El Joul (Ouest), Akjoujt (Akjout; Fort Repoux), Inchiri Region, Mauritaniai
Regional Level Types | |
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El Joul (Ouest) | - not defined - |
Akjoujt (Akjout; Fort Repoux) | - not defined - |
Inchiri Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 19° 42' 34'' North , 14° 21' 1'' West | ||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 19.70950,-14.35030 | ||||||
GeoHash: | G#: eetb1kn2j | ||||||
Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate | ||||||
Nearest Settlements: |
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Regions containing this locality
African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Sahara Desert, North Africa | Desert |
West Africa | UN Subregion |
Northwest Africa Meteorites | Meteorite Fall Location |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Tremolite Formula: ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 66 - INOSILICATES Double-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=2) | |||
Amphiboles - Mg-Fe-Mn-Li subgroup | |||
ⓘ | Tremolite | 66.1.3a.1 | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Tremolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Tremolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Precambrian 541 - 4000 Ma ID: 3189779 | Precambrian sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Precambrian (541 - 4000 Ma) Lithology: Orthogneiss/paragneiss/metavolcanic gneiss Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3310248 | Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Volcanic-sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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