Saabia, El Hassan Ould Hamed, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Saabia | - not defined - |
| El Hassan Ould Hamed | - not defined - |
| Tiris Zemmour Region | Region |
| Mauritania | Country |
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 25° 36' 39'' North , 8° 7' 30'' West |
|---|---|
| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 25.61100,-8.12504 |
| GeoHash: | G#: eud1xn7db |
| 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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
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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| Paleoproterozoic 1600 - 2500 Ma ID: 3187168 | Paleoproterozoic volcanic and intrusive rocks Age: Proterozoic (1600 - 2500 Ma) Lithology: Felsic volcanic 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] |
| Paleoproterozoic 1600 - 2500 Ma ID: 3142049 | Proterozoic I granite Age: Proterozoic (1600 - 2500 Ma) Lithology: Granite 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] |
| Orosirian 1800 - 2050 Ma ID: 3306498 | Age: Orosirian (1800 - 2050 Ma) Lithology: Plutonic Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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