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Ain el Bey deposit, Béja, Tunisiai
Regional Level Types
Ain el Bey depositDeposit
BéjaGovernorate
TunisiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 32' 34'' North , 9° 15' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.54300,9.26300
GRN:
N25E06
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tabursuq12,727 (2018)9.7km
Testour13,708 (2018)16.1km
Béja57,233 (2018)21.6km
Gafour10,556 (2018)25.3km
Le Krib7,691 (2018)26.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
215667
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215667:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Vein-type copper deposit. Located about 40 km northeast of the Chouichia deposit.
The Ain el Bey copper vein, at least 200 m in length and 1 m in width, strikes N-S and cross-cuts Triassic, Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene lithofacies.

[Governorate uncertain.]

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Enargite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Luzonite
Formula: Cu3AsS4
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
ⓘLuzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Cuⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ EnargiteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ LuzoniteCu3AsS4
Asⓘ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Slim-Shimi, N.; Moëlo, Y.; Tlig, S.; Lévy, C. (1996) Sulfide geochemistry and genesis of Chouichia and Ain el Bey copper deposits in northwestern Tunisia. Mineralium Deposita, 31 (3). 188-200 doi:10.1007/bf00204026
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