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Locality Name:
Kaf El Khalef, Gharyan (Gharian), Al Jabal Al Gharbi District, Libya


mindat Locality ID: 271189
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-271189.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kaf El Khalef, Gharyan (Gharian), Al Jabal Al Gharbi District, Libya": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As Ca Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ca Cl F Fe H K Li Mg Na O Pb S Si Ti Y Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AnalcimeCancrinite-sodaliteEudialyteFeldsparLöllingiteNeptuniteNoneOlivinePyroxeneRocksalt
SapphirineSodaliteSpinelTitaniteTridymite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Diopside  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Forsterite  (*)
Galena  (*)Hainite-(Y)  (*)Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Neptunite  (*)Rosenbuschite  (*)Sanidine  (*)Sodalite  (*)Titanite  (*)
Ulvöspinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O601022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O60286
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]0133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O01627
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)20182
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Hainite-(Y)  (*)None(Ca3Y)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2011
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs20762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)0884
Neptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiFe2+2Ti2Si8O24049
Rosenbuschite  (*)NoneCa6Zr2Na6ZrTi(Si2O7)4(OF)2F4042
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)0598
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl0444
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO40120



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