Ain el Bey deposit, Béja, Tunisiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ain el Bey deposit | Deposit |
| Béja | Governorate |
| Tunisia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 32' 34'' North , 9° 15' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
215667
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215667:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0ce4f04c-dc1d-4860-be66-4760779f15ae
Vein-type copper deposit. Located about 40 km northeast of the Chouichia deposit.
The Ain el Bey copper vein, at least 200 m in length and 1 m in width, strikes N-S and cross-cuts Triassic, Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene lithofacies.
[Governorate uncertain.]
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Enargite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Luzonite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | Enargite | 2.KA.05 | Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ | Luzonite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Enargite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Luzonite | Cu3AsS4 |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Atlas basinBasin
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