Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Algeria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2014
Youngest recorded age at locality: 100

mindat Locality ID: 21894
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-21894.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Algeria": 191
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 123

Number of Child Localities: 49
Child Localities:
Adrar Province
Aïn Defla Province
Aïn Témouchent Province
Algiers Province
Annaba Province
Batna Province
Béchar Province
Béjaïa Province
Biskra Province
Blida Province
Bordj Bou Arréridj Province
Bouira Province
Boumerdès Province
Chlef Province
Constantine Province
El Bayadh Province
El Djelfa Province
El Oued Province
El Tarf Province
Ghardaïa Province
Guelma Province
Illizi Province
Jijel Province (Djidjelli Province)
Khenchela Province
Laghouat Province
Mascara Province
Médéa Province
Mila Province
Mostaganem Province
Msila Province
Naama Province
Oran Province
Ouargla Province
Oum El Bouaghi Province
Relizane Province
Sahara Desert
Saida Province
Sétif Province
Sidi Bel Abbès Province
Skikda Province
Souk Ahras Province
Tamanghasset Province
Tébessa Province
Tiaret Province
Tindouf Province
Tipaza Province (Tipasa Province)
Tissemsilt Province
Tizi Ouzou Province
Tlemcen Province

Latitude: 34°20'42"N
Longitude: 3°14'11"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.345,3.2363888888889

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Allanite	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite
Baddeleyite	Baryte	Beryl	Braunite	Brochantite	Calcite	Carminite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Chenevixite
Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Connellite	Copper	Corrensite	Corundum	Crichtonite	Cubanite
Descloizite	Diamond	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Haxonite	Iron
Kaolinite	Magnetoplumbite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Nadorite	Natrolite	Nickeline	Nolanite
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Pseudobrookite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite
Sulphur	Talc	Taranakite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tivanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Wollastonite	Wurtzite
Zircon	Zirconolite

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 B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K La Li Mg Mn Mo N Na Nb Ni O Os P Pb Pt Ru S Sb Si Sn Sr Ta Te Th Ti U V W Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arsenolite Arsenopyrite
Baddeleyite Baryte Beryl Braunite Brochantite Calcite Carminite Cerite Chalcopyrite Chenevixite
Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Connellite Copper Corrensite Corundum Crichtonite Cubanite
Descloizite Diamond Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Haxonite Iron
Kaolinite Magnetoplumbite Malachite Marcasite Melonite Mica Nadorite Natrolite Nickeline Nolanite
None Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Pseudobrookite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene
Quartz Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite
Sulphur Talc Taranakite Tetrahedrite Titanite Tivanite Topaz Tourmaline Wollastonite Wurtzite
Zircon Zirconolite

