Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
North Africa


mindat Locality ID:
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Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "North Africa": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Atlas Mountains
Sahara Desert

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 Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe K Mg Mn Na Ni O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteCeriteCristobaliteDjerfisheriteFeldsparGraftoniteIronNoneOlivinePalmierite
PyroxeneRocksaltSapphirineSpinelWadsleyiteWilkmanite

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Chlorapatite  (*)Chromite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)
Daubréelite  (*)Diopside  (*)Djerfisherite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fayalite  (*)
Graftonite  (*)Halite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Heideite  (*)Iron  (*)
Jadeite  (*)Karenwebberite  (*)Kirschsteinite  (*)Kumdykolite  (*)Magnetite  (*)
Marićite  (*)Merrillite  (*)Niningerite  (*)Oldhamite  (*)Perryite  (*)
Pigeonite  (*)Rhönite  (*)Sarcopside  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Taenite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tsangpoite  (*)Tuite  (*)Wadsleyite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1890231036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6389019,89021,890232060
Chlorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl189019203
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O4289019,890203902
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO2189021453
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S4189021157
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61890194135
Djerfisherite  (*)DjerfisheriteK6(Fe,Cu,Ni)25S26Cl18902160
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6189021944
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)189023371
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2189020107
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl1890211398
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6189023741
Heideite  (*)Wilkmanite(Fe,Cr)1.15(Ti,Fe)2S41890214
Iron  (*)IronFe389019,89020,890211089
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O6189022154
Karenwebberite  (*)OlivineNaFe2+(PO4)1890202
Kirschsteinite  (*)OlivineCaFe2+(SiO4)18902333
Kumdykolite  (*)NoneNa(AlSi3O8)1890215
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418902314899
Marićite  (*)NoneNaFe2+(PO4)1890208
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7189019230
Niningerite  (*)RocksaltMgS18902128
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS18902158
Perryite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)8(Si,P)318902125
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6189019303
Rhönite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg8Fe3+2Ti2]O4[Si6Al6O36]18902347
Sarcopside  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)218902058
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P289020,89021374
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41890231934
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)189019703
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS489019,89020,89021,890231044
Tsangpoite  (*)NoneCa5(PO4)2(SiO4)1890235
Tuite  (*)PalmieriteCa3(PO4)21890227
Wadsleyite  (*)WadsleyiteMg2SiO418902213


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R140338Kakanda Deposit, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R140338
R060317Shangulowé Mine, Kambove District, Lualaba, DR Congohttps://rruff.info/R060317
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R141068Seekante, Mayener Feld, Southern Lava Flow, Bellerberg Volcano, Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germanyhttps://rruff.info/R141068
R060313Eifel Mountains, Germany/Belgiumhttps://rruff.info/R060313
R070686Fichtel Mountains, Germany/Czech Republichttps://rruff.info/R070686
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070560Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070560
R070078Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R070078
R130097Mt Cavalluccio, Sacrofano Caldera, Campagnano, Metropolitan City Of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italyhttps://rruff.info/R130097
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070247Huaron Mining District, Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peruhttps://rruff.info/R070247
R070109Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070109
FKM-149Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-151-to-fkm-175/#FKM-149
FKM-215Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-201-to-fkm-225/#FKM-215
R070132Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070132
R070116Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070116
R060477Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii Area, Permskaya Oblast, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R060477
R070135Bikkulovskoe Deposit, Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russiahttps://rruff.info/R070135
R050216Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah, USAhttps://rruff.info/R050216

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