Oued Amour, Moudjeria, Brakna Region, Mauritaniai
Regional Level Types | |
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Oued Amour | - not defined - |
Moudjeria | - not defined - |
Brakna Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 17° 10' 2'' North , 12° 46' 17'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 17.16730,-12.77140 |
GeoHash: | G#: eenctmhnu |
KΓΆppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate |
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Regions containing this locality
African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Sahara Desert, North Africa | Desert |
West Africa | UN Subregion |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
β 'Hornblende' Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Hornblende' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN | |||
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β | Azurite | 16a.2.1.1 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β | Malachite | 16a.3.1.1 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
β | 'Hornblende' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3310350 | Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Metamorphic Reference: ThiΓ©blemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3191959 | Neoproterozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary and volcanic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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