192 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Addibischoffite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Alabandite ()*
Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Almandine ()*	Analcime ()*	Anhydrite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Aspidolite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bindheimite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Braunite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Brushite ()*
Bustamite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*
Cerussite ()*	Cervantite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*
Chenevixite ()*	Chlorapatite ()*	Chlorargyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*
Clinoenstatite ()*	Connellite ()*	Copper ()*	Cordierite ()*	Corundum ()*
Cosalite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Daubréelite ()*	Dawsonite ()*
Descloizite ()*	Diamond ()*	Dickite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dussertite ()*	Enstatite ()*	Epidote ()*	Erlichmanite ()*	Fayalite ()*
Ferberite ()*	Fergusonite-(Ce) ()*	Ferrihydrite ()*	Ferrohögbomite-2N2S ()*	Ferrosilite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Gedrite ()*	Goethite ()*
Grandidierite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*
Hastingsite ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Haxonite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hemimorphite ()*	Hercynite ()*	Hibonite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Iron ()*	Isocubanite ()*	Ixiolite ()*
Kaersutite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Katophorite ()*	Kermesite ()*	Kirschsteinite ()*
Kulkeite ()*	Kushiroite ()*	Lakargiite ()*	Laumontite ()*	Laurite ()*
Loveringite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Mansfieldite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Marićite ()*	Masutomilite ()*
Merrillite ()*	Mesolite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Moncheite ()*
Montdorite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacrite ()*	Nadorite ()*	Natrolite ()*
Nierite ()*	Oldhamite ()*	Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Osbornite ()*
Pargasite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Periclase ()*	Perovskite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Piemontite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudorutile ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodonite ()*
Rhönite ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*	Saponite ()*
Sapphirine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Schorl ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Scorodite ()*
Senarmontite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sperrylite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stibiconite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Taranakite ()*
Tazheranite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Thorite ()*	Tilasite ()*
Tin ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Triphylite ()*	Tripuhyite ()*
Troilite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Uraninite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Valentinite ()*
Vanadinite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Wairakite ()*	Whitlockite ()*
Wodginite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Wüstite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon ()*
Zirconolite ()*	Zunyite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)			1	1376	254
Addibischoffite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₂Al₆Al₆O₂₀			1	1497	1
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	1486	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			2	1468,1469	286
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS			1	1329	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2014	1974	12	1329,1343,1388,1457,1460,1470,1475,1480,1481,1487,1489,1493	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	1486	706
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1907	1901	3	1343,1460,1471	2353
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O			1	1513	1627
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			2	1358,1504	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			4	1371,1502,1503,1504	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			7	1343,1348,1460,1464,1478,1495,1497	1036
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)			3	1358,1394,1414	3250
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	115	115	1	1445	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	164	100	2	1363,1388	9052
Aspidolite ()*	Mica Clay	NaMg₃(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	1335,1478	11
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			5	1348,1442,1443,1464,1484	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	1353	5509
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂			1	1443	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	201	100	10	1331,1363,1373,1379,1421,1452,1457,1502,1503,1504	11547
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇			1	1394	450
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	1388	1935
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	1457	483
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			2	1388,1424	1633
Brushite ()*	Gypsum	Ca(PO₃OH)·2H₂O			2	1424,1429	104
Bustamite ()*	Wollastonite	Mn₂Ca₂MnCa(Si₃O₉)₂			1	1457	101
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			10	1340,1352,1379,1388,1394,1395,1417,1435,1457,1504	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	1394	178
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂			6	1391,1470,1481,1487,1488,1489	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			2	1394,1502	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	145	100	3	1394,1421,1451	4979
Cervantite ()*	None	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	1382	352
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	115	115	5	1445,1446,1447,1448,1449	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			3	1373,1388,1502	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			2	1388,1508	577
Chenevixite ()*	Chenevixite	CuFe³⁺(AsO₄)(OH)₂	2014	500	2	1466,1490	90
Chlorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃Cl			2	1442,1443	203
Chlorargyrite ()*	Rocksalt	AgCl			1	1394	1382
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			6	1325,1365,1442,1453,1478,1498	3902
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄			1	1391	321
Clinoenstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			2	1329,1498	94
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O			1	1510	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	1365,1498	3846
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2014	1974	4	1355,1460,1475,1479	1008
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃			2	1355,1464	1797
Cosalite ()*	None	Pb₂Bi₂S₅			1	1388	344
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃			1	1388	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	1410	2970
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	1329	157
Dawsonite ()*	None	NaAl(CO₃)(OH)₂			1	1373	90
Descloizite ()*	Descloizite	PbZn(VO₄)(OH)			1	1433	378
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			2	1325,1464	697
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	1502	651
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			4	1365,1442,1464,1498	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	201	100	11	1331,1335,1358,1363,1383,1389,1399,1421,1426,1452,1502	9895
Dussertite ()*	Alunite	BaFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	1396	33
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			6	1329,1343,1460,1464,1478,1495	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	1388	8173
Erlichmanite ()*	Pyrite	OsS₂			1	1465	110
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)	1907	1901	6	1442,1468,1469,1471,1484,1497	371
Ferberite ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺(WO₄)			4	1470,1480,1487,1488	551
Fergusonite-(Ce) ()*	Scheelite	CeNbO₄·0.3H₂O			1	1486	16
Ferrihydrite ()*	Nolanite	Fe³⁺₁₀O₁₄(OH)₂			1	1464	86
Ferrohögbomite-2N2S ()*	None	(Fe,Mg,Zn,Al)₃(Al,Ti,Fe)₈O₁₅(OH)			1	1338	13
Ferrosilite ()*	Pyroxene	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	1907	1901	2	1471,1484	84
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	201	174	6	1331,1388,1457,1502,1503,1504	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			6	1325,1464,1478,1492,1495,1498	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	201	100	8	1331,1363,1388,1394,1421,1502,1503,1504	24243
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	1484	178
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	1508	7437
Grandidierite ()*	None	MgAl₃O₂(BO₃)(SiO₄)			1	1355	40
Graphite ()*	None	C			1	1464	2812
Grossite ()*	None	CaAl₄O₇			3	1464,1495,1496	19
