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The ilmenite ore deposits are hosted in arc gabbroic and anorthosite rocks. They are classified into three types, namely black ore, red ore, and disseminated ore. The black ilmenite ore is located at the deeper level, while the oxidized red ore is mainly located at or near the surface. Petrographically, the gabbro and ilmenite ores indicate a crystallization sequence of plagioclase, titaniferous pyroxene, and ilmenite. This reveals that the ilmenite is a magmatic deposit formed by the liquid gravity concentration of ilmenite following the crystallization of feldspar and pyroxene. Meanwhile, quartz, tremolite, zoisite, and opaque minerals are accessory minerals. The Fe-Ti ores are composed of ilmenite hosting exsolved hematite lamellae of variable sizes and shapes, gangue silicate minerals, and some sulfides. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) data reveal the presence of two mineral phases: ilmenite and hematite formed by the unmixing of the ferroilmenite homogeneous phase upon cooling. As a result, the ore is mostly made up of hemo-ilmenite. Using an electron microscope (SEM), as well as by observing the textures seen by the ore microscope, ilmenite is the dominant Fe-Ti oxide and contains voluminous hematite exsolved crystals. Under the scanning electron microscope, ilmenite contained intergrowths of hematite as a thin sandwich and lens shape. The formation of hematite lamellae indicates an oxidation process. Mineral chemistry-based investigations reveal late\/post-magmatic activity at high temperatures. The examined ilmenite plots on the ferro-ilmenite line were created by continuous solid solution over 800 \u00b0C, whereas the analyzed magnetite and Ti-magnetite plot near the magnetite line and were formed by continuous solid solution exceeding 600 \u00b0C.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/min13030307","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,23]],"date-time":"2023-02-23T02:28:57Z","timestamp":1677119337000},"page":"307","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Ore Genesis of the Abu Ghalaga Ferro-Ilmenite Ore Associated with Neoproterozoic Massive-Type Gabbros, South-Eastern Desert of Egypt: Evidence from Texture and Mineral Chemistry"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Hatem M.","family":"El-Desoky","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt"}]},{"given":"Ahmed M.","family":"Abdel-Rahman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt"}]},{"given":"Wael","family":"Fahmy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt"}]},{"given":"Ibrahim","family":"Khalifa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt"}]},{"given":"Salah A.","family":"Mohamed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA), 3 Salah Salem St., Abbassia, Cairo 11517, Egypt"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7623-301X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aref","family":"Shirazi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 1591634311, Iran"}]},{"given":"Ardeshir","family":"Hezarkhani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 1591634311, Iran"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7756-3205","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Adel","family":"Shirazy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 1591634311, Iran"},{"name":"Geophysical Institute, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8783-5120","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amin Beiranvand","family":"Pour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Oceanography and Environment (INOS), University Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Nerus 21030, Malaysia"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"275","DOI":"10.2113\/gsecongeo.61.2.275","article-title":"The composition and origin of selected iron-titanium deposits","volume":"61","author":"Lister","year":"1966","journal-title":"Econ. 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