Mineral Evolution Database
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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org



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Locality Name:
Mauritania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2501
Youngest recorded age at locality: 80

mindat Locality ID: 18499
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-18499.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mauritania": 968
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 891

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Adrar Region
Assaba Region
Brakna Region
Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region
Gorgol Region
Guidimaka Region
Hodh Ech Chargui Region
Hodh El Gharbi Region
Inchiri Region
Northwest Africa 7812 (NWA 7812) Meteorite
Nouakchott District
Tagant Region
Tiris Zemmour Region
Trarza Region

Latitude: 18°15'14"N
Longitude: 12°26'23"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 18.253888888889,-12.439722222222

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Sr Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AllophaneAmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeAragoniteArsenicArsenopyriteBaddeleyiteBaryteBastnäsite
BerylCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteCeriteChalcopyriteChloriteClayClinozoisiteCobaltiteCopper
CoronaditeCorundumCovelliteCubaniteDiamondDiasporeDigeniteEpidoteFeldsparFluorite
FritzscheiteGarnetGypsumIronKaoliniteLöllingiteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivineParisitePentlanditePyritePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteSulphurTitaniteTridymite
TungstiteWollastoniteWurtziteZircon

120 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alunite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)
Augite  (*)Azurite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bornite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Celestine  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Chamosite  (*)Chromite  (*)Chrysocolla  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinosafflorite  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Copper  (*)Cordierite  (*)Corundum  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Cubanite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Cuprite  (*)Dawsonite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Diaphorite  (*)Digenite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fayalite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Francevillite  (*)
Gahnite  (*)Galena  (*)Geikielite  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)
Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Grunerite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)
Hausmannite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)
Kaolinite  (*)Kirschsteinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Lechatelierite  (*)Mackinawite  (*)
Maghemite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Maldonite  (*)Merrillite  (*)
Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nordstrandite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Pargasite  (*)Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Pentlandite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pigeonite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schreibersite  (*)
Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Spodumene  (*)Stannite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Sulphur  (*)Taenite  (*)
Tenorite  (*)Thorianite  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Tridymite  (*)Troilite  (*)Tungstite  (*)Tyuyamunite  (*)Ulvöspinel  (*)
Uraninite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2250124831806233419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)25012483380507,80623,810948803
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6180816966
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O90801804121627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO290801804122162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1810982734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2250180980412,80623,80653,80656,81126,81132,81134,81210,813003092
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)580417,80586,80685,80687,807951036
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)281126,811693250
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS25012483980623,80639,80660,80663,80721,80848,80927,80928,811999052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6380586,80687,807952060
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2680380,80443,80493,80624,80638,806535509
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO2180417238
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)90804480373,80377,80395,80397,80412,80419,80420,80421,80424,80426,80427,80431,80432,80433,80434,80440,80448,80451,80452,80459,80613,80687,80696,80798,80799,80800,80801,80802,80803,80804,80818,80899,80903,80956,80959,81063,81119,81126,81148,81294,81296,81297,81298,8130011547
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F181300304
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181280384,80388,80389,80504,80507,80509,80627,80673,80674,80677,80818,812774286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi1806561966
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS41080757,80845,80899,80959,81114,81118,81124,81126,81143,811985516
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2501802080412,80505,80577,80590,80623,80624,80626,80632,80638,80687,80754,80765,80886,80897,80923,80975,81066,81146,81148,8121027770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O380420,80502,807491184
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2280504,807575171
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)1807491252
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)1081097,81098,81100,81104,81111,81113,81114,81116,81120,812104979
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S1480463,80656,80899,80959,81081,81087,81098,81111,81203,81220,81223,81224,81225,812265707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2250124835680435,80442,80461,80462,80487,80489,80503,80519,80579,80597,80621,80623,80636,80639,80642,80643,80644,80653,80656,80660,80663,80757,80842,80845,80846,80847,80959,81004,81020,81040,81097,81098,81100,81104,81106,81111,81112,81113,81114,81115,81116,81118,81119,81120,81123,81124,81126,81128,81198,81203,81220,81223,81224,81225,81226,8127927198
