Guelb El Rhein (Guelb Rhein), Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 22° 52' 56'' North , 12° 19' 31'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 22.88225,-12.32551 |
GeoHash: | G#: esp4pt8fd |
Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
Iron mine.
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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
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Banded iron formation' Reference: Taylor, C. D., Finn, C. A., Anderson, E. D., Bradley, D. C., Joud, M. Y., Mohamed, A. T., & Horton, J. D. (2016). The F’derik-Zouérate Iron District: Mesoarchean and Paleoproterozoic Iron Formation of the Tiris Complex, Islamic Republic of Mauritania. In Mineral Deposits of North Africa (pp. 529-573). Springer, Cham. |
ⓘ 'Gneiss' Reference: Taylor, C. D., Finn, C. A., Anderson, E. D., Bradley, D. C., Joud, M. Y., Mohamed, A. T., & Horton, J. D. (2016). The F’derik-Zouérate Iron District: Mesoarchean and Paleoproterozoic Iron Formation of the Tiris Complex, Islamic Republic of Mauritania. In Mineral Deposits of North Africa (pp. 529-573). Springer, Cham. |
ⓘ 'commodity:Iron' Formula: Fe Reference: |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Taylor, C. D., Finn, C. A., Anderson, E. D., Bradley, D. C., Joud, M. Y., Mohamed, A. T., & Horton, J. D. (2016). The F’derik-Zouérate Iron District: Mesoarchean and Paleoproterozoic Iron Formation of the Tiris Complex, Islamic Republic of Mauritania. In Mineral Deposits of North Africa (pp. 529-573). Springer, Cham. |
ⓘ 'Quartzite' Reference: Taylor, C. D., Finn, C. A., Anderson, E. D., Bradley, D. C., Joud, M. Y., Mohamed, A. T., & Horton, J. D. (2016). The F’derik-Zouérate Iron District: Mesoarchean and Paleoproterozoic Iron Formation of the Tiris Complex, Islamic Republic of Mauritania. In Mineral Deposits of North Africa (pp. 529-573). Springer, Cham. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | 'Magnetite' | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Banded iron formation' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Gneiss' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Quartzite' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
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AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Banded iron formation' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Gneiss' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Quartzite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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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Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3310978 | Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
Neoarchean 2500 - 2800 Ma ID: 3186906 | Archean crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Neoarchean (2500 - 2800 Ma) Lithology: Migmatite; paragneiss 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] |
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