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Galena from
Sidi Amor ben Salem Mine, Slata Pb-Zn deposit, Tajerouine, Kef, Tunisia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anglesiteⓘ2 photos of Galena associated with Anglesite at this locality.
Baryteⓘ1 photo of Galena associated with Baryte at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sidi Amor ben Salem Mine, Slata Pb-Zn deposit, Tajerouine, Kef, Tunisia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:147982
Long-form Identifier:1:3:147982:9
GUID (UUID V4):5c9a0ac3-14f8-463a-af02-ab7135b9b3fa
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘGarn Alfaya Mine, Garn Alfaya (Jebel Garn Halfaya; Djebel Garn Halfaya; Djebel Gueurn Halfaya; Jabal Qarn 'alfĂ„yah; Djebel Gulurn Halfaya), Tajerouine, Kef, Tunisia
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘSakiet Koucha occurrence, Sakiet Sidi Youssef (Saqiyat Sidi Yusuf), Kef, Tunisia
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘDjerissa Mine (Jerissa Mine), Kasserine, Tunisia
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘBou Jaber Mine, Bou Jaber (Bou Jabeur), Kasserine, Tunisia
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘSidi Youssef Mine, Sakiet Sidi Youssef (Saqiyat Sidi Yusuf), Kef, Tunisia
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘOuenza Mine, Ouenza, Ouenza District, TĂ©bessa Province, Algeria
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘBou Grine Mine (Bougrine Mine), Sers, Kef, Tunisia
48.5km (30.2 miles) ⓘBoukhadra Mine, Boukhadra, El AouĂŻnet District, TĂ©bessa Province, Algeria
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘDjebel Sekarna Mine (Sekarna deposit), Djebel Sekarna, Siliana, Siliana, Tunisia
63.1km (39.2 miles) ⓘEl Aguiba deposit, Nebeur, Kef, Tunisia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE LEAD-ZINC-BEARING PAUL DEPOSITS OF TUNISIA SAINFELD CONTENTS PAGE Abstract ..................Table 1. 150 THE LEAD-ZINC-BEARING DEPOSITS OF TUNISIA TABLE Products I Marketable tonnage (In thousands...PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS The metalliferousdepositsin Tunisia are locatedalmost exclusivelyin the stronglyfoldedrocksthat...sedimentarydeposits(iron and phosphates) of central Tunisia. The principal depositsof the iron-lead-zincassociationare...therefore, in the richestand most temperatepart of Tunisia, but also in the difficultmountainous regions.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Diapir-Related Mississippi Valley-Type Ba-Pb-(± Zn) Ore of the Slata District, Tunisia: The Role of Halokinesis, Hydrocarbon...3Laboratoire des Sciences de Gafsa, Sidi Ahmed Zarrouk, 2112 Gafsa, Tunisia des MatĂ©riaux Utiles, Institut...d’Analyse Physico-chimiques, 2026 Technopole de Sidi Thabet, Tunisia 4GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences...Formation (Albian-Vraconian) along major faults in the Slata ore district raises the question of the roles played...mineralization. The Slata mining district, located in the Tunisian salt diapiric zone, contains Ba-Pb-(± Zn) ore hosted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the SlataGuern Halfaya area, North-Central Tunisia: Implication for genesis Larbi Rddad, Nejib Jemmali...the Cretaceous rocks of the Slata-Guern Halfaya area, North-Central Tunisia: Implication for genesis, Ore...the Cretaceous rocks of the Slata-Guern Halfaya area, North-Central Tunisia: Implication for genesis Larbi...Faculté des Sciences de Gafsa, Sidi Ahmed Zarrouk, 2112 Gafsa, Tunisia. Discipline of Geological Sciences...proximity of ore deposits, in the Slata-Guern Halfaya area (north-central Tunisia), to the Cretaceous Fahdene
Report (issue)
386(1) Z = n.d. X-ray Powder Pattern: Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia. 2.194 (100), 2.087 (80), 1.760 (50)...3.40 (40), 1.406 (30), 3.21 (10) Chemistry: Al Fe Pb MnO Na2 O O H2 O rem. insol. (1) 0.79 0.49 36.29...41.27 42.39 12.75 3.59 100.00 (1) Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia; remnant is “other metals”. (2) Do.;...cavities in galena. Association: Galena, coronadite. Distribution: From Sidi Amor Ben Salem, Tunisia. In the...Arizona. Found in the Mori mine, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. From the Clara Mine, near Oberwolfach, Black
