic-gold deposits in Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 146, 132-149.
ⓘ Hamash mine	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.
ⓘ Hanglaliya	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.
Marsa Alam ⓘ Sukari gold mine	Helmy, H. M., Kaindl, R., Fritz, H., & Loizenbauer, J. (2004). The Sukari Gold Mine, Eastern Desert—Egypt: structural setting, mineralogy and fluid inclusion study. Mineralium Deposita, 39(4), 495-511.
ⓘ Nigrub El Tahtani Intrusion	El Reedy, M. W., & El Sokkary, A. A. (1982). Contribution to the geochemistry of some ring complexes in the South-Eastern Desert, Egypt. Acta Geological Academiae Sientiarum Hangaricas, 25(3–4), 349-354. Hashad, A. H., AH, H., & EL REEDY, M. W. M. (1979). Geochronology of the anorogenic alkalic rocks South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Annals of the Geological Survey of Egypt, 9, 81-101. El Ramly, M.F., Budanov, V.I. & Hussein, A.A.A. 1971. The alkaline rocks of south-eastern Egypt. Geological Survey of Egypt, Paper, 53.
ⓘ Nuweibi Complex	Alekseev, Viktor I., Alekseev, Ivan V. (2023) The Presence of Wodginite in Lithium–Fluorine Granites as an Indicator of Tantalum and Tin Mineralization: A Study of Abu Dabbab and Nuweibi Massifs (Egypt) Minerals, 13 (11) doi:10.3390/min13111447
ⓘ Um Ballad mining area	El Monsef, M. A., Salem, I., Slobodník, M., & Ragab, A. (2018). Fluid evolution of Au-Cu zones in Um Balad area, North Eastern Desert of Egypt: Implications from mineral chemistry and fluid inclusions. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 143, 321-338.
Wadi Allaqi District ⓘ Um Garayat mine (Umm Garaiart)	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 Dara mines	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
ⓘ Wadi el-Urf mines	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
ⓘ Wadi Khuda	Raslan, M. F., Ali, M. A., & El-Feky, M. G. (2010). Mineralogy and radioactivity of pegmatites from South Wadi Khuda area, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, 29(4), 343-354.

Mauritania
Adrar Region Atar ⓘ Guelb el Azib	Lenaz, Davide, Henrik Skogby, Nicola Rigonat, and Julien Berger. (2018) "Following the Amphibolite to Greenschist Metamorphic Path through the Structural Parameters of Spinels from Amsaga (Mauritania)" Minerals 8, no. 1: 27. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8010027
Inchiri Region Chami ⓘ C23	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
Tiris Zemmour Region Ain Ben Tili ⓘ Oum Ferkik K	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ Oum Ferkik L	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
Bel Guerdan ⓘ A178	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ Unnamed prospect at Aguelt Essfaya	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
Bir Moghrein ⓘ 247	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ A237	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ A238	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ A238 NW	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ Aguelt Essfaya	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ Leg Beija	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ Leg Beija SW	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ Oum Drouss	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
Blekhzaymat ⓘ MGS No. BZ7593	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
F'dérik Gleibat Tenebsdar ⓘ 414	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ A136	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ A414	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ A51	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ AD12N	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ AD29	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ AD38	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ Anomalie 040	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ Beso	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ M52	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ M60	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
ⓘ Tenebdar	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
Tigsmat ⓘ MGS No. TS6939	Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s

Sudan
Northern State ⓘ Saras	Fuganti, Andrea, Morteani, Giulio & Grundmann, Guenter (1987). Gold Deposits in the Northern Nubian Desert, Sudan. Conference: Third Symposium on the Geology of Libya - 27-30 September 1987, Tripoli, Libya, Volume: The Geology of Libya Volume VII, pp. 2638-2642.
River Nile ⓘ Amgififa deposit	Adam, Mohammed S.M., Babikir, Khalid A., Kim, YoungJae, Park, Maeng-Eon, F.H. Orellana, Jose, Kim, Young-Seog (2024) Geology and structural setting of the undiscovered Amgififa volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposit in the southwestern part of the Haya Terrane, Arabian-Nubian Shield, Sudan. Ore Geology Reviews, 167. 105969 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105969

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