Fougues 1, Ayoun El Atrous, Hodh el Gharbi Region, Mauritaniai
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Fougues 1 | - not defined - |
Ayoun El Atrous | - not defined - |
Hodh el Gharbi Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 16° 37' 59'' North , 9° 19' 59'' West | ||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 16.63330,-9.33333 | ||||||
GeoHash: | G#: efcqeegxv | ||||||
KΓΆppen 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
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Covellite Formula: CuS Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
β Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
β Quartz var: Jasper Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz var: Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
β | Covellite | 2.8.12.1 | CuS |
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
β | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 58 - SOROSILICATES Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups | |||
Insular, Mixed, Single, and Larger Tetrahedral Groups with cations in [6] and higher coordination; single and double groups (n = 1, 2) | |||
β | Epidote | 58.2.1a.7 | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
β | Quartz var: Jasper | - | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β 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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Ediacaran - Tonian 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3307207 | Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: ThiΓ©blemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3192860 | Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 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] |
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