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Malha Crater, Meidob Hills, North Darfur, Sudani
Regional Level Types
Malha CraterCrater
Meidob Hills- not defined -
North DarfurState
SudanCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 7' 52'' North , 26° 10' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
15.13129,26.17119
GRN:
N11E18
Type:
Crater
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
264934
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264934:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A vent within the Meidob volcanic field whcih is now a lake in the centre of the crater.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Eitelite
Formula: Na2Mg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gaylussite
Formula: Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Magadiite
Formula: Na2Si14O29 · 11H2O
ⓘ Nahcolite
Formula: NaHCO3
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘNahcolite5.AA.15NaHCO3
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘEitelite5.AC.05Na2Mg(CO3)2
ⓘGaylussite5.CB.35Na2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMagadiite9.EA.20Na2Si14O29 · 11H2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MagadiiteNa2Si14O29 · 11H2O
Hⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Cⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Oⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MagadiiteNa2Si14O29 · 11H2O
Oⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
Naⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O
Naⓘ MagadiiteNa2Si14O29 · 11H2O
Naⓘ NahcoliteNaHCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EiteliteNa2Mg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MagadiiteNa2Si14O29 · 11H2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GaylussiteNa2Ca(CO3)2 · 5H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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African PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Mees, Florias, Verschuren, Dirk, Nijs, Roger, Dumont, Henri (1991) Holocene evolution of the crater lake at Malha, Northwest Sudan. Journal of Paleolimnology, 5. doi:10.1007/bf00200347
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