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Batna Mounts, Batna Province, Algeriai
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Batna MountsMining Area
Batna ProvinceProvince
AlgeriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
35° North , 5° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~107km
GRN:
N24E04
Type:
Mining Area
Mindat Locality ID:
474461
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:474461:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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4 valid minerals.

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ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Melnikovite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Melnikovite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

SSulfur
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
FeIron
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Algeria

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References

Ysbaa, Saadia, Haddouche, Omar, Boutaleb, Abdelhak, Sami, Lounis, Kolli, Omar (2021) Mineralization and fluid inclusion characteristics of Pb-Zn-Fe-Ba (Cu, F, Sr) ore-deposits in northern east of Algeria. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14 (11) doi:10.1007/s12517-021-07281-2
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