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Meknès Prefecture, Fès-Meknès Region, Moroccoi
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Meknès PrefecturePrefecture
Fès-Meknès RegionRegion
MoroccoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Meknès545,705 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
109219
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109219:9
GUID (UUID V4):
9a07807b-2876-4a29-9ba8-be43602e715f
Other Languages:
Arabic:
عمالة مكناس, فاس - مكناس, المغرب
French:
Meknès, Fès-Meknès, Maroc
German:
Meknès, Fès-Meknès, Marokko
Italian:
prefettura di Meknès, Fes-Meknès, Marocco
Russian:
Мекнес, Фес-Мекнес, Марокко
Simplified Chinese:
梅克內斯省, 非斯-梅克内斯大区, 摩洛哥
Spanish:
Prefectura de Mequinez, Fès-Meknès, Marruecos
Asturian:
prefeutura de Meknès, Marruecos
Bavarian:
Meknès, Fès-Meknès, Marokko
Catalan:
prefectura de Meknès, Fes-Meknès, Marroc
Cebuano:
Meknes , Morocco
Dutch:
Meknès Prefecture, Fès-Meknès, Marokko
Japanese:
メクネス県, フェズ=メクネス地方, モロッコ
Swedish:
Meknes , Marocko
Ukrainian:
Мекнес, Фес-Мекне́с, Марокко


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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

3 valid minerals.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
'Calamine'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
ZnZinc
Zn SphaleriteZnS
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences42
Youngest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed183 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Wadi Daya693.5 - 89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Andemantastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Andemantastraeidae : Andemantastraea180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Ellipsoidastraea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Conophylliidae : Ellipsoidastraea182.7 - 170.3 Ma
Jurassic
Macgeopsis
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Ellipsosmiliidae : Macgeopsis180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Montlivaltia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Montlivaltia182.7 - 170.3 Ma
Jurassic
Siderosmilia
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Siderastreidae : Siderosmilia180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Stylina
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Stylina180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Parapassaloteuthis
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Passaloteuthidae : Parapassaloteuthis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Isastrea
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Isastrea182.7 - 174.1 Ma
Jurassic
Cardiastraea cristata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Reimaniphylliidae : Cardiastraea : Cardiastraea cristata182.7 - 170.3 Ma
Jurassic
Axotrochus outitensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Coryphylliidae : Axotrochus : Axotrochus outitensis182.7 - 170.3 Ma
Jurassic
Goldfussastrea toarciensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Montlivaltiidae : Goldfussastrea : Goldfussastrea toarciensis182.7 - 170.3 Ma
Jurassic
Microphyllia lineata
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Microphyllia : Microphyllia lineata180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Microphyllia convergens
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Calamophylliidae : Microphyllia : Microphyllia convergens180.1 - 175.6 Ma
Early Jurassic
Spathites (Jeanrogericeras) reveliereanus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Spathites : Spathites (Jeanrogericeras) reveliereanus93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Lewesiceras peramplum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pachydiscidae : Lewesiceras : Lewesiceras peramplum93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ampakabastraea ampakabensis
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Stylinidae : Ampakabastraea : Ampakabastraea ampakabensis182.7 - 170.3 Ma
Jurassic
Neoptychites cephalotus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Neoptychites : Neoptychites cephalotus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stelidioseris hourqi
species
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Actinastreidae : Stelidioseris : Stelidioseris hourqi182.7 - 170.3 Ma
Jurassic
Romaniceras (Yubariceras) ornatissimum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Romaniceras : Romaniceras (Yubariceras) ornatissimum93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Passaloteuthis bisulcata
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Passaloteuthididae : Passaloteuthis : Passaloteuthis bisulcata183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Parapassaloteuthis zieteni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Passaloteuthididae : Parapassaloteuthis : Parapassaloteuthis zieteni183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Pseudohastites longiformis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Belemnitida : Passaloteuthididae : Pseudohastites : Pseudohastites longiformis183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic
Angulithes galea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Nautilidae : Angulithes : Angulithes galea93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachydesmoceras linderi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Pachydesmoceras : Pachydesmoceras linderi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekn%C3%A8s_Prefecture
Wikidata ID:Q3408890
GeoNames ID:6547283

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