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El Mourdur Hill, Derrag, Aziz District, Médéa Province, Algeriai
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El Mourdur HillHill
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 2° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~13km
GRN:
N24E02
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Mindat Locality ID:
30674
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30674:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


35 km W of Ksar el Boukhari.

Dolostone, metamorphosed below ±400°C, with evaporites.

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5 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aspidolite
Formula: NaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Kulkeite (TL)
Formula: Mg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10
Type Locality:
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘAspidolite9.EC.20NaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKulkeite (TL)9.EC.60Mg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KulkeiteMg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ AspidoliteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ KulkeiteMg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ AspidoliteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AspidoliteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ KulkeiteMg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ AspidoliteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KulkeiteMg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ AspidoliteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KulkeiteMg8Al(AlSi7O20)(OH)10
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ AspidoliteNaMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

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References

Abraham, K., Schreyer, W., Medenbach, O., Gebert, W. (1980) Kulkeit, ein geordnetes 1:1 mixed-layer-mineral zwischen Klinochlor und Talk. Fortschritte der Mineralogie: 5: 4-5.
Schreyer, W., Abraham, K., Kulke, H. (1980) Natural sodium phlogopite coexisting with potassium phlogopite and sodian aluminian talc in a metamorphic evaporite sequence from Derrag, Tell Atlas, Algeria. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 74 (3) 223-233 doi:10.1007/bf00371692
Schreyer, W., Medenbach, O., Abraham, K., Gebert