Umm al Birak, Medina Region, Saudi Arabiai
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Umm al Birak | Occurrence |
Medina Region | Region |
Saudi Arabia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 25' 54'' North , 39° 13' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Badr Ḩunayn | 27,257 (2012) | 59.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
341907
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341907:9
GUID (UUID V4):
1f38bdba-b872-4d4c-ad72-052283e61463
700 x 400 m diameter mineralized stock is located 10 km east of Jabal Subh Intrusion, Medina Region, Saudi Arabia.
There is enrichment in Nb, Ta, Sn, REEs, Y, Th and Zr, which is mainly confined to a biotite-bearing phase, located principally in the minerals monazite, bastnasite, pyrochlore, scheelite, thorite (?) and chalcopyrite (Drysdall et al. 1984).
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9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar' |
ⓘ Arfvedsonite Formula: [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Bastnäsite' Formula: (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Group' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
ⓘ | Arfvedsonite | 9.DE.25 | [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Bastnäsite' | - | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Fe | ⓘ Arfvedsonite | [Na][Na2][Fe42+Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
Nd | Neodymium | |
Nd | ⓘ Bastnäsite | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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