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8180789577
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O42980369,80382,80404,80417,80430,80436,80464,80484,80492,80520,80528,80530,80531,80532,80535,80538,80542,80543,80548,80550,80551,80586,80618,80685,80695,80754,80795,80810,812953902
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1780541,80596,80636,80653,80844,80856,81003,81004,81100,81104,81111,81118,81119,81162,81198,81276,812793531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4180679951
Clinosafflorite  (*)LöllingiteCoAs22501248318062321
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS25012483180623966
Copper  (*)CopperCu2280417,80424,80519,80529,80573,80590,80636,80842,80847,80899,80956,80959,81100,81104,81106,81108,81109,81111,81116,81118,81119,811203846
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O181810101008
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31812851797
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1280463,80588,80838,80959,81081,81087,81098,81104,81114,81115,81116,812194165
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O16181300599
Cubanite  (*)Cubanite WurtziteCuFe2S325012483180623802
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)225012483180623327
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O880442,80443,80529,80555,80597,80647,80838,810982970
Dawsonite  (*)NoneNaAl(CO3)(OH)2908018041290
Diamond  (*)DiamondC9080480412,80469,81213,81271697
Diaphorite  (*)NoneAg3Pb2Sb3S8180679126
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S1808991027
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6281173,812134135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)290801880396,80412,80420,80424,80461,80597,80709,80899,80903,80959,81021,81023,81210,81228,81229,81232,81260,812659895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)2180377,80441,80556,80561,80588,80591,80790,80824,80825,80857,80925,80927,80993,81134,81138,81204,81242,81250,81251,81300,813208173
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)180685371
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2980374,80705,80798,80799,80800,80801,80802,80803,813009617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)780417,80695,80697,80795,80840,81094,810951188
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O380502,80505,8074943
Gahnite  (*)SpinelZnAl2O4280433,80434445
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3480621,80709,80843,80844,80845,80899,81097,81098,81100,81102,81103,81104,81106,81107,81108,81110,81111,81112,81113,81114,81115,81116,81117,81120,81121,81122,81123,81124,81125,81128,81143,81152,81210,8121124243
Geikielite  (*)CorundumMgTiO318041770
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)39080180412504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)880529,80547,80789,80806,80820,81111,81156,813007437
Gold  (*)CopperAu25012483880546,80623,80652,80660,80672,80686,81128,8112930554
Graphite  (*)NoneC25012483280623,806602812
Grunerite  (*)Amphibole   Fe2+2Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)225012483180623223
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1480500,80691,80701,80793,80794,80805,80811,80816,80914,81041,81087,81127,81318,813246890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl281318,813241398
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O4180448350
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6180685741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O390806080371,80374,80375,80376,80380,80412,80433,80434,80436,80452,80455,80487,80536,80545,80624,80625,80637,80638,80642,80648,80653,80657,80806,80820,80827,80869,80870,80879,80902,80941,80942,80943,80944,80945,80946,80947,80948,80952,80965,81019,81021,81061,81084,81089,81091,81144,81155,81163,81165,81174,81177,81184,81200,81230,81253,81261,81284,81292,81296,8130014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31480404,80417,80455,80511,80513,80586,80651,80685,80790,80902,81213,81317,81320,813225433
Iron  (*)IronFe1080404,80417,80573,80586,80587,80685,80695,80697,80839,810941089
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)49080380412,80456,805005591
Kirschsteinite  (*)OlivineCaFe2+(SiO4)18068733
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41812861507
Lechatelierite  (*)AmorphousSiO2250180062
Mackinawite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)1+xS (x = 0-0.07)25012483180623451
Maghemite  (*)Spinel(Fe3+0.67   0.33)Fe3+2O4181084229
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O42501806680371,80375,80376,80388,80412,80423,80436,80455,80505,80508,80519,80623,80625,80626,80631,80632,80637,80639,80641,80642,80647,80649,80657,80660,80725,80726,80727,80732,80832,80835,80902,80941,80942,80943,80944,80945,80946,80947,80948,80952,80953,80977,81019,81022,81024,81039,81043,81045,81046,81048,81049,81052,81061,81079,81084,81174,81177,81250,81252,81261,81262,81275,81292,81294,81300,8132014899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)22501248313880377,80379,80380,80385,80390,80400,80414,80424,80431,80432,80435,80437,80440,80442,80443,80444,80445,80446,80447,80448,80460,80461,80462,80472,80487,80488,80489,80491,80493,80494,80501,80518,80524,80541,80554,80555,80556,80557,80558,80559,80560,80561,80562,80563,80564,80565,80566,80567,80568,80569,80570,80571,80572,80575,80576,80577,80579,80583,80588,80590,80591,80595,80596,80597,80600,80601,80602,80604,80606,80611,80613,80616,80623,80624,80626,80629,80636,80638,80640,80641,80642,80644,80645,80647,80648,80649,80653,80656,80661,80761,80838,80842,80843,80844,80845,80847,80857,80879,80896,80897,80899,80956,80959,81002,81011,81097,81098,81100,81104,81107,81109,81111,81116,81117,81120,81121,81122,81123,81124,81125,81130,81142,81143,81162,81165,81203,81205,81219,81220,81221,81222,81223,81224,81225,81226,81279,81298,8130012537
Maldonite  (*)NoneAu2Bi2501248318062388
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)7280404,81094230
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)380627,80674,806774924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2580639,81081,81082,81083,810875800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2780433,80434,80500,80627,80893,80927,8101117380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs25012483180623633
