OUMNH Number: | 986 |
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Name and quarry location: | Granito antico, possibly granito verde fiorito di bigio from Wadi Umm Balad, near Gebel Dokhan, Eastern Desert, Egypt |
Geological description: | Quartz diorite. |
Comments: | This may be a rather atypical example of granito verde fiorito di bigio, a quartz diorite from the Precambrian basement rocks at Wadi Umm Balad. |
References: | Borghini (1997) 229; Harrell (2010a); Mielsch (1985) 70, taf.24 |
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Corsi's classification: | Class 16. Granites; i. Antique granite |
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Corsi's text: | 209.37/ S26.1 Granito antico |