Samban Goma, Kankossa, Assaba Region, Mauritaniai
Regional Level Types | |
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Samban Goma | - not defined - |
Kankossa | - not defined - |
Assaba Region | Region |
Mauritania | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 15° 34' 59'' North , 11° 57' 0'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 15.58330,-11.95000 |
GeoHash: | G#: edz88hf72 |
Köppen climate type: | BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate |
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Regions containing this locality
African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
West Africa | UN Subregion |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Columbite Group' Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ 'Monazite' Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Mauritanian Geological Survey (1995) database |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Columbite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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AX2 | |||
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.4.1.1 | TiO2 |
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
AB2X4 | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 7.2.2.3 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Columbite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Ordovician - Cambrian 443.8 - 541 Ma ID: 3189458 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (443.8 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Ordovician - Cambrian 443.8 - 541 Ma ID: 3308004 | Age: Paleozoic (443.8 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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