Nordstrandite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3908018041264
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1807642994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1812942349
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2181218313
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F2181300112
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S825012483380623,80687,807511512
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)29080480412,81046,81047,812132273
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O6280586,80685303
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2908015280412,80433,80434,80435,80442,80452,80454,80461,80519,80547,80577,80579,80626,80631,80632,80641,80644,80653,80656,80660,80663,80667,80668,80669,80714,80715,80721,80722,80723,80724,80725,80727,80731,80732,80736,80746,80753,80759,80760,80762,80763,80790,80813,80816,80822,80823,80824,80825,80826,80830,80831,80834,80835,80843,80848,80850,80851,80853,80855,80856,80857,80858,80860,80865,80870,80871,80872,80875,80877,80881,80882,80885,80886,80887,80890,80925,80927,80928,80984,80985,81004,81017,81019,81020,81022,81026,81031,81033,81040,81041,81042,81043,81044,81045,81046,81047,81048,81049,81054,81081,81083,81087,81097,81098,81100,81104,81107,81111,81112,81116,81120,81126,81128,81130,81156,81158,81160,81161,81162,81163,81184,81199,81204,81212,81219,81231,81236,81237,81238,81239,81240,81241,81242,81244,81245,81246,81247,81248,81249,81250,81252,81255,81260,81261,81262,81263,81264,81279,81280,81283,81296,8130039462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3281213,81271341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8250124831380579,80623,80639,80641,80663,80667,80669,80686,80729,80751,80754,81041,810429056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO225018021680374,80379,80381,80392,80410,80412,80436,80438,80439,80443,80449,80453,80455,80462,80488,80500,80501,80502,80503,80507,80524,80547,80619,80620,80621,80623,80624,80627,80638,80644,80652,80656,80657,80660,80662,80665,80666,80670,80674,80677,80679,80686,80714,80715,80720,80721,80722,80724,80741,80742,80743,80744,80745,80752,80753,80754,80761,80763,80796,80798,80799,80800,80801,80802,80803,80835,80842,80843,80845,80846,80850,80855,80857,80877,80878,80879,80883,80886,80887,80894,80902,80922,80925,80926,80927,80929,80930,80932,80965,80984,80992,80993,80994,80995,80996,81002,81003,81004,81005,81006,81011,81013,81017,81030,81031,81034,81035,81036,81054,81061,81066,81075,81081,81082,81083,81085,81086,81087,81097,81098,81100,81101,81102,81103,81104,81107,81108,81109,81110,81111,81113,81114,81115,81117,81119,81120,81121,81122,81123,81124,81125,81126,81128,81129,81131,81132,81133,81134,81135,81136,81137,81138,81139,81140,81141,81142,81144,81145,81147,81148,81149,81150,81151,81152,81153,81154,81155,81157,81158,81159,81160,81161,81162,81163,81164,81169,81174,81177,81184,81202,81203,81219,81220,81221,81222,81223,81224,81225,81226,81227,81228,81234,81236,81237,81240,81241,81242,81251,81252,81253,81254,81263,81264,81265,81279,81280,81282,81283,81284,81286,81293,81294,81296,81297,81298,8130061156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2281294,81300375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21280404,80423,80511,80513,80651,80685,80818,81285,81300,81317,81320,813225614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)580392,80639,80656,81179,811814894
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P480404,80587,80685,80839374
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)250124831280508,80623,80624,80626,80632,80638,80897,80965,80968,81001,81126,813006417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)250124831806232473
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl280617,80813444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS2280396,80709,80757,80959,81097,81098,81100,81102,81103,81104,81106,81110,81111,81112,81113,81116,81121,81123,81125,81126,81210,8121121482
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4480417,80685,80687,813201934
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6480507,80673,80674,80677688
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4180757668
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)180397589
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS281321,813242045
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)380404,80417,80573703
Tenorite  (*)NoneCuO280653,810981101
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2181299236
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)280987,813001006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1807904899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21806312562
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO2180404458
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS250124831080404,80417,80573,80586,80623,80685,80687,80695,80795,810941044
Tungstite  (*)TungstiteWO3·H2O180656118
Tyuyamunite  (*)NoneCa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5-8H2O680500,80502,80791,80792,80793,80794628
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO4280685,80687120
Uraninite  (*)FluoriteUO2250124831806232718
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O280369,80382652
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO31812771247
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)25012483280623,81300939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1180388,80423,80511,80513,80651,80790,81294,81300,81317,81320,813225251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
GSLSP297_53_main_stage_ageIOCG + Co BIF deposit
Jen_0000691MAGMATIC STYLE: Dykes and small necks. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Gabbro, analcimolite and dykes of dolerite, diorite and oligoclasite.


2 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
Jen_0000691908085±5Fission Track apatite     61339Guelb Richat, Adrar Region, MauritaniaRichat DomeWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
GSLSP297_53_main_stage_age250124832492±9 main stage of the hydrothermal IOCG mineralization      9786Akjoujt Mine (Guelb Moghrein Mine), Akjoujt (Akjout; Fort Repoux), Inchiri Region, MauritaniaGuelb Moghrein depositKolb et al. (2008)10.1144/SP297.4GSLSP297_53main stage of the hydrothermal IOCG mineralization


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