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Locality Name:
In Ouzzal, Ahaggar Mtn (Hoggar Mtn), Tamanghasset Province, Algeria

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2014
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1974

mindat Locality ID: 259611
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-259611.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "In Ouzzal, Ahaggar Mtn (Hoggar Mtn), Tamanghasset Province, Algeria": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Khanfous

Latitude: 23°25'0"N
Longitude: 2°50'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 23.416666666667,2.8333333333333

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 Fe H K Mg Na O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BerylClayFeldsparMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileSapphirineSpinel

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Cordierite  (*)Hercynite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sapphirine  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)20141974114758803
Cordierite  (*)BerylMg2Al4Si5O1820141974114751008
Hercynite  (*)SpinelFe2+Al2O42014197411475407
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)20141974114752349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)220141974114752273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2201419741147561156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO220141974114755614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]2014197411475129
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO520141974114751516



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001074MAGMATIC STYLE: Small, lensoid intrusions. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Syenites (fenite?).


1 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_0001074201419741994±20U-Pb zircon   Zircon  259611In Ouzzal, Ahaggar Mtn (Hoggar Mtn), Tamanghasset Province, AlgeriaIn'OuzzalWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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