Azrag, F'dérik, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Azrag | - not defined - |
| F'dérik | - not defined - |
| Tiris Zemmour Region | Region |
| Mauritania | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 22° 34' 59'' North , 12° 21' 59'' West | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 22.58310,-12.36640 | ||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: esp0qx5h1 | ||||||
| Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate | ||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
|
No description has been added for this locality. Can you add one?
Regions containing this locality
| African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Sahara Desert, North Africa | Desert |
| West Africa | UN Subregion |
| Northwest Africa Meteorites | Meteorite Fall Location |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
| ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
| ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
| ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Copper | 1.1.1.3 | Cu |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.4.7.3 | Cu9S5 |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.5.2.1 | Cu5FeS4 |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| AB(XO3)2 | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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.
Click on geological units on the map for more information. Click here to view full-screen map on Macrostrat.org
| Neoproterozoic - Mesoproterozoic 541 - 1600 Ma ID: 3306479 | Age: Proterozoic (541 - 1600 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
| Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3192717 | Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 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] |
Data and map coding provided by Macrostrat.org, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
