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Locality Name:
Wadi Al Shatii' District (Ash Shati District), Libya


mindat Locality ID: 215131
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215131.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Wadi Al Shatii' District (Ash Shati District), Libya": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Hammadah Al Hamra 093 Meteorite (HaH 093)
Jabal Al Hasawinah
Wadi Ash-Shati' (Wadi Ash Shatti; Wadi Al Shatti)

Latitude: 28°8'38"N
Longitude: 13°44'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 28.143888888889,13.749722222222
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 Cl Fe H K Mg Na Ni O S Si Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CalciteCancrinite-sodaliteChloriteClayDiasporeEudialyteKaoliniteNonePentlanditePyroxene
QuartzSodaliteSpinelTridymite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Chamosite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Goethite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sodalite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61781941022
Chamosite  (*)Chlorite Clay(Fe2+,Mg,Al,Fe3+)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH,O)8178196577
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2178194182
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1781967437
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41781965591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417819614899
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)178194884
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S81781931512
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217819661156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1781966417
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl178194444
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1781931044


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