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hydrothermal formation of the Ouenza siderite deposit (NE Algeria) Received: 4 January 1996 / Accepted:...Accepted: 17 July 1996 Abstract The Ouenza siderite deposit is located proximal to evaporitic diapirs of Triassic...important iron concentrations (120–150 MT) and minor Pb, Zn, Cu, Ba and F occurrences. The iron ore consists...7.5& SMOW, T = 100–120 °C. Later deposition of Pb, Zn, Cu, Ba and F minerals is controlled by fractures...Spain; Ouenza, Algeria; Djerissa and Hameima, Tunisia). The most reactive rocks to mineralizing fluids
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
constraints on the genesis of the Pb–Zn deposit of Jalta (northern Tunisia): Implications for timing of mineralization...d’Analyse Physico-chimiques, 2026 Technopole de Sidi Thabet, Tunisia UniversitĂ© de Tunis El Manar, DĂ©partement...FacultĂ© des Sciences de Tunis, 2092 El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia c School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, James...Northern Tunisia a b s t r a c t The occurrence of Pb–Zn deposits of Jalta district (northern Tunisia) as...processes. Pb isotopes in galena from the deposits yielded average 206 Pb/204 Pb, 207 Pb/204 Pb and 208
Report (issue)
distance, au port de chargement (Tunis ou Sfax), de la mine la plus lointaine, ne depasse pas 300 kilometres...(production supe­ rieure a 10.000 ton11es-111etal, pour Pb-Zn , 100.000 pour Fe), p:umi lesquels cinq sont vraiment...travaux miniers im­ vortants (djebcl Ressas, Sidi Amor ben Salem, Bou Jaber, Khanguet). Ces reliques sont...comporter les mines de Mesloula, Ouenza, Bou Khadra . , Slata et Bou Jaber, cette derniere representant, peut-etre...Aoonr-:E qui signale, en j uin 1470, l'activite de la mine de plomb du djebel Ressas. II semble que les travaux
Report (issue)
stalactitic, granular, massive, banded around a core of galena. Physical Properties: Cleavage: {001}, good; {210}...pyromorphite, wulfenite, massicot, gypsum, sulfur, galena. Distribution: A few localities for well-crystallized...Nerchinsk, Siberia. From Sidi-Amor-ben-Salem, Tunisia. Fine crystals at the Touissit mine, near Oujda, Morocco...the Kombat Cu–Pb–Ag mine, 49 km south of Tsumeb, Namibia. In the USA, from the Wheatley mine, Phoenixville...Idaho, from the Bunker Hill mine, Coeur d’Alene district, in the Hypotheek mine, south of Kingston, and the
Report (issue)
malachite, azurite, phosgenite, pyromorphite, galena. Distribution: Some of the many localities for...fine crystals include: from the Friedrichssegen mine, near Braubach, Rhineland-Pfalz, Germany. At Přı́bram...Leadhills, Lanarkshire, Scotland. From the Frankmills mine, Christow, Devon, England. In the Rossignol vein...From Nerchinsk, Siberia, Russia. At Sidi-Amor-ben-Salem, Tunisia. From Morocco, at Mibladen, with fine...Touissit mine, near Oujda. Superb crystals and twinned groups at Tsumeb and in the Kombat Cu–Pb–Ag mine, 49
Report (issue)
Occurrence: Uncommon, typically formed by alteration of galena in the oxidized zone of hydrothermal lead deposits...Syzjanov mine, Altai district, Siberia, Russia. Large fine crystals from the Touissit mine, near Oujda...Oujda, Morocco. At Sidi Amor ben Salem, Tunisia. Large crystals from Tsumeb, Namibia. From Broken Hill,... New South Wales, and in the Comet mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia. Found at Boleo, near Santa Rosalia...masses from the Terrible mine, Isle, Custer Co., Colorado; in the Mammoth mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona;
Journal (issue)
rich silver ore that is easily processed. The deposit located at Silver Reef in southwestern Utah’s Washington...The high-grade chlorargyrite of the Silver Reef deposit (figure 2) is found in the Springdale Sandstone...bottom of the Jurassic Period. The geology of the deposit becomes a bit confusing and is still not completely...anything else along the way. 2 The discovery of the deposit took a while to unfold. Everyone knew back in the...York Antimony-bearing Oxidized Minerals - Jetty Mine, Montana Rare Earth Element Minerals from Sheep
