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Oran volcanic fields, El Emir Abdelkader, Béni Saf District, Aïn Témouchent Province, Algeria i
Regional Level Types
Oran volcanic fields Group of Volcanic Fields
El Emir Abdelkader Commune
Béni Saf District District
Aïn Témouchent Province Province
Algeria Country

Regional Level Types
Oran volcanic fields	Group of Volcanic Fields
El Emir Abdelkader	Commune
Béni Saf District	District
Aïn Témouchent Province	Province
Algeria	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

35° 15' 24'' North , 1° 25' 22'' West

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: eyqbxd7ct

Locality type:

Group of Volcanic Fields

Köppen climate type:

BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate

A number of volcanic fields between Oran and the border with Morocco to the west include both alkaline and non-alkaline rocks and range broadly in composition from basalt to rhyolite.

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ⓘ Analcime

ⓘ Chromite

ⓘ Nepheline

3 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Analcime

Formula: Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O

Reference: Woolley, A (2000) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa Bellon, H. (1980). Le volcanisme alcalin plio-quaternaire d'Algérie occidentale. Etude radiométrique et paléomagnétique. Revue de Geologie Dynamique et de Geographie Physique, 22, 213-222. Dautria, J. M., & Girod, M. (1987). Cenozoic volcanism associated with swells and rifts. Mantle xenoliths, 195-214. Sadran, G. (1958). Les formations volcaniques tertiaires et quaternaires du Tell oranais. Publications du Service de la Carte Geologique de l'Algerie. Bulletin, N.S. 18.

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄

Reference: Woolley, A (2000) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

Reference: Woolley, A (2000) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Chromite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂O₄
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Analcime	9.GB.05	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
ⓘ	Nepheline	9.FA.05	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
O	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
O	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Na	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Al	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆) · H₂O
Si	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Nepheline	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Chromite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺O₄

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Sadran, G. (1958) Les formations volcaniques tertiaires et quaternaires du Tell oranais. Publications du Service de la Carte Géologique de l'Algerie. Bulletin, N.S. 18.

Bellon, H. (1980) Le volcanisme alcalin plio-quaternaire d'Algérie occidentale. Étude radiométrique et paléomagnétique. Revue de Géologie Dynamique et de Géographie Physique: 22: 213-222.

Dautria, J.M., Girod, M. (1987) Cenozoic volcanism associated with swells and rifts. Mantle xenoliths: 195-214.

Woolley, A.R. (2001) Alkaline rocks and carbonatites of the world. Part 3: Africa. Geological Society. Natural History Museum, London: 7.

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