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Quartzite from
Richat Dome, Chinguetti, Adrar Region, Mauritania


Locality type:Dome
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Richat Dome, Chinguetti, Adrar Region, Mauritania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1430551
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1430551:3
GUID (UUID V4):6f476c1c-300f-4a6a-ae83-9f4a70c9b9e1
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Richat and Semsiyat Domes (Mauritania): Not Astroblemes Abstract: The...The 38-km-diameter Richat Dome, in central Mauritania, has been widely regarded as a possible astrobleme...applies to the much smaller, associated, Semsiyat Dome. Introduction In March 1968, we examined two geologic...to meteoriticists in the Adrar region of central Mauritania, Africa—the Richat and Semsiyat Domes. These...(for example, Freeburg, 1966). Interest in the Richat Dome has been heightened recently by a well-publicized
Report (issue)
Petroleum, Energy and Mines, Islamic Republic of Mauritania Second Projet de Renforcement Institutionnel... and Carbonatites in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Phase V, Deliverable 87 By Cliff D. Taylor and... and carbonatites in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 87), chap. Q of Taylor...Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (Mauritania) BUMIFOM The Bureau Minier de la France d’Outre-Mer...(geophysical survey) IRM Islamic Republic of Mauritania JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
Report (issue)
Petroleum, Energy and Mines, Islamic Republic of Mauritania Second Projet de Renforcement Institutionnel... and Carbonatites in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Phase V, Deliverable 87 By Cliff D. Taylor and... and carbonatites in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 87), chap. Q of Taylor...Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (Mauritania) BUMIFOM The Bureau Minier de la France d’Outre-Mer...(geophysical survey) IRM Islamic Republic of Mauritania JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
Report (issue)
Petroleum, Energy and Mines, Islamic Republic of Mauritania Second Projet de Renforcement Institutionnel...(PRISM-II) Uranium in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Phase V, Deliverable 81 By Gregory L. Fernette...L., 2015, Uranium in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 81), chap. N of Taylor... Uranium in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Summary Mauritania has 80 known uranium mineral occurrences...eight types of uranium deposits are recognized in Mauritania. These deposit types include: calcrete, granite-hosted
Report (issue)
Petroleum, Energy and Mines, Islamic Republic of Mauritania Second Projet de Renforcement Institutionnel...(PRISM-II) Uranium in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: Phase V, Deliverable 81 By Gregory L. Fernette...L., 2015, Uranium in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 81), chap. N of Taylor... Uranium in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Summary Mauritania has 80 known uranium mineral occurrences...eight types of uranium deposits are recognized in Mauritania. These deposit types include: calcrete, granite-hosted
Book
the Steinheim Basin Cross section of the Wabash Dome Ideal cross section through a meteorite crater Excavation...Western Australia 8.2 Aerial photograph of Richat dome, in northwest Africa 93 8.3 8.4 Aerial photograph...ILLUSTRATIONS 14.6 14.7 Ideal section across the Vredefort dome Pseudotachylite 14.8 14.9 15.1 Shatter cones from... dianhenes 0 degnndeLeaee cone ee ee ao, sab Dome ee dca ; expe —w ACT keys a iu eb iatio...and too much for an ordinary Meteor in our lower region of the Air to be seen in at once: Yet (for ought
Book
dealing with the present state of knowledge in each region. The Mediterranean domain of North Africa ("Outer...Formations of Western Mauritania. 106 xv EASTERN SAHARA " r. The Depressed region between the Hoggar...XXV XXVI XXVII xxvirr XXIX xxx SOUTHERN MAURITANIA AND WESTERN MAL I 1. The Aouker. 2. F rom Nioro...the Daounas. EASTERN MALI, NIGER AND CHAD 1. The Adrar des Iforas. 2. The Bend of the Niger. 3. The Tilemsi...Tilemsi Valley, T he Asselar Plateau and the Adrar Tiguirirt. The Gao Trough. 4. The Adar Doutchi. 5. The
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dealing with the present state of knowledge in each region, with the exception of the Mediterranean area of...dealing with the present state of knowledge in each region. The Mediterranean domain of North Africa (‘Outer...Formations of Western Mauritania. 106 EASTERN 135 SAHARA 1. The Depressed region between the Hoggar... CONTENTS XXI XXII XXIII XXIV SOUTHERN MAURITANIA AND WESTERN MALI 1. The Aouker. 2. From Nioro...the Daounas. EASTERN MALI, NIGER AND CHAD 1. The Adrar des Iforas. 2. The Bend of the Niger. 3. The Tilemsi
Book
ArabGU. From the geological point of view, Arab region (13,132,327 km2) is dominated by a wide variety...Quaternary. Since the amalgamation of Gondwana, this region formed a continuous ensemble consisting of Archean...are already familiar with the Geology of the Arab Region. Some chapters are research articles and others...Tuareg Shield map that served as the basis for this region in the new 1/10,000,000 scale geological map of...geometry of the lithosphere in a key region of the Hoggar Shield. The region encompasses a shear zone separating
Journal (volume)
author (Lehtinen, 1970). However, in the Lappajärvi region it is impossible to distinguish between actual...pieces of quartz are those formerly recognized a quartzite or sands tone inclusions. 5) The structural state...observed ir, the "melt rock" oE Tenoumer Crater, Mauritania. X-ray diffractograms of groundmass drilled from...StöHler, 1974). The mixed phase regime of quartz (region of anomalou s high compression) extends at least...actually happened in the ca se of the Richat Dome, Mauritania (Cailleux et al.) 196-1; Fudali, 1970)
Report (volume)
geology of Morocco, Algeria, The importance of the region to the petroleum Tunisia, Libya and the western...is, of course, not reflected in the volume This region contains some 4% of the world's of geological literature...including Europe, the USA and SE roleum geology of this region. The main objecAsia, in its importance as a future...material on the oilfields and gas fields of the region. In this regard, we particularly acknowledge the...unique structural history and play types, the Atlas region is assigned a separate sub-section within the Mesozoic-Cenozoic
Book (edition)
=! Total Fa t]ls Finds Doubtful BM(NH) 1 Mauritania Mexico Mongolia TS Morocco Nemina Netherlands...A81059 Barea + Bencubbin * Bondoc * Budulan * Chinguetti * Clover Springs * Crab Orchard * Dalgaranga...Barbotan + * Halle Oldisleben + Quedlinburg + Puy de Dome Mezel + * Gironde St. Caprais-de-Quinsac + * ...Trifir Manritania Aioun el Atrouss f * Chinguetti * Kiffa + * Adrar Zerga Chihuahua City * Aphaca Libya...Kifkakhsyagan Kikino + * Zaisan + USSR : Altay region Kazan SSR Krasnoi-Ugol + * Pavlodar (pallasite)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
putative meteorite craters were found in the Tunguska region of Siberia a fmball explosion had been witnessed...the difficulty of performing field work in that region. The Carolina Bays, if meteoritic, were too ancient...of Russian scientists that studied the Tunguska region, and pointed out that if no meteorites are present...there without success during field suweys in the region. LaPaz found the area to be unpropitious for meteorite...tektites, and craters in Australia, Thailand, and Mauritania. At this meeting, the Society passed a formal
Journal (volume)
H. Kanamori ACTIVE TECTONICS OF 11-IE AEGEAN REGION, 145 207 James Jackson GEOMORPHOLOGY AND IN-SITU...an investigation of the remarkable Richat do1ne in central Mauritania - a gjant bull's-eye feature photographed...on the early Gemini missions. T had hoped that Richat would prove to be an astrobleme par excellence...111ajor mission was to n1ap a boundary dispute region in the An1azon clai1ned by both Equador and Chile...organized an expedition into the Richat Don1e in central Mauritania. This 1nost wondrous giant don1e
Book (edition)
Earthquakes and the San Andreas Fault 380 Los Angeles Region 381 Earthquake Forecasting and Planning 382 Volcanism...prenhall.com/christopherson The Mid-Atlantic region in true-color imagery by the MODIS sensor aboard...weather-related damage with massive floods in one region contrasted with severe droughts elsewhere, and...using five important spatial themes: location, region, human-Earth relationships, movement, and place...the I-5 freeway in Oregon. Laxey /\ YS os : Region Portions of Earth's surface with uniform characteristics;
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two chapters explore the uses of the microwave region of the spectrum. Harold MacDonald describes applications...distance, information about the nature of agiven region containing some or all of the above constituents...constituents, and usually without altering the region in any way. Such information may be acquired by measuring...extract and decipher the information about the region contained in the radiation, he must understand...resonance spectroscopy. The former two lie outside the region of particular interest here, and the applications
Book (edition)
What's in a Boundary? News Report 2: Cwa Climate Region Sets 287 Precipitation Records News Report 3: NetWork:...WAY BETWEEN THE EQUATOR AND NORTH POLE Location Region Absolute and relative location on Earth. Location...grasslands of North America form a vast agricultural region. Human-Earth Relationships Humans and the environment:...connections. science w ith examples of each—location, region, human-Earth Definitions of five fundamental themes...geographic science using five key themes:l ; movement, region, and hum: an-Eart h . illustrated and defined in
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Sudbury Ejecta Layer (Paleoproterozoic, Lake Superior Region, North America) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...of uplifted granitic rocks (white to light gray region) is about 40 km in diameter. It is partly surrounded...than shown. The spall zone shown on the right is a region near the surface where large blocks of unshocked...crater rim, as discussed above; but in the lower region (displaced zone), the rock is driven downward and...(Grieve 1987; Melosh 1989) (Fig. 2.4). Rock from this region is not ejected. Roughly half of the volume of the
 
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