Saïlé, Néma, Hodh ech Chargui Region, Mauritaniai
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Saïlé | - not defined - |
Néma | - not defined - |
Hodh ech Chargui Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 16° 26' 8'' North , 7° 6' 48'' West | ||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 16.43580,-7.11352 | ||||||
GeoHash: | G#: effvw0h16 | ||||||
Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate | ||||||
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Regions containing this locality
African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
West Africa | UN Subregion |
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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:
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
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ⓘ | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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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Ordovician - Cambrian 443.8 - 541 Ma ID: 3189458 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (443.8 - 541 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] |
Ediacaran 541 - 635 Ma ID: 3306592 | Age: Ediacaran (541 - 635 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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