Bir Aidiate, Bir Moghrein, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritaniai
Regional Level Types | |
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Bir Aidiate | - not defined - |
Bir Moghrein | - not defined - |
Tiris Zemmour Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 25° 25' 33'' North , 11° 56' 22'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 25.42600,-11.93970 |
GeoHash: | G#: esx88k9v0 |
Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
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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
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chamosite Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Chamosite | 9.EC.55 | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 6 - HYDROXIDES AND OXIDES CONTAINING HYDROXYL | |||
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XO(OH) | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 6.1.1.2 | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings interlayered 1:1, 2:1, and octahedra | |||
ⓘ | Chamosite | 71.4.1.7 | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Chamosite | (Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8 |
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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Devonian 358.9 - 419.2 Ma ID: 3186359 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Devonian (358.9 - 419.2 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks 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] |
Devonian 358.9 - 419.2 Ma ID: 3306569 | Age: Devonian (358.9 - 419.2 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
Early Devonian 393.3 - 419.2 Ma ID: 3136691 | Early Devonian undifferentiated Age: Early Devonian (393.3 - 419.2 Ma) Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147] |
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