Inkebden, Chami, Inchiri Region, Mauritaniai
Regional Level Types | |
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Inkebden | - not defined - |
Chami | - not defined - |
Inchiri Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 20° 30' 0'' North , 15° 34' 59'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 20.50000,-15.58330 |
GeoHash: | G#: eesut7ut4 |
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
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings | |||
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Six-Membered Rings with [Si6O18] rings; possible (OH) and Al substitution | |||
ⓘ | Beryl | 61.1.1.1 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1) | |||
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2 | |||
ⓘ | Spodumene | 65.1.4.1 | LiAlSi2O6 |
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
Group 76 - TECTOSILICATES Al-Si Framework | |||
Al-Si Framework with Al-Si frameworks | |||
ⓘ | Microcline | 76.1.1.5 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Li | Lithium | |
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Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
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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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] |
Mesoarchean 2800 - 3200 Ma ID: 3311040 | Age: Mesoarchean (2800 - 3200 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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