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Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisiai
Regional Level Types
Kalaat Es SenanDelegation
KefGovernorate
TunisiaCountry

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View of the Kalaat-Es-Senan phosphate mining area, in 1910.

Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia
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View of the Kalaat-Es-Senan phosphate mining area, in 1908.

Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia
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View of the Kalaat-Es-Senan phosphate mining area, in 1908.

Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia
00912550017272314072527.jpg
View of the Kalaat-Es-Senan phosphate mining area, in 1910.

Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia
04684280017272314075641.jpg
View of the Kalaat-Es-Senan phosphate mining area, in 1908.

Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia
09074360017272314072550.jpg
View of the Kalaat-Es-Senan phosphate mining area, in 1908.

Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia
00912550017272314072527.jpg
View of the Kalaat-Es-Senan phosphate mining area, in 1910.

Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia
04684280017272314075641.jpg
View of the Kalaat-Es-Senan phosphate mining area, in 1908.

Kalaat Es Senan, Kef, Tunisia
Mindat Locality ID:
234064
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:234064:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kalaat es Senam; Kalaat Senan; Kalâat Snan
Other Languages:
Arabic:
معتمدية قلعة سنان, ولاية الكاف, تونس
French:
Délégation Kalaat Senan, Le Kef, Tunisie
Spanish:
Kalaat Senan, Gobernación de Al-Kāf, Túnez
Cebuano:
Kalaat Senan, Gouvernorat de Kef


Kalaat es Senam, Kalaat Senan, or Kalâat Snan (Tunisian Arabic: قلعة سنان) is a town in western Tunisia in the Kef Governorate. It is the administrative center of Kalaat Senan Delegation. The town is a market town for the agriculture in the area, where wheat and oats are grown and cattle and sheep are grazed.

Kalaat es Senam is named after the nearby fortress (qalat) built upon the Jugurtha Tableland (a mesa).

The town is located within the territory of the Ouled Boughanem tribe.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

Fossils

There are 36 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.

Occurrences36
Youngest Fossil Listed89.3 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Parapuzosia (Austiniceras)
subgenus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Parapuzosia : Parapuzosia (Austiniceras)93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cibolaites
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Collignoniceratidae : Cibolaites93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Watinoceras
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Acanthoceratidae : Watinoceras93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Trigonarca
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mytiloides
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Inoceramidae : Mytiloides93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemiaster
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Hemiaster93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fagesia superstes
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Fagesia : Fagesia superstes93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Paramammites polymorphus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Paramammites : Paramammites polymorphus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Thomasites rollandi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Thomasites : Thomasites rollandi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Kamerunoceras turoniense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Kamerunoceras : Kamerunoceras turoniense93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fagesia tevesthensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Fagesia : Fagesia tevesthensis93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) meslei
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotiidae : Choffaticeras : Choffaticeras (Choffaticeras) meslei93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Neoptychites cephalotus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Neoptychites : Neoptychites cephalotus93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Wrightoceras munieri
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Pseudotissotidae : Wrightoceras : Wrightoceras munieri93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Tylostoma cossoni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Tylostomatidae : Tylostoma : Tylostoma cossoni93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Romaniceras (Romaniceras) kallesi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Romaniceras : Romaniceras (Romaniceras) kallesi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemitissotia morreni
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Hemitissotia : Hemitissotia morreni93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Coilopoceras zihoricum
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Coilopoceratidae : Coilopoceras : Coilopoceras zihoricum93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hemicidaroida
order
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Hemicidaroida93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fagesia rudra
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Vascoceratidae : Fagesia : Fagesia rudra93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Plicatula ferryi
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula ferryi93.5 - 89.3 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaat_es_Senam
Wikidata ID:Q3192066
GeoNames ID:11107173

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