Locality type:

Intrusion

Classification

Species:

Arfvedsonite

Formula:

[Na][Na₂][Fe₄²⁺Fe³⁺]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1423512

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1423512:6

GUID (UUID V4):

90e25b0c-04ba-44eb-b468-52367606999a

References

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

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

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

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Arfvedsonite from Gharib granite, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

Arfvedsonite from
Gharib granite, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt