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Zoheir, Basem A. (2008) Structural controls, temperature–pressure conditions and fluid evolution of orogenic gold mineralisation at the Betam mine, south Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (1) 79-95 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0156-0

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Reference Type	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Title	Structural controls, temperature–pressure conditions and fluid evolution of orogenic gold mineralisation at the Betam mine, south Eastern Desert, Egypt
Journal	Mineralium Deposita
Authors	Zoheir, Basem A.		Author
Year	2008 (January)	Volume	43
Issue	1
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI	doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0156-0Search in ResearchGate
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Mindat Ref. ID	156962	Long-form Identifier	mindat:1:5:156962:3
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Full Reference	Zoheir, Basem A. (2008) Structural controls, temperature–pressure conditions and fluid evolution of orogenic gold mineralisation at the Betam mine, south Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (1) 79-95 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0156-0
Plain Text	Zoheir, Basem A. (2008) Structural controls, temperature–pressure conditions and fluid evolution of orogenic gold mineralisation at the Betam mine, south Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (1) 79-95 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0156-0
In	(2008, January) Mineralium Deposita Vol. 43 (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Betam mine, Wadi Allaqi district, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

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Betam mine, Wadi Allaqi district, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt	ⓘ Albite, ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Andesine, ⓘ Arsenopyrite, ⓘ Augite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Electrum, ⓘ Epidote, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Granite, ⓘ Hematite, ⓘ Kaolinite, ⓘ Metagabbro, ⓘ Metasedimentary rock, ⓘ Microcline, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Native Gold, ⓘ Oligoclase, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Pyrrhotite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Rutile, ⓘ Schist, ⓘ Sericite, ⓘ Titanite, ⓘ Zircon

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Betam mine, Wadi Allaqi district, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

ⓘ Albite, ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup, ⓘ Andesine, ⓘ Arsenopyrite, ⓘ Augite, ⓘ Biotite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Chalcopyrite, ⓘ Chlorite Group, ⓘ Electrum, ⓘ Epidote, ⓘ Galena, ⓘ Granite, ⓘ Hematite, ⓘ Kaolinite, ⓘ Metagabbro, ⓘ Metasedimentary rock, ⓘ Microcline, ⓘ Muscovite, ⓘ Native Gold, ⓘ Oligoclase, ⓘ Plagioclase, ⓘ Pyrite, ⓘ Pyrrhotite, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ Rutile, ⓘ Schist, ⓘ Sericite, ⓘ Titanite, ⓘ Zircon

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👁 Image	Helmy, HassanM., Kaindl, Reinhard, Fritz, Harald, Loizenbauer, Jürgen (2004) The Sukari Gold Mine, Eastern Desert - Egypt: structural setting, mineralogy and fluid inclusion study. Mineralium Deposita, 39 (4). 495-511 doi:10.1007/s00126-004-0426-z
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👁 Image	*Zoheir, Basem A. (2012) Controls on lode gold mineralization, Romite deposit, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Geoscience Frontiers, 3 (5) 571-585 doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2012.03.003*
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👁 Image	Abd El-Naby, Hamdy H. (2008) Genesis of secondary uranium minerals associated with jasperoid veins, El Erediya area, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Mineralium Deposita, 43 (8) 933-944 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0171-1
👁 Image	Zoheir, Basem, Deshesh, Fatma, Broman, Curt, Pitcairn, Iain, El-Metwally, Ahmed, Mashaal, Shabaan (2018) Granitoid-associated gold mineralization in Egypt: a case study from the Atalla mine. Mineralium Deposita, 53 (5) 701-720 doi:10.1007/s00126-017-0772-2
👁 Image	*Zoheir, Basem; Lehmann, Bernd (2011) Listvenite–lode association at the Barramiya gold mine, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Ore Geology Reviews, 39 (1). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2010.12.002*
👁 Image	Morey, Anthony A., Weinberg, Roberto F., Bierlein, Frank P. (2007) The structural controls of gold mineralisation within the Bardoc Tectonic Zone, Eastern Goldfields Province, Western Australia: implications for gold endowment in shear systems. Mineralium Deposita, 42 (6) 583-600 doi:10.1007/s00126-007-0125-7
👁 Image	Zoheir, Basem A. (2008) Characteristics and genesis of shear zone-related gold mineralization in Egypt: A case study from the Um El Tuyor mine, south Eastern Desert. Ore Geology Reviews, 34 (3). doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.05.003
👁 Image	Zoheir, Basem, Weihed, Pär (2014) Greenstone-hosted lode-gold mineralization at Dungash mine, Eastern Desert, Egypt. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 99. 165-187 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.06.002

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