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Locality Name:
South Aïr, Aïr Region, Agadez Department, Niger


mindat Locality ID: 283308
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-283308.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "South Aïr, Aïr Region, Agadez Department, Niger": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Gofat
Tarraouadji Massif

Latitude: 17°11'59"N
Longitude: 8°10'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 17.199722222222,8.1811111111111
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 Be Ca F Fe H K Na Nb O S Si Sn Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylCancrinite-sodaliteClayColumbiteCorundumFeldsparFluoriteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPhenakitePyroxeneQuartzRutileSapphirineSerpentineSodaliteSphaleriteSpinel
TopazZircon

27 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Annite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Berthierine  (*)Bertrandite  (*)Beryl  (*)Cassiterite  (*)
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Fluorite  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Hastingsite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Siderophyllite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tetraferriannite  (*)Thorite  (*)Topaz  (*)
Willemite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61888051022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]188805133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1888058803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21888052162
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2188805356
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2188805295
Berthierine  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe2+,Fe3+,Al)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)418880559
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2188805606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181888054286
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21888055171
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6188805518
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21888059617
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S18880560
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2188805209
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O318880514640
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O418880514899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1888054924
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1888052349
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO218880561156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2188805375
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)218880592
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS18880521482
Tetraferriannite  (*)MicaKFe2+3(Si3Fe3+)O10(OH)218880510
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)1888051006
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F21888051476
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO4188805303
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1888055251


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