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Locality Name:
Er Rachidia (Errachidia), Er Rachidia Province (Errachidia Province), Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco


mindat Locality ID: 187894
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-187894.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Er Rachidia (Errachidia), Er Rachidia Province (Errachidia Province), Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Goulmina
Gourrama
Northwest Africa 470 Meteorite (NWA 470)

Latitude: 32°0'16"N
Longitude: 4°24'22"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.004444444444,-4.4061111111111

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 C Ca Ce Cu Fe H Mg O Pb S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaryteBrochantiteCalciteCopperFeldsparLinariteMagnetoplumbiteNonePerovskitePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltSpinel

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Brochantite  (*)Copper  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dmitryivanovite  (*)Galena  (*)Grossite  (*)Hibonite  (*)Linarite  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1853852734
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1853871036
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)61853851633
Copper  (*)CopperCu1853853846
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61853874135
Dmitryivanovite  (*)NoneCaAl2O41853872
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS18538524243
Grossite  (*)NoneCaAl4O718538719
Hibonite  (*)MagnetoplumbiteCaAl12O1918538780
Linarite  (*)LinariteCuPb(SO4)(OH)2185385987
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3185387495
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218538661156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1853866417
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O41853871934



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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