El-Hoteib, Eastern Desert, Red Sea, Egypti
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| El-Hoteib | - not defined - |
| Eastern Desert | Desert |
| Red Sea | Governorate |
| Egypt | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 22° 11' 59'' North , 34° 51' 0'' East |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 22.20000,34.85000 |
| GeoHash: | G#: sgby312ur |
| Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
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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:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Safwat S. Gabr, Safaa M. Hassan & Mohamed F. Sadek (2015). Prospecting for new gold-bearing alteration zones at El-Hoteib area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt, using remote sensing data analysis. Ore Geology Reviews 71:1-13. |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Reference: Safwat S. Gabr, Safaa M. Hassan & Mohamed F. Sadek (2015). Prospecting for new gold-bearing alteration zones at El-Hoteib area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt, using remote sensing data analysis. Ore Geology Reviews 71:1-13. |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Reference: Safwat S. Gabr, Safaa M. Hassan & Mohamed F. Sadek (2015). Prospecting for new gold-bearing alteration zones at El-Hoteib area, South Eastern Desert, Egypt, using remote sensing data analysis. Ore Geology Reviews 71:1-13. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 14.1.1.6 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 56 - SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O | |||
| Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 56.1.2.1 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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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| Ediacaran - Cryogenian 541 - 720 Ma ID: 3308532 | Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 720 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary and volcaniclastic Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
| Stenian - Ectasian 1000 - 1400 Ma ID: 3184727 | Mesoproterozoic intrusive rocks Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1400 Ma) Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks 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] |
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