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Locality Name:
Bou Jaber Mine, Bou Jaber (Bou Jabeur), Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia

Oldest recorded age at locality: 145
Youngest recorded age at locality: 66

mindat Locality ID: 146017
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-146017.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bou Jaber Mine, Bou Jaber (Bou Jabeur), Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia": 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 Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Cu F Fe H Mg O Pb S Sb Si Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteCalciteClayFluoriteGypsumKaoliniteLepidocrociteNoneNot in a structural groupPyrite
QuartzRocksaltSphaleriteTetrahedrite

15 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Gypsum  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1456601588
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21456603092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)14566011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)14566027770
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21456609895
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21456609617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS14566024243
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1456606890
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41456605591
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)145660581
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS214566039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO214566061156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1456606417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS14566021482
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131456605317



1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
sedexmvt-0021514566Cretaceous host rock age      146017Bou Jaber Mine, Bou Jaber (Bou Jabeur), Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, TunisiaBou JabeurTaylor et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1297 


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