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Béni Mellal Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Moroccoi
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Béni Mellal ProvinceProvince
Béni Mellal-Khénifra RegionRegion
MoroccoCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Beni Mellal166,399 (2017)
Kasba Tadla41,199 (2016)
Zawyat ech Cheïkh2,000 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
109229
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109229:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
إقليم بني ملال, بني ملال-خنيفرة, المغرب
French:
Béni-Mellal, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Maroc
German:
Béni Mellal , Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Marokko
Italian:
provincia di Béni Mellal, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Marocco
Simplified Chinese:
貝尼邁拉勒省, 貝尼邁拉勒-海尼夫拉省, 摩洛哥
Spanish:
Provincia de Beni Melal, Beni Melal-Jenifra, Marruecos
Asturian:
Provincia de Beni Melal, Marruecos
Catalan:
Província de Béni Mellal, Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Marroc
Cebuano:
Beni-Mellal, Morocco
Dutch:
Béni-Mellal, Marokko
Japanese:
ベニ・メラル州, ベニ・メラル=ヘニフラ地方, モロッコ
Portuguese:
Beni Mellal , Marrocos
Swedish:
Beni-Mellal, Marocko
Welsh:
Talaith Béni-Mellal, Moroco


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Mineral List

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8 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
References:
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron'
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Meteoritic Iron'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 27 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences27
Youngest Fossil Listed11.6 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed168 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Guettioua2168.3 - 166.1 Ma (Middle Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Gekkonidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Gekkonidae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Tarentola
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Phyllodactylidae : Tarentola15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Eumeces
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincidae : Eumeces15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Eremias
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae : Eremias15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Amphisbaenidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Amphisbaenidae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Anguidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Scolecophidia
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scolecophidia15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Boidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Boidae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Colubridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Theropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Theropoda168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Sauropoda
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Saurischia : Sauropoda168.3 - 166.1 Ma
Middle Jurassic
Genetta
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Viverridae : Genetta15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Hyaenictis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Hyaenictis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Ictitherium
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Hyaenidae : Ictitherium15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Felis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Felidae : Felis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Cricetodon
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Cricetodon15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Hyracoidea
order
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Hyracoidea15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Vipera maghrebiana
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Vipera : Vipera maghrebiana15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Naja antiqua
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Elapidae : Naja : Naja antiqua15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Python maurus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Pythonidae : Python : Python maurus15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Martes khelifensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Martes : Martes khelifensis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Mellalictis mellalensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Mustelidae : Mellalictis : Mellalictis mellalensis15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Pachyvaranus crassispondylus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Pachyvaranus : Pachyvaranus crassispondylus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Agnotherium antiquum
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Amphicyonidae : Agnotherium : Agnotherium antiquum15.97 - 11.608 Ma
Miocene
Ocepechelon bouyai
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Ocepechelon : Ocepechelon bouyai70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 4 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A9ni-Mellal_Province
Wikidata ID:Q1019461
GeoNames ID:2555742

Localities in this Region

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Morocco
Northwest Africa MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations

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