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Xenotime from
Emerald mines, Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Xenotime' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Xenotime data
Locality Data:Click here to view Emerald mines, Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1447497
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1447497:4
GUID (UUID V4):5c46f62d-e9a8-4553-8ae4-9f02cead10e4
Nearest other occurrences of Xenotime
4.6km (2.9 miles) ā“˜Khour Abalea, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
4.8km (3.0 miles) ā“˜Emerald mines, Wadi Abu Rasheid, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
5.0km (3.1 miles) ā“˜Emerald mines, Wadi Nugrus, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
67.6km (42.0 miles) ā“˜Nuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
95.1km (59.1 miles) ā“˜Um Samra-Um Bakra shear zone, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Geochemistry and Genesis of Beryl from Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert, Egypt Ahmed E. Abdel Gawad 1, * , Antoaneta...Geochemistry and Genesis of Beryl from Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Minerals 2022, 12, 206. https://doi...Materials Authority, P.O. Box 530, El-Maadi, Cairo, Egypt; dr_mohamed1966@yahoo.com (M.A.A.); moh.gho@mail...occurs in the ancient Roman mines at Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert of Egypt. It ranges from small crystals...The emerald of Wadi Nugrus has similarities with the geological setting of the Canadian emeralds. Emeralds
Book
EMERALD and OTHER BERYLS by JOHN SINKANKAS This is Beryls jewelers, gists, geologists, earth ...sciences, yet eminently facet and widely a Emerald historians, gemological Sinkankas, the permanent...metal beryllium. with Beginning author traces emeraldā€”from its less ite, role of historyā€™s pendix...Unmatched third is knowledge from author one emerald cutting and of exotic composition, physical...mineralogical once events. languages for beryl emerald logical to and part, Sinkankas explores and
Report (issue)
our way through the competĀ­ itive minefield of emerald science, much of John's contribuĀ­ tion to this...any other opinion. extraLapis English No. 2: Emerald The Most Valuable Beryl The Most Precious Gemstone...we ā€¢ pay tribute to John Sinkankas to whom this emerald issue is dedicated. John Sinkankas wrote more...than 15 books including his 1981 definitive work Emerald and Other Beryls. He set standards for authors...and hope that you will see his influence here in Emeralds of the World and in future issues. Gloria & Gunther
Book
undertake the task of abridging my much larger book, Emerald and Other Beryls (Chilton Book Co, 1981) to provide...Chapter 1 Emerald and beryl in antiquity xiii 1 Emerald in ancient Egypt 1 Emerald and beryl in...European emerald objects 13 The Emerald Buddha 14 The Budha's tooth emeraid 15 Hernando Contez emeralds 15...use of beryls in the Americas 15 Chapter 2 Emerald and beryl in medieval and ~odern Europe 18 Biblical...lapidaries 19 The Speculum Lapidum 21 New World emeralds 21 Agricola's De Natura Fossilium 24 Gesner's
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
green variety that we call emerald. Supply carĀ­ avans took the produce of the mines west to the Nile River...River or east to the shores of the Red Sea for further transport to the gem-cutting and goldsmithing workshops...Among all minerals and gemstones, beryl in its emerald variety thus became one of the earliest to be recognized...the gem gravels of the Mogok district of Burma. Emeralds, especially, were known to native Indians of Colombia...way of knowing. Only the Egyptian deposits and mines are well authenticated, thanks to the Egyptians'
Report (issue)
Chief Geologist i FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian...have made them sound financial investments. The emerald, considered by many to be the most beautiful of...the largest emerald crystal in North America ā€” 1,438 carats. The most expensive cut emerald also comes...North Carolina. This is the 15.14 carat Carolina Emerald owned by Tiffany f, Company of New York and valued...valued at $100,000. First thought to be emerald but later identified as a chromium spodumene, the mineral
Report (issue)
AND TORBERNITE THULITE AND PYRITE MONAZITE EMERALD CUPRITE SMOKY QUARTZ ZIRCON TORBERNITE ~/...Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian...have made them sound financial investments. The emerald, considered by many to be the most beautiful of...the largest emerald crystal in North America -- 1,438 carats. The most expensive cut emerald also comes...North Carolina. This is the 13.14 carat Carolina Emerald owned by Tiffany valued at $100,000. & Company
Journal (issue)
Tourmaline." It may be transparent, and green, or red, as well as black ; and then no stone can be prettier...Harn in Lincoln County, of a single deposit of emerald green muscovite, the nature of which he related...mine about three miles southeast fair specimens of red wulfenite occur in limited quantity, with crystals...14 miles north, at the Rothschild and other gold mines, pieces of quartz, thickly covered with very brilliant...and everywhere activit}- is evident. The great mines of Butte have produced many line speci mens, but
