Wadi-el-Tih, Cairo, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Wadi-el-Tih | - not defined - |
| Cairo | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 29° 58' 0'' North , 31° 17' 59'' East | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 29.96670,31.30000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: stq62prbw | ||||||||||||||||||
| Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
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Regions containing this locality
| African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Sahara Desert, North Africa | Desert |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 Reference: JV Szadeczky Cölestin vom Gebel El Ahmar in Aegypten Földtani Közlöni 1896, 26, 113-116 ung 161-165 deutsch ZS f Kryst 30, 183, 1898 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Celestine | 28.3.1.2 | SrSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
| Sr | Strontium | |
| Sr | ⓘ Celestine | SrSO4 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3306575 | Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
| Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3188831 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Lithology: Sandstone-siltstone Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Eocene 33.9 - 56 Ma ID: 3162498 | Jordan |
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