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Jdiriya, Es Semara Cercle, Es Semara Province, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region, Moroccoi
Regional Level Types
JdiriyaVillage
Es Semara CercleCercle
Es Semara ProvinceProvince
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra RegionRegion
MoroccoCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
287329
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:287329:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Jdiriya, Cercle de Es-Semara, Es-Semara, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Maroc
German:
Idiriya, Es Semara , Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Marokko
Italian:
Jdiriya, Provincia di Es-Semara, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Marocco
Arabic:
اجديرية, دائرة السمارة, إقليم السمارة, العيون-الساقية الحمراء, المغرب
Berber:
ⵊⴷⵉⵢⵔⵉⵢⴰ, ⵍⵄⵢⵓⵏ-ⵙⴰⵇⵢⴰ ⵍⵃⴰⵎⵔⴰ, ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ
Catalan:
Jdiriya, província d'Es-Semara, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, Marroc
Cebuano:
Jdiriya, Es-Semara , Morocco
Dutch:
Jdiriya, Es-Semara, Marokko
Swedish:
Jdiriya, Es-Semara , Marocko


Jdiriya is a settlement in north-eastern Western Sahara. It is within the Moroccan-controlled area of the former territory, some 150 kilometres north of Tifariti and 60 kilometres northeast of Hawza.

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9 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Chlorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3Cl
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
Description: Only in matrix
ⓘ Lechatelierite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Maskelynite'
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ Native Iron var. Martensite
Formula: Fe
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Plagioclase — Albitic (Ab~80, Or7)
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘvar. Martensite1.AE.05Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘLechatelierite4.DA.30SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘChlorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Maskelynite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ LechatelieriteSiO2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ LechatelieriteSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ ChlorapatiteCa5(PO4)3Cl
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Feⓘ Native Iron var. MartensiteFe
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu

Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences12
Youngest Fossil Listed383 Ma (Late/Upper Devonian)
Oldest Fossil Listed393 Ma (Early/Lower Devonian)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Spanish Sahara1393.3 - 382.7 Ma (Devonian)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Stromatopora
genus
Animalia : Porifera : Stromatoporoidea : Stromatoporida : Stromatoporidae : Stromatopora388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Alveolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Alveolitidae : Alveolites388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Coenites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Coenitidae : Coenites388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Favosites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Heliolites
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Heliolitidae : Heliolites388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Thamnopora
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Pachyporidae : Thamnopora388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Acanthophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Ptenophyllidae : Acanthophyllum388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Heterophrentis
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Amplexidae : Heterophrentis388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Stringophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Stringophyllidae : Stringophyllum388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Thamnophyllum
genus
Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Phillipsastraeidae : Thamnophyllum388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Phacops
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Phacops388.1 - 383.7 Ma
Middle Devonian
Eldredgeops rana
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Phacopidae : Eldredgeops : Eldredgeops rana393.3 - 382.7 Ma
Devonian
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jdiriya
Wikidata ID:Q1656837
GeoNames ID:6545652

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