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Djebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisiai
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Fluorite, etc.

Djebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
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Fluorite, etc.

Djebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
00044770014949492884049.jpg
Fluorite, etc.

Djebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 8' 20'' North , 10° 3' 32'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.13900,10.05900
GeoHash:
G#: snrjsfusz
GRN:
N25E06
Type:
Deposit
KΓΆppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Sbikha7,062 (2018)23.1km
El Fahs18,083 (2018)29.5km
Zaghouan16,911 (2018)30.3km
Harqalah6,942 (2018)42.2km
Sidi Bou Ali8,855 (2018)42.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
69234
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69234:5
GUID (UUID V4):
b539a789-9189-4d79-b853-49f2057d3705


MVT-type fluorite deposit with trace of galena, located about 10 km SW of Zaghouan.

Fluorite deposition in Carixian condensed layers series, during an epigenetic stage replacing dolomite and later, inside fissures and geodes. The mineralization level is an unconformity surface separating Lower Liassic limestones palaeorelief (emergence) from Carixian phosphatic limestones (both epigenetically dolomitized) and Domerian marl/limestone basin alternation.

Two stages of fluorite crystallization :
1) Main fluorite deposition (LT brine)
2) Late fluorite and quartz in fractures and vugs (HT less saline hydrothermal fluid : high geothermal gradient in extensional context and heat generation by fractures opening).

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ 'Glauconite'
Formula: K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Petroleum'
Description: Inclusions in late fluorite and quartz.
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Ankerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Unclassified
β“˜'Glauconite'-K0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
β“˜'Petroleum'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feβ“˜ GlauconiteK0.60-0.85(Fe3+,Mg,Al)2(Si,Al)4O10](OH)2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Souissi, F., Souissi, R., & Dandurand, J. L. The Genesis of the Mississippi Valley-Type Fluorite Ore at Jebel Stah (Zaghouan District, North-Eastern Tunisia) Constrained by Thermal and Chemical Properties of Fluids and REE and Sr Isotope Geochemistry.
Souissi, F., Dandurand, J.L., and FortunΓ©, J.P. (1997): Thermal and chemical evolution of fluids during fluorite deposition in the Zaghouan province, north-eastern Tunesia. Mineralium Deposita 32, 257-270.
F. Souissi et al. (1998): Bull. Soc. GΓ©ol. France 169(2), 163-175.
Souissi, F. et al. (2010): Ore Geology Reviews 37, 15-30.
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