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convert, refine and treat whatever you want to mine. From the initial evaluation and planning to the...Somalia 13. Sudan 9 36 41 44 46 14 15 Syria Tunisia 49 51 146 Yemen 53 17 18 19 The Red Sea Israel...Solomon's mines are nothing but an ancient copper mine exploited by the ancient Egyptians. A temple dedicated...Qatar* Sheikhdom Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates* Yemen Arab Republic Yemen...conducted so far is very limited. Further, when a deposit is discovered, evaluation is seldom thorough. Drilling
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
altered from galena. It is commonly found as concentric layers of yellowish material coating galena, forming...forming what are called "eyes of galena." In the massive form it is almost always associated with other secondary... From Africa, at Tsumeb and in Tunis at Sidi-Amor-ben-Salem, fine sharp crystals appear on the market...has been found associated with secondary leads, galena, and native wire silver. It is often found with...found only as micro-crystals or as coatings on galena and it seldom fluoresces. Probably the best U.
Journal (issue)
Mitchell and Wilson M. Laird .............. 10 TUNISIA RICH IN MINERALS ................................U. S. A. The official Joun1al cf the Rocks and Mine,alt Aaoc~ation 2 ROCKS AND MINERALS e I I I I...group or party, to the name of a person, county, mine, mountain, or some other prominent locality where...entire time and energy to the mining of a huge deposit of mica in the town of Campton, New Hampshire,...specimens from Sicily ; and metallic sulphides, galena, sphalerite, cinfrom Michij?an, California, and
Journal (issue)
$6.00 Descloizite vs. Mottramite from the Whale Mine, Goodsprings District, Clark Co., Nevada Tony Nikischer...recently acquired a stash of material from the Whale Mine, a rather obscure and defunct locality in the Goodsprings...Mining District of Clark County, Nevada. The Whale Mine consisted of underground workings about 400 feet...Specimens labeled as “cuprodescloizite” from the Whale Mine date back at least as far back as the late 1940s...has its Zn-dominant counterpart, descloizite (Castor, 2004). Figure 1: A typical Whale Mine specimen
Journal (issue)
superbgreenfluoritetwin25 mmon edge from the Heights Mine, Westgate, Weardale,Durham.J. Piddcollection. MUSEUM...subscriptions and advertising. BARITE FROM BARRAS END MINE Peter Briscoe 15 DIGITAL MICRO-PHOTOGRAPHY David...FINANCE Jean C. Spence CESAflOLITE FROM EAGLEBROOK MINE Tom Cotterell 39 NEWS and EVENTS Mick Wolfe Richard...Richard Bell WURTZITE FROM LOCKRIDGE MINE Ben Grguric ‱ Ernest Nickel 41 DESIGN Julie Ballard COPPER...appropriate channels. FROM SANDBED MINE FROM ROUGHTON GILL MINE Andrew Tindle ‱ Trevor Bridges ‱ David
Journal (issue)
(c) by a partial exchange of constituents as in galena after pyromorphite and limonite after pyrite. Recently...growths of various alkali halides on the surface of galena and of sodium nitrate on the rhombohedral carbonates...after gypsum, calcite, galena; and calamine after dolomite, fluorite, galena, calcite, and pyromorphite...the serpentine pseudomorphs from the Tilly Foster Mine, Putnam Co., N. Y., appear to have formed through...macro-composite structure, or "lineages," shown by galena and other crystals has been discussed from the
cordierite 95 dialogite 42, 42 diamond 5, 6 galena 12, /3 garnet group 76 garnierite 107 gaylussite...46.55 per cent iron and 53.45 per cent sulphur; galena, a sulphide of lead, PbS, contains 86.60 per cent...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...formed by the alteration of some sulphides such as galena, antimonite, and pyrite. Finally, it can have a