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	145	100	6	1358,1402,1421,1432,1436,1504	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl			2	1358,1504	1398
Hastingsite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1907	1901	1	1471	209
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄			1	1457	350
Haxonite ()*	Haxonite	(Fe,Ni)₂₃C₆			1	1328	26
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1907	1901	1	1471	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			8	1338,1358,1388,1425,1452,1503,1504,1508	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			1	1361	1689
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	2014	1974	6	1338,1343,1348,1460,1475,1478	407
Hibonite ()*	Magnetoplumbite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉			5	1325,1464,1495,1496,1497	80
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	560	500	2	1481,1482	469
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	145	100	3	1372,1385,1421	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			10	1338,1343,1365,1442,1443,1453,1460,1465,1478,1495	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS			1	1465	154
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			7	1328,1329,1348,1365,1453,1464,1498	1089
Isocubanite ()*	Sphalerite Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃			3	1365,1453,1498	191
Ixiolite ()*	Columbite	(Ta_2/3Mn²⁺_1/3)O₂			1	1487	148
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂			1	1478	179
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			5	1388,1407,1480,1481,1502	5591
Katophorite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	1457	46
Kermesite ()*	None	Sb₂OS₂			1	1379	230
Kirschsteinite ()*	Olivine	CaFe²⁺(SiO₄)			1	1348	33
Kulkeite ()*	Corrensite Clay	Na_0.3Mg₈Al(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₁₀			1	1335	7
Kushiroite ()*	Pyroxene	CaAlAlSiO₆			1	1497	4
Lakargiite ()*	Perovskite	CaZrO₃			1	1464	10
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O			1	1388	1271
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂			1	1465	226
Loveringite ()*	Crichtonite	(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)₁₈O₃₈			1	1478	9
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			2	1365,1388	451
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	1508	229
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)			2	1358,1495	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1907	1901	10	1328,1338,1388,1394,1464,1468,1469,1471,1495,1508	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	115	115	5	1445,1446,1447,1448,1449	12537
Mansfieldite ()*	None	Al(AsO₄)·2H₂O			1	1407	42
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	145	100	5	1379,1388,1421,1452,1502	5674
Marićite ()*	None	NaFe²⁺(PO₄)			1	1464	8
Masutomilite ()*	Mica	KLiAlMn²⁺(Si₃Al)O₁₀(F,OH)₂	560	500	1	1482	12
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			4	1348,1365,1442,1443	230
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	1368	425
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	1457	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			2	1385,1394	1107
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂			1	1465	133
Montdorite ()*	Mica	KFe²⁺_1.5Mn²⁺_0.5Mg_0.5Si₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂			1	1343	3
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			6	1388,1391,1480,1481,1487,1488	17380
Nacrite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	1502	112
Nadorite ()*	Nadorite	PbSb³⁺O₂Cl			1	1394	18
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			2	1367,1369	1236
Nierite ()*	None	Si₃N₄			1	1325	7
Oldhamite ()*	Rocksalt	CaS			1	1329	58
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O			1	1432	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2014	1974	3	1460,1475,1487	2349
Osbornite ()*	Rocksalt	TiN			1	1329	20
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂			1	1478	313
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			3	1464,1465,1495	1512
Periclase ()*	Rocksalt	MgO			1	1464	114
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			4	1464,1495,1496,1497	495
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O			1	1510	428
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2014	1974	3	1335,1475,1478	2273
Piemontite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂(Al₂Mn³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	1457	260
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			5	1325,1348,1442,1443,1464	303
Pseudobrookite ()*	Pseudobrookite	(Fe³⁺₂Ti)O₅			1	1478	164
Pseudorutile ()*	Tivanite	Fe³⁺₂Ti⁴⁺₃O₉			1	1338	30
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	201	100	7	1331,1358,1388,1421,1452,1502,1508	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂			2	1457,1504	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			7	1343,1388,1442,1443,1460,1464,1495	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2014	500	21	1358,1388,1391,1452,1457,1460,1468,1469,1471,1472,1475,1477,1480,1481,1482,1484,1487,1488,1489,1504,1508	61156
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	1457	969
Rhönite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₈Fe³⁺₂Ti₂]O₄[Si₆Al₆O₃₆]			1	1348	47
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			2	1468,1469	375
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2014	1901	7	1325,1464,1470,1471,1475,1478,1487	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			2	1468,1469	598
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	1495	301
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]	2014	1974	1	1475	129
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	1477,1487	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	1391	2705
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			3	1328,1329,1495	374
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O			2	1394,1396	1153
Senarmontite ()*	Arsenolite	Sb₂O₃			3	1374,1379,1380	179
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	164	100	8	1360,1363,1388,1487,1502,1503,1504,1508	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	2014	1974	3	1460,1475,1484	1516
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	145	100	3	1394,1421,1502	2473
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂			1	1465	337
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	1457	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	201	100	9	1331,1363,1384,1388,1421,1452,1502,1503,1504	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			9	1325,1348,1355,1442,1464,1465,1495,1496,1497	1934
Stibiconite ()*	Pyrochlore	Sb³⁺Sb⁵⁺₂O₆(OH)			3	1374,1379,1382	446
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			2	1379,1382	3418
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			2	1382,1432	2045
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			4	1328,1365,1453,1498	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	164	100	2	1335,1363	3337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆			1	1481	211
Taranakite ()*	Taranakite	K₃Al₅(PO₃OH)₆(PO₄)₂·18H₂O			1	1427	57
Tazheranite ()*	Fluorite	(Zr,Ti,Ca)(O, )₂			1	1464	8
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	164	100	1	1363	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			4	1354,1373,1502,1510	5317
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)			2	1487,1489	1006
Tilasite ()*	Titanite	CaMg(AsO₄)F			1	1457	34
Tin ()*	None	Sn			1	1391	63
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	1486	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			9	1470,1472,1473,1480,1481,1487,1488,1489,1493	1476
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)			1	1391	313
Tripuhyite ()*	Rutile	Fe³⁺Sb⁵⁺O₄			1	1394	66
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			10	1325,1328,1329,1348,1365,1453,1464,1465,1492,1498	1044
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄			3	1348,1442,1443	120
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂			1	1487	2718
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	1485	890
Valentinite ()*	None	Sb₂O₃			3	1379,1380,1394	369
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			1	1433	605
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	560	500	1	1482	56
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O			1	1388	652
Wairakite ()*	Analcime	Ca(Si₄Al₂)O₁₂·2H₂O			1	1388	73
Whitlockite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉Mg(PO₃OH)(PO₄)₆			1	1434	104
Wodginite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺Ta₂O₈			2	1470,1489	78
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			1	1505	1655
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO			1	1328	74
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)			2	1391,1487	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			4	1391,1486,1487,1489	5251
Zirconolite ()*	Zirconolite	(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)₂O₇			1	1478	140
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl			1	1351	86

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0001074	MAGMATIC STYLE: Small, lensoid intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenites (fenite?).

12 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
sedexmvt-00001	201	174	Early Jurassic		host rock age				270092	Ain Kahla, Aïn Defla Province, Algeria	Ain Khala	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedcu-00015	120	120	Cretaceous					Cu	212981	Merija Cu Deposit (Meridja), Béchar Province, Algeria	Merija	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
sedexmvt-00002	164	100	Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous		host rock age				270091	Boukdema Deposit (Kef Semmah Deposit), Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria	Boukdema-Kef Semmah	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedexmvt-00004	145	100	Early Cretaceous		host rock age				270090	Kherzet Youcef Deposit, Msila Province, Algeria	Kherzet Youcef	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
sedcu-00014	115	115	Cretaceous, L.Aptian					Cu	105775	Ain Sefra, Saida Province, Algeria	Ain Sefra	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00012	115	115	Cretaceous, L.Aptian					Cu	212977	Djebel Djara, Saida Province, Algeria	Djebel Djara	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00013	115	115	Cretaceous, L.Aptian					Cu	212978	Garat Debba, Saida Province, Algeria	Garat Debba	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00010	115	115	Cretaceous, Lower Aptian					Cu	212975	Mehirize Mine, Saida Province, Algeria	Mehirize	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00011	115	115	Cretaceous, L.Aptian					Cu	212976	Tiloula Mine, Saida Province, Algeria	Tiloula	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107
Bradley_2012_085	1907	1901	1904±3	U/Pb		zircon	Zircon		66720	Gour Oumelalen, Ahaggar Mtn (Hoggar Mtn), Tamanghasset Province, Algeria	—	McCauley and Bradley (2014)	10.3749/canmin.52.2.183	CM52_183
Jen_0001074	2014	1974	1994±20	U-Pb		zircon	Zircon		259611	In Ouzzal, Ahaggar Mtn (Hoggar Mtn), Tamanghasset Province, Algeria	In'Ouzzal	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Alexandra-0277	560	500	530 ± 30		Age of pegmatite				67348	Oua-n-Rechla, Ahaggar Mtn (Hoggar Mtn), Tamanghasset Province, Algeria	Ouan-Rechla	Vail (1989)	10.1016/S0899-5362(89)80006-5	JAES8_19

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060398	Constantine Province, Algeria	https://rruff.info/R060398
R050523	Constantine Province, Algeria	https://rruff.info/R050523
R060075	Djebel Hammimat Mine, Ain Babouche, Ain Beida, Constantine Province, Algeria	https://rruff.info/R060075
R060409	Djebel Debar (Djebel Debagh), Hammam Meskoutine, Guelma, Constantine Province, Algeria	https://rruff.info/R060409

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