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Red Sea Governorate, Red Sea
Abu Dabbab tantalum-beryl deposit
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: columbite-tantalite, cassiterite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Albite granite stock carrying tantalum, tin and beryl in the central Eastern Desert
Documented in Egyptian geological survey and development studies.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
waterless country
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