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El Gedida Mine, El Bahariya Depression, Black Desert, Giza Governorate, Egypti
Regional Level Types
El Gedida MineMine (Active)
El Bahariya DepressionBasin
Black DesertDesert
Giza GovernorateGovernorate
EgyptCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 27' 9'' North , 29° 10' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
28.45250,29.17972
GeoHash:
G#: sthcb585b
GRN:
N19E19
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Al Bawīţī20,000 (2017)32.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
413459
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:413459:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An iron ore mine.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


10 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
ⓘ Cryptomelane
Formula: K(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Halloysite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ 'Psilomelane'
ⓘ Pyrochroite
Formula: Mn(OH)2
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘBixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
ⓘCryptomelane4.DK.05aK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16
ⓘPyrochroite4.FE.05Mn(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘRhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHalloysite9.ED.10Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
ⓘ'Psilomelane'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Oⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Oⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Alⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siⓘ HalloysiteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
Kⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Kⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Mnⓘ CryptomelaneK(Mn74+Mn3+)O16
Mnⓘ PyrochroiteMn(OH)2
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Mnⓘ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4

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References

Salama, W., El Aref, M., Gaupp, R. (2012) Mineralogical and geochemical investigations of the middle Eocene ironstones, El Bahariya depression, Western desert, Egypt. Gondwana Research, 22(2), 717-736.
El-Habaak, Galal H., Askalany, Mohamed S., Farghaly, Mohamed G., Abdel-Haleem, Mahmoud S. (2016) Characterization and Exploitation of El-Gedida High-Mn Iron Ore, El-Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt. American Journal of Energy Engineering, 4 (4) 34-39 doi:10.11648/j.ajee.20160404.11
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