El Faraa 2, Kankossa, Assaba Region, Mauritaniai
Regional Level Types | |
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El Faraa 2 | - not defined - |
Kankossa | - not defined - |
Assaba Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 15° 40' 45'' North , 11° 36' 37'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 15.67920,-11.61030 |
GeoHash: | G#: edz9py39u |
Köppen climate type: | BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) 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:
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Quartz var: Jasper 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 var: Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
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AXO4 | |||
ⓘ | Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | Quartz var: Jasper | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
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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Cambrian - Neoproterozoic 485.4 - 1000 Ma ID: 3189443 | Precambrian-Phanerozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian (485.4 - 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] |
Ediacaran 541 - 635 Ma ID: 3311170 | 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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