Journal (issue)
'solid phase' was a blue gem, in the other, a bright red stone. Each stone had its base sealed with what appeared...similar material in which the inclusions were a dark red-brown and which reportedly had been altered by heat...theRed Red Sea, Sea, or orsea-trader's sea-trader'sguide guideto to in the Periplus of the Red Sea and other...object upon earth; it is quite free from flaw and red as fire. Its value is so great that a price for it...could have been a large tourmaline crystal, possibly red in colour and from Burma where in modern times at
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
was first discovered and mined at HidĀ­ denite. Emeralds have been found in at least three localities;...the present time, the 84 ROCKS AND MINERALS Emerald Valley mine is open to the public for a collecting...are plowed several times a year and may yield emerald, hiddenite, rutile, and quartz crystals. The following...mineral collecting sites in Alexander County: 1) Emerald, rutilated quartz, smoky quartz, and rose quartz...of SR 1492. 2) Emerald, aquamarine beryl, rose quartz, and rutile occur at the Emerald Valley mine, which
Journal (issue)
coverage to Africa, including major occurrences in Egypt, Malawi, Madagascar, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa...Though we havenā€™t yet documented King Solomonā€™s mines, the occurĀ­ rences listed below and in the current...worthy of H. Rider Haggard and Allan Quatermain. Ed. EGYPT St. Johnā€™s Island, 7:310-314 MADAGASCAR The Anjanabonoina...country, and can advise on the best routes to the mines. Although Alto Ligonha has a pleasant climate and...as a result of their work in the area. Rubellite (red to pink tourmaline) was the first gemstone to be
Report (issue)
ā€¢Jodhpur Mirpur eKhas ā€¢Hyderabad Jiwani Arabian Sea Kota . ā€¢ 0 ļæ½ C'I Ratlam National Capital International...Dudley Blauwet & Shafiee Muhammad .........Page 48 Red, Green & Blue Gemstones from Honza Vera M.F. Hammer...with the Ministry of Mines, Customs and Industry were so fraught with bureaucratic red tape that I abandoned...ucing considerable quantities of lapis lazuli and emerald. These species, along with associated minerals...are most likely the world's finest bastnasite, xenotime and baotite specimens, as well as other species
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
22:54 30 January 2015 S ince ancient times, emerald has been revered for its beauty and utility as...that exhibit this characteristic color are not emerald, either. Throughout history there have been numerous...one whose color led to its misidentification as emerald when it was first discovered more than two hundred...collected a number of emeraldlike crystals. These ā€œemeraldsā€ were slowly disseminated, reaching European labs... The most striking feature of dioptase is its emerald-green color. Various bluish shades have been described
Journal (issue)
minerals G eology M useum Colorado School o f Mines Curator: Virginia A. Mast Tel: (303) 273-3823 G...& gems Arizona-Sonora N ew M exico Bureau o f Mines & Mineral Resourcesā€” Desert M useum Collections...Bjork Tel: (605) 394-2467 South D akota School o f Mines & Technology 501 E. St. Joseph Street R ap id City...inerals Todd Schowalter Fossils Plus H allelujah Mines Jeff Scovil Photography Jeff & G loria's M inerals...mineralogical and mining literature revealed the following mines and towns that fit these variants: Ruda, south-southeast
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and muscovite with trace zircon, monazite, and xenotime. The SE-trending pegmatiteā€“aplite dykes crosscut...accessory monazite, zircon, apatite, wolframite, and xenotime in the aplitic groundmass. This particular dyke...for many beryl gemstones include Cr Ā± V in green emerald, Mn in pink morganite, Fe3+ in yellow heliodor...However, these values are generally higher than emeralds formed at lower temperatures (<< 500 Ā°C) (Groat...(Groat et al. 2008), except for those emeralds to green beryl closely associated with pegmatite-derived fluids
Journal (issue)
FEATURE ARTICLES 464 Geology of Corundum and Emerald Gem Deposits: A Review Gaston Giuliani and Lee...of the geology and genesis of gem corundum and emerald deposits. p. 569 512 A Review of Analytical... 637 614 Geographic Origin Determination of Emerald Sudarat Saeseaw, Nathan D. Renfro, Aaron C. Palke...F. McClure The relative chemical diversity of emeralds from different deposits worldwide allows clear...GIA to make geographic origin conclusions for emeralds. p. 655 648 Geographic Origin Determination
Book
Marshall, Anthony E. Fallick and Yannick Branquet Emerald Deposits: A Review and Enhanced Classiļ¬cation Reprinted...Mohamed, Supharart Sangsawong and Abeer Al-Alawi Emeralds from the Most Important Occurrences: Chemical...nondestructive methods. He is frequently visiting gem mines and pearl producing areas around the globe and often...and Karampelas et al. [12] present studies on emeralds; the bluish-green to green to yellowish-green...review proposed an enhanced classiļ¬cation for emerald deposits based on the geological environment (magmatic
Conference Proceedings
Panjikar, Executive Secretary, India (center right, in red traditional sari). Then from left to right: Prof...in origin determination of ancient and medieval red garnet. 16:20 - 16:40 Karl Schmetzer, H. Albert...Recent challenges in identification of filled emeralds 17:20 ā€“ 17:40 Shang I (Edward) Liu, Kyaw Thu...Christophe, Pham Van Long: Trapiche texture in emeralds and rubies 9:20 ā€“ 9:40 Jarolsav Hyrsl : Genetic...in gemstones, with special emphasis on ruby and emerald. 15:00 ā€“ 15:20 Martine Philippe, Emmanuel Fritsch
Book
Artemision Bronze Diamond Koh-i-noor Diamond Ancient Egypt Hope Diamond 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30...Albite Bytownite Lapis lazuli Jewels of ancient Egypt Sodalite HaĆ¼yne Kiani Crown Scapolite Pollucite...flamingo brooch Tourmaline Crown of the Andes Emerald Topkapi emerald dagger Beryl Dom Pedro Aquamarine Modern...Whether itā€™s the abundance of green or the danger of red, we have actually evolved to look for colors, and...diamond, tanzanite, ruby, kyanite, celestine, emerald, tourmaline, and aquamarine. Other types of gem
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
collected minerals in Crimea, on Caucasus, on Black Sea coast, in Turkey, Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland...Here, among caressing nature of the Mediterranean Sea, a wondrous pink tourmaline was so perfectly in harmony...harmony with gray granite rock, and the sparkling red hematite blinded eyes with the shineĀ» (Fersman, 1974)...visited Kochkar gold mines and Semenovsky mine. They have examined monazites and in mines along the Kamenka... serpentines, have visited a maximum number of mines with pegmatites and have collected a lot of samples
Book
Blende 76 Feldspar 126 126 150 Magnetite 115 Emerald 150 151 Malachite Marble Marcasite 125 151...cited benitoite and the medium to slightly dark red beryl, but their point is well taken. It is interesting...more familiar species, such as diamond, ruby, emerald, and sapphire, into the realm of lesser-known...the curator of minerals at the Paris School of Mines; the administration of the Paris Private Technical...gems and jewelry is as old and future crops, emerald and green jasper became symbols of hope and revival
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
crystals were first found loose in the soil with emeralds. After some further prospecting,-Mr. Hidden and...acquired about 300 acres of land and formed the Emerald and Hiddenite Mining Co. in 1881. A deep shaft...yellow, into yellowish green, then into deep yellow emerald green. Sometimes an entire crystal has a uniform...brilliancy which is wanting in the true emerald. The Emerald and Hiddenite Mining Co. continued operations...stones brought from $40 to $100 a carat. The finest emerald crystal taken from the mine in the early operations
Catalog/List
BAZZITE EMERALD GOLDEN BERYL GOSHENITE HELIODOR MAXIXE MORGANITE RED BERYL ROSTERITE TRAPICHE EMERALD VOROBYEVITE...CASSITERITE CATAPLEIITE CELESTINE 5. TRAPICHE EMERALD ENSTATITE EPIDOTE EUCLASE EUXENITE CELSIAN CERUSSITE...DUMORTIERITE QUARTZ EILAT STONE ELAEOLITE ELBAITE EMERALD GADOLINITE GAHNITE GAHNOSPINEL GARNET ALMANDINE...QUARTZ SMOKY QUARTZ TOURMALINATED QUARTZ REALGAR RED BERYL RHODIZlTE RHODOCHROSITE RHODOLITE RHODONITE...JNDICOLITE lIDDICOATJTE RUBEllITE SCHORL UVITE TRAPICHE EMERALD TREMOLITE VANADINITE VARISCITE VERD ANTIQUE VERDELITE
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a collector is Hiddenite, yet so rare is this emerald-green variety of spodumene that the great majority...crystals were first found loose in the soil with emeralds. After some further prospecting,-Mr. Hidden and...acquired about 300 acres of land and formed the Emerald and Hiddenite Mining Co. in 1881. A deep shaft...yellow, into yellowish green, then into deep yellow emerald green. Sometimes an entire crystal has a uniform...brilliancy which is wanting in the true emerald. The Emerald and Hiddenite Mining Co. continued operations
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gregory Hill, Tallapoosa Co., Ga. ARIZONAā€”Is our face red! It is and should be because in the July - Aug. 1955...the Lucky Jack dump. The Lucky Jack and the nearby Red Cloud are located high above timberline with no timbered...enthusiastic as he describes the minerals in the various mines. If ever I am in Silverton again, with time on my...Co.), Iowa. These joints are filled with a dark red-brown clay. By all appearances, most of the aragonite...been brought to the surface. And so have many small red stones said to be garnets. "And, strangely enough
 
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