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copper vitriol 59 coquimbite 60 cordierite 95 galena 12, 13 garnet group 76 garnierite 107 gaylussite...46.55 per cent iron and 53.45 per cent sulphur; galena, a sulphide of lead, PbS, contains 86.60 per cent...especially near Kimberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimberlite...carats, equal to 621 grams) was found at the Premier Mine; named the Cullinan diamond, it was presented to...formed by the alteration of some sulphides such as galena, antimonite, and pyrite. Finally, it can have a
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fuchsite 104 gadolinite 85 gahnite 24 galaxite 24 galena 12, 13 garnet group 76 garnierite 107 gaylussite...59 zippeite 62 zircon 77, 78, 78 zoisite 88 THE MINE LKINGDOM All physical bodies in Nature can be...46.55 per cent iron and 53.45 per cent sulphur; galena, a sulphide of le.ad, PbS, contains 86.60 per cent...or slightly rotated Vitreous. Like glass 3 THE MINE Class I: native ·elements Chemical elernents found...especially near Ki1nberley); diamonds from the Kimberley mine are embedded in ultrabasic blue rock called kimber/ite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral rean active South Africa-and takes lead, in Tunisia, and on phoson his work sources.In this connection...Soc. Geol. BeIg. 36,79-86. 1910 Angl6site de Sidi-Amor (Tunisie) Ann. Soc.Geol,.BeIg. 37, 228-232. Description...Belg. 42, M93-M124. 1920 Les mindraux du massif de Slata (Tunisie). BulI. Soc I;r. Mineral. Cristal'logr...Soc.GeoI.BeIg.48,219-221. Les min6raux de Sidi Amor Ben Salem. Ann Soc. Geol. Belg. Livre jubilaire,2,...minerals was aroused early when he received a fine galena crystal from Cumberland and a polished smoky quartz
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in the chemical formula (Fc 5 . Mil", As", Mn 4 , Pb"). Where an element features in both valences in...Crystals up to 140mm (5'A in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbce, Arizona, USA. Very fine spincl-law...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Gcnaro Mine in Huancavclica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine. Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from...110 mm (47.6 in) long were very rare in Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA. The largest known sheets
Journal (volume)
2007 PAPERS Zoned oxidation deposits in Tynebottom Mine, Garrigil1, Cumbria Trevo r F. Bridges and David...Copper·bearing silica gel from the walls of the Tankardstown mine, Co. Waterford, Treland Stephen Moreton 10-17 ...and 1. Ike Wilson 52-54 Powellite from Benallt mine, Lleyn Peninsula, Gwynedd: a first Welsh occurrence...Tom F. Cotterell 54-55 Cesarolite from Frongoch Mine, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion, Wales Tom F. Cotterell...55-56 PAPER Corkite and hinsdalite from Frongoch Mine, Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion, Wales, including evidence
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below, with a model of 11 val ‘ \ ISOMETRIC Galena TETRAGONAL Chalcopyrite Mas NS? ORTHORHOMBIC...by his discovery of the world’s largest diamond mine. Nevertheless, the amateur will surely find many...Thousand Smokes in Alaska are magnetite, pyrite, galena, and other minerals in large amounts. ‘The geysers...Collector Remarks Founo Fig. 17 Mineral label GALENA DicGines, GALEWA JUL J. HENORIX Avec.3, 1938...Sulfur Silicon *Fe Iron *Sb Antimony H *Hg K Li *Pb Mg Mn Mo Na Hydrogen Mercury Potassium Lithium Lead
Report (issue)
................... (DABUEESweXcLavepoOwGderaat amor quartz (295) mene sere cst sean eee rire eh ere...’-’m3m; a = 4.080; Z = 4 2496Q (Cu/Ni)—East Gold mine, Bowser River district, Portland Canal area, B.C...silver Cell Studies, the same (a) 0, 0, S Z = mine, Coantimony). edge by Peacock (Univ. Toronto Geol...(Cu/Ni)—Calumet mine, Michigan; same pattern given by copper filings and material from Tamarak mine, Michigan...(A1 type): 4 (Cu, As) in (a) 0, 0, 0 (RMT) 8. LEAD—Pb Cubic, 0,5-Fm3m; a = 4.950; Z = 4 1132 (Cu/Ni)—Langban
 
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