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Locality Name:
Siliana, Siliana, Tunisia


mindat Locality ID: 217264
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-217264.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Siliana, Siliana, Tunisia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Djebel Sekarna

Latitude: 35°45'0"N
Longitude: 9°5'44"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.75,9.0955555555556
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 Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn O P Pb S Si Sr Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteBaryteBruciteCalciteClayCorundumDiasporeFluorite
MicaNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartzRocksaltSphaleriteWurtzite

28 IMA Minerals at location:
Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)
Chalcophanite  (*)Corkite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)
Hydrozincite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Phosphohedyphane  (*)Portlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Siderite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Sweetite  (*)Willemite  (*)Zincite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)11162722734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)211162723092
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)111627211547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)111627227770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)11162724979
Chalcophanite  (*)NoneZnMn4+3O7·3H2O1116272197
Corkite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61116272151
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211162729895
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11162722740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211162729617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS111627224243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11162727437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61116272173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111627214640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O11162721689
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)611162721066
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2111627217380
Phosphohedyphane  (*)ApatiteCa2Pb3(PO4)3Cl111627271
Portlandite  (*)BruciteCa(OH)2111627251
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2111627239462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11162721725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111627261156
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11162726417
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)11162722473
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS111627221482
Sweetite  (*)NoneZn(OH)211162724
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO41116272303
Zincite  (*)WurtziteZnO111627298


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