Locality type:

Outcrop

Classification

Type:

Albitized granite

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Um Naggat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1534968

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1534968:4

GUID (UUID V4):

def28c28-926e-4f41-91aa-ff303fec8264

Nearest other occurrences of Albitized granite

33.7km (20.9 miles)

ⓘ Abu Dabbab Massif, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

45.3km (28.1 miles)

ⓘ Nuweibi Complex, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

80.9km (50.2 miles)

ⓘ Sukari gold mine, Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

References

Abdelkader, M. A., Watanabe, Y., Shebl, A., El-Dokouny, H. A., Dawoud, M., & Csámer, Á. (2022). Effective delineation of rare metal-bearing granites from remote sensing data using machine learning methods: A case study from the Umm Naggat Area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Ore Geology Reviews, 105184.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	EL-AFANDY, Adel H., ABDALLA, Hamdy M., ALY, Mohsen M., AMMAR, Fathy (2000) Geochemistry and Radioactive Potentiality of Um Naggat Apogranite, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Resource Geology, 50 (1) 39-51 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2000.tb00054.x	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Radioactive Potentiality of Um Naggat Apogranite, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt Adel H. EL-AFANDY, Hamdy...Fathy AMMAR Abstract: The northern part of Um Naggat granite massif (UNGM) has suffered extensive post-magmatic...especially the albitized and greisen facies, can be categorized as a mineralized productive granite. (UNGM)...(UNGM) (Fig. 1). Um Naggat apogranite (UNAP) comprises albitized (Na-metasomatized), greisenized (H+metasomatized)...granites. The alteration processes were concluded by a red hematitic and black Mn-oxide alteration occurring
	Abdalla, Hamdy M., Helba, Hossam, Matsueda, Hiroharu (2009) Chemistry of Zircon in Rare Metal Granitoids and Associated Rocks, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Resource Geology, 59 (1) 51-68 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2008.00079.x	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Granitoids and Associated Rocks, Eastern Desert, Egypt Hamdy M. Abdalla1, Hossam Helba2 and Hiroharu Matsueda3...Alexandria, Egypt, 2Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Moharem Bek, Alexandria, Egypt, History Museum...Nb-enriched, A1-granite (e.g. Um Hibal); (ii) metaluminous, Nb + Zr + Y-enriched, A2-type alkali granite (e.g....peraluminous, Ta ³ Nb + Sn + Be ± W-enriched, Li-albite granite (e.g. Nuweibi, Igla and Abu Dabbab). The metasomatized...altered alkali feldspar granite (i.e. apogranite; e.g. Um Ara, Abu Rusheid, and Um Naggat). Zircon of peralkaline

Albitized granite from Um Naggat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

Albitized granite from
Um Naggat, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt