Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

Setup during HiTech AlkCarb: an online database of alkaline rock and carbonatite occurrences

Uweinat (Gebel Uweinat)

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Occurrence number: 
049-00-048
Country: 
Egypt
Location: 
Longitude: 25.02, Latitude: 22
Carbonatite: 
No

The frontier between Egypt, Sudan and Libya passes through Gebel Uweinat but the greatest area lies in Libya where the full description will be found (Libya No. 099-00-013).

Map: 
Fig. 3_62 The frontier area of Egypt, Libya and Sudan showing location of the Crater Hills in Egypt and the Uweinat complex.
Location: 
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith