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Tataouine (Foum Tatahouine), Tataouine, Tunisiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tataouine (Foum Tatahouine) | City |
| Tataouine | Governorate |
| Tunisia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 55' 53'' North , 10° 27' 1'' East
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Tataouine (Berber languages: Tiṭṭawin; Arabic: تطاوين) is a city in southern Tunisia. It is the capital of the Tataouine Governorate. The below-ground "cave dwellings" of the native Berber population, designed for coolness and protection, render the city and the area around it as a tourist and filmmakers' attraction. Nearby fortified settlements (ksars), manifestations of Berber architecture, such as Ksar Ouled Soltane, Chenini, Douiret, and Ksar Hadada, are popular tourist sites.
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| ⓘ Ahrensite ? Formula: SiFe2O4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Cristobalite Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 References: |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe Description: Ni-free Iron (Mason, 1963); Ni-poor iron [Ni <1.5 wt%](Gooley & Moore, 1976); Iron with ~2% Ni+Co (Barrat et al.,1999) |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Description: Orthopyroxene composition relatively homogeneous(En 75), but host regions are often disordered. (Nord & Hewins,1983) References: |
| ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Cristobalite | 4.DA.15 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Ahrensite ? | 9.AC. | SiFe2O4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Ahrensite | SiFe2O4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Cristobalite | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Ahrensite | SiFe2O4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Ahrensite | SiFe2O4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tataouine |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q327045 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2464698 |
Localities in this Region
- Tataouine
- Tataouine (Foum Tatahouine)
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