MGS No. TB7619, Tin Bessais, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritaniai
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MGS No. TB7619 | - not defined - |
Tin Bessais | - not defined - |
Tiris Zemmour Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 23° 44' 56'' North , 8° 17' 30'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 23.74890,-8.29185 |
GeoHash: | G#: eu4p57653 |
Köppen 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 |
Northwest Africa Meteorites | Meteorite Fall Location |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
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AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
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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Paleoproterozoic 1600 - 2500 Ma ID: 3187168 | Paleoproterozoic volcanic and intrusive rocks Age: Proterozoic (1600 - 2500 Ma) Lithology: Felsic 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] |
Orosirian 1800 - 2050 Ma ID: 3306425 | Age: Orosirian (1800 - 2050 Ma) Lithology: Plutonic Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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