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Contributions to the mineralogy and geochemistry of some iron-ore deposits in Egypt (U.A.R.)

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This paper deals with the mineralogy and geochemistry of the economically most interesting Egyptian iron-ore deposits. It is specifically concerned with the examination of the iron-ores occurring at East Aswan, in the Eastern Desert, at Bahariya Oasis, in the Western Desert, and in several localities of the Eastern Desert near the Red Sea coast. This study has thrown some light upon the nature of the ore and gangue minerals, the paragenesis and the probable origin of the iron-ore deposits in the above mentioned areas. The iron-ore deposits of these localities vary greatly in their mineralogical and chemical composition as well as in the nature of their associated rocks, as also regarding the assemblage of trace elements.

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Die vorliegende Arbeit über die Mineralogie und Geochemie der abbauwürdigsten Eisenerzlagerstätten von Ägypten behandelt in erster Linie die Lagerstätten von Ostassuan, der Oase Bagarya und verschiedener Lagerstätten der östlichen Wüsten in der Nähe der Küste des Roten Meeres. Nach einer Diskussion der Erz- und Gangmineralien wird die Paragenese und die wahrscheinliche Genese erörtert. Insbesondere werden die Unterschiede in der mineralogischen Zusammensetzung des Nebengesteins und der Spurenelemente aufgeführt und für die genetische Deutung verwendet.

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Nakhla, F.M., Shehata, M.R.N. Contributions to the mineralogy and geochemistry of some iron-ore deposits in Egypt (U.A.R.). Mineral. Deposita 2, 357–371 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00207027

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