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Arfoud Pachalik, Arfoud Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Arfoud Pachalik | Pachalik |
| Arfoud Cercle | Cercle |
| Errachidia Province | Province |
| Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Region |
| Morocco | Country |
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Type:
Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Arfoud | 23,637 (2018) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Erfoud; Erfud
Other Languages:
Arabic:
أرفود, دائرة أرفود, إقليم الرشيدية, درعة-تافيلالت, المغرب
French:
Arfoud, Cercle d'Arfoud, Errachidia, Drâa-Tafilalet, Maroc
German:
Erfoud, Errachidia , Drâa-Tafilalet, Marokko
Italian:
Erfoud, Provincia di Errachidia, Drâa-Tafilalet, Marocco
Russian:
Эрфуд, Драа-Тафилалет, Марокко
Simplified Chinese:
厄夫, 拉希迪耶省, 德拉-塔菲拉勒特大區, 摩洛哥
Spanish:
Erfoud, Provincia de Errachidia, Draa-Tafilalet, Marruecos
Belarusian:
Эрфуд, Марока
Catalan:
Erfoud, província d'Errachidia, Drâa-Tafilalet, Marroc
Cebuano:
Erfoud, Errachidia, Morocco
Dutch:
Erfoud, Errachidia, Marokko
Farsi/Persian:
ارفود, استان رشیدیه, درعه تافیلالت, مراکش
Hebrew:
ארפוד, מרוקו
Japanese:
エルファード, エルラシディア州, ドラア＝タフィラルト地方, モロッコ
Kabyle:
Arfud, Merruk
Lithuanian:
Erfudas, Marokas
Polish:
Arfud, Dara-Tafilalt, Maroko
Portuguese:
Arfoud, Marrocos
South Azerbaijani:
ارفود, مراکش
Swedish:
Erfoud, Errachidia, Marocko
Welsh:
Erfoud, Talaith Errachidia, Moroco
Arfoud (Erfoud) is a small city and is the center for buying and selling fossils, especially objects made from the big limestone deposits that contain orthoceras fossils and ammonites.
IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING METEORITE LOCALITIES:
Erfoud is a center for meteorite markets where many meteorites discovered throughout Northwest Africa are brought to sell.
These should NOT be added with Erfoud as the parent locality, and are best added to the Northwest Africa Meteorites page instead.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Fossils
There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
| Occurrences | 2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngest Fossil Listed | 93.9 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | ||||||
| Oldest Fossil Listed | 101 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous) | ||||||
| Stratigraphic Units |
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| Fossils from Region | Click here to show the list. | ||||||
| Fossil Localities | Click to show 1 fossil locality |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfoud |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q648987 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2549356 |
Localities for Transported Material
The following localities have been recorded where minerals that have been transported from this locality/region have been found. This may include meteorite finds and glacial erratics, amongst others.
Northwest Africa Meteorites
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
AfricaContinent
- Sahara DesertDesert
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Bechar basinBasin
- West African CratonCraton
- Anti-Atlas Pan-African BeltOrogenic Belt
Northwest Africa MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations
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Arfoud Pachalik, Arfoud Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco