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Emerald mines, Wadi Sikait, Red Sea Governorate, Egypti
Regional Level Types
Emerald minesGroup of Mines
Wadi SikaitWadi
Red Sea GovernorateGovernorate
EgyptCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 39' 24'' North , 34° 48' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Marsa Alam10,000 (2014)46.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
263267
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:263267:7
GUID (UUID V4):
3d883144-dcf0-4179-a552-92097e71197f
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Wadi Sikheit


A series of small emerald mines.

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Mineral List


31 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Atacamite
Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl
β“˜ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
β“˜ Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
β“˜ Bunsenite
Formula: NiO
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Cheralite
Formula: CaTh(PO4)2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ 'Clay minerals'
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ 'Columbite Group'
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ Ishikawaite
Formula: U4+Fe2+Nb2O8
β“˜ Kasolite
Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Nickel
Formula: Ni
β“˜ Nimite
Formula: (Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
β“˜ Parauranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
β“˜ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Soddyite
Formula: (UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
β“˜ Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
β“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite
Formula: (Th,U)SiO4
β“˜ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
β“˜ Willemite
Formula: Zn2SiO4
β“˜ 'Wolframite Group'
β“˜ 'Xenotime'
β“˜ Zippeite
Formula: K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Nickel1.AA.05Ni
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
β“˜Atacamite3.DA.10aCu2(OH)3Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Bunsenite4.AB.25NiO
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Ishikawaite4.DB.25U4+Fe2+Nb2O8
β“˜'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
β“˜Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
β“˜Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Zippeite7.EC.05K3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) Β· 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Cheralite8.AD.50CaTh(PO4)2
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Willemite9.AA.05Zn2SiO4
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Thorite
var. Uranothorite
9.AD.30(Th,U)SiO4
β“˜9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
β“˜Soddyite9.AK.05(UO2)2SiO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Parauranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Uranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Kasolite9.AK.15Pb(UO2)(SiO4) Β· H2O
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Nimite9.EC.55(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Xenotime'-
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Clay minerals'-
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
β“˜'Columbite Group'-
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Hβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Nimite(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Hβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Oβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Oβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Oβ“˜ BunseniteNiO
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Oβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Nimite(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
Oβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Oβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
Oβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Nimite(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Nimite(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Nimite(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Pβ“˜ CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ BunseniteNiO
Niβ“˜ NickelNi
Niβ“˜ Nimite(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AtacamiteCu2(OH)3Cl
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Znβ“˜ WillemiteZn2SiO4
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Nbβ“˜ IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
ThThorium
Thβ“˜ ThorianiteThO2
Thβ“˜ ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Thβ“˜ CheraliteCaTh(PO4)2
Thβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4
UUranium
Uβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uβ“˜ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Uβ“˜ IshikawaiteU4+Fe2+Nb2O8
Uβ“˜ KasolitePb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O
Uβ“˜ Soddyite(UO2)2SiO4 · 2H2O
Uβ“˜ ParauranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uβ“˜ ZippeiteK3(UO2)4(SO4)2O3(OH) · 3H2O
Uβ“˜ Thorite var. Uranothorite(Th,U)SiO4

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