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Libya

The administrative divisions in Libya have changed numerous times.
Currently (since 2007), there are twenty-two districts of Libya, known by the term shabiyah (Arabic singular sha'biyah, plural sha'biyat). In the 1990s these replaced the older baladiyat system.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Aegirine
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Analcime
Anorthite
Anorthoclase
Arfvedsonite
Augite
var: Fassaite
Biotite
Brucite
Cancrinite
Catapleiite
Celestine
Chamosite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
var: Titaniferous Chromite
'Diatomaceous Earth'
Endellite
Enstatite
Eudialyte
Fluorapatite
Goethite
Ilmenite
Kaolinite
Katophorite
Keldyshite
Låvenite
Lechatelierite
var: Fulgurite

Limonite
Lorenzenite
Magnetite
Maskelynite
Merrillite
Natrolite
Nepheline
'Olivine'
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
'Petrified Wood'
'Petroleum'
Pigeonite
'Pyroxene Group'
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Ringwoodite
Siderite
Sodalite
Spinel
Sulphur
Thermonatrite
Titanite
Trona
Zircon


53 entries listed. 38 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Libya
Libya

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References

- Goudarzi, G. H. (1970): Geology and Mineral Resources of Libya — A Reconnaissance. U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 660, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., xx pp.
- E. E. Tawadros (2001): Geology of Egypt and Libya. A. A. Balkema, 468 pp.


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