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Zabargad Island

Egypt · Red Sea

Geography

Country

Egypt

Province / region

Red Sea

Coordinates

23.6100°N, 36.1800°E

Elevation

0 m

Operations

Status

closed (since 1958)

Supply signal

exhausted (mostly)

Mining method

historic surface · Peridot island; surface gathering since pre-1500 BCE. Mining ceased 1958.

Peridot island closed to mining. Some Egyptian-government operations have resumed.

Associated minerals1

Peridot(Mg,Fe)2SiO4

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