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Locality Name:
Libya

Oldest recorded age at locality: 66
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2.6

mindat Locality ID: 14176
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14176.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Libya": 70
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 49

Number of Child Localities: 27
Child Localities:
Al Butnan District
Al Jabal Al Akhdar District
Al Jabal Al Gharbi District
Al Jifarah District
Al Jufrah District
Al Kufrah District
Al Marj District
Al Marqab District
Al Wahat District
An Nuqat Al Khams District
Az Zawiyah District
Benghazi District
Dar Al Gani 996 Lunar Meteorite
Darnah District
Djebal Deber
Fezzan
Ghat District
Jebel Zelten (Djebel Zelten)
Misratah District
Murzuq District
Nalut District
Sabha District
Surt District (Sirte District)
Syrte Basin (Sirte Basin)
Tripoli District (Tarabulus District)
Wadi Al Hayat District
Wadi Al Shatii' District (Ash Shati District)

Latitude: 27°51'0"N
Longitude: 15°59'30"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 27.85,15.991666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Barringerite	Baryte	Brucite	Calcite	Cancrinite	Cancrinite-sodalite
Catapleiite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Iron
Kaolinite	Löllingite	Melonite	Natrolite	Neptunite	Nickeline	None	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sapphirine	Sodalite	Spinel	Sulphur	Titanite	Tridymite	Wöhlerite
Zircon

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 Bi C Ca Cl Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pt S Si Sr Te Ti Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Barringerite Baryte Brucite Calcite Cancrinite Cancrinite-sodalite
Catapleiite Cerite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Corundum Diaspore Eudialyte Feldspar Iron
Kaolinite Löllingite Melonite Natrolite Neptunite Nickeline None Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite
Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Sapphirine Sodalite Spinel Sulphur Titanite Tridymite Wöhlerite
Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*
Anorthite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Augite ()*	Barringerite ()*	Brucite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cancrinite ()*	Catapleiite ()*	Celestine ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chamosite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Chromite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Daubréelite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Eudialyte ()*	Ferro-katophorite ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*
Hainite-(Y) ()*	Hercynite ()*	Halloysite-10Å ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Keldyshite ()*	Låvenite ()*	Lechatelierite ()*	Löllingite ()*
Lorenzenite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Microcline ()*
Moncheite ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Neptunite ()*	Opal ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Perryite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*
Quartz ()*	Ringwoodite ()*	Rosenbuschite ()*	Sanidine ()*	Sapphirine ()*
Schreibersite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sodalite ()*	Spinel ()*	Suessite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Taenite ()*	Thermonatrite ()*	Titanite ()*	Troilite ()*
Trona ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Wüstite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	66	2.6	4	78132,78155,78156,78194	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	78132	286
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]			1	78132	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			2	78132,78144	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	66	2.6	3	78132,78155,78156	1627
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			4	78132,78144,78145,78152	1036
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	295
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	66	2.6	10	78132,78144,78145,78146,78147,78150,78151,78152,78155,78156	2060
Barringerite ()*	Barringerite	(Fe,Ni)₂P			1	78144	22
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂			1	78163	462
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	78144	27770
Cancrinite ()*	Cancrinite	(Na,Ca, )₈(Al₆Si₆)O₂₄(CO₃,SO₄)₂·2H₂O	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	232
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	113
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			7	78129,78163,78164,78165,78176,78183,78188	1252
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	78137	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	78196	577
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	78150	203
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			6	78144,78146,78147,78150,78151,78152	3902
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	66	2.6	1	78155	327
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	78144	157
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			3	78132,78144,78152	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	78144	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			4	78136,78144,78147,78152	944
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	66	2.6	4	78132,78155,78156,78194	182
Ferro-katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	38
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			3	78132,78135,78144	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			1	78132	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	78196	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	78144	2812
Hainite-(Y) ()*	None	(Ca₃Y)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂			1	78132	11
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			1	78137	407
Halloysite-10Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄·2H₂O			1	78171	62
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	66	2.6	8	78137,78144,78146,78147,78150,78152,78155,78156	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			5	78135,78136,78144,78150,78152	1089
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	78196	5591
Keldyshite ()*	None	Na₂ZrSi₂O₇	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	9
Låvenite ()*	Wöhlerite	(Na,Ca)₄(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	58
Lechatelierite ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂			1	78154	62
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	78132	762
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	82
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			1	78144	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	66	2.6	9	78132,78136,78137,78144,78145,78152,78155,78156,78196	14899
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			4	78144,78147,78150,78152	230
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	78158	4924
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂			1	78136	133
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	66	2.6	5	78132,78152,78155,78156,78194	884
Neptunite ()*	Neptunite	KNa₂LiFe²⁺₂Ti₂Si₈O₂₄			1	78132	49
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	78190	2994
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			3	78137,78144,78193	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			2	78148,78152	495
Perryite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)₈(Si,P)₃			1	78144	25
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			6	78144,78146,78147,78148,78150,78151	303
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			3	78136,78144,78147	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	66	2.6	3	78155,78156,78196	61156
Ringwoodite ()*	Spinel	SiMg₂O₄			1	78139	25
Rosenbuschite ()*	None	Ca₆Zr₂Na₆ZrTi(Si₂O₇)₄(OF)₂F₄			1	78132	42
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	78132	598
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]			1	78152	129
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	78144	374
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	78196	6417
Sodalite ()*	Cancrinite-sodalite Sodalite	Na₄(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂Cl	66	2.6	4	78132,78155,78156,78194	444
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			3	78137,78145,78152	1934
Suessite ()*	None	Fe₃Si			1	78144	6
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	78129	2045
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			2	78144,78152	703
Thermonatrite ()*	None	Na₂(CO₃)·H₂O			1	78173	64
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	66	2.6	3	78132,78155,78156	4899
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			4	78144,78150,78152,78193	1044
Trona ()*	None	Na₃(HCO₃)(CO₃)·2H₂O			1	78173	129
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄			2	78132,78144	120
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO			1	78148	74
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	66	2.6	2	78155,78156	5251

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	ree-00412	66	2.6	Tertiary											227091	Jebel Arkenu (Jabal Arknū), Al Kufrah District, Libya	Jabal Archenu	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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