Tozeur-Nefta deposit, Tozeur, Tunisiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tozeur-Nefta deposit | Deposit |
| Tozeur | Governorate |
| Tunisia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 53' 41'' North , 7° 56' 24'' East
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tozeur-Naftah deposit
A low grade phosphate deposit located approximately 12km west of the town of Tozeur.
The deposit is in the Gafsa mining basin (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, and Fouad Souissi. (2019) "The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia)" Minerals 9, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, and Fouad Souissi. (2019) "The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia)" Minerals 9, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002 |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F Reference: Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, and Fouad Souissi. (2019) "The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia)" Minerals 9, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002 |
| ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) Reference: Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, and Fouad Souissi. (2019) "The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia)" Minerals 9, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002 |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, and Fouad Souissi. (2019) "The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia)" Minerals 9, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002 |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, and Fouad Souissi. (2019) "The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia)" Minerals 9, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002 |
| ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, and Fouad Souissi. (2019) "The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia)" Minerals 9, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002 |
| ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 Reference: Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, and Fouad Souissi. (2019) "The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia)" Minerals 9, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, and Fouad Souissi. (2019) "The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia)" Minerals 9, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| ⓘ | var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O) |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Boujlel, Haïfa, Ghassen Daldoul, Haïfa Tlil, Radhia Souissi, Noureddine Chebbi, Nabil Fattah, Fouad Souissi. (2019) The Beneficiation Processes of Low-Grade Sedimentary Phosphates of Tozeur-Nefta Deposit (Gafsa-Metlaoui Basin: South of Tunisia). Minerals 9(1),2. [https://doi.org/10.3390/min9010002].
Wissem Gallala, Marwa Saïdi, Sihem el Hajii, Kamel Zayani, Mohamed Essghaier Gaied, Mabrouk Montacer (2016) Characterization and Valorization of Tozeur-Nefta Phosphate Ore Deposit (Southwestern Tunisia). Procedia Engineering, Vol.138, 8-18.
Ouerghi, S. (2019) A GIS-Based Geological Model for Assessing the Reserves of Phosphate in the Tozeur-Nefta Field, Southern Tunisia. International Journal of Geosciences, 10, 589-611. [doi: 10.4236/ijg.2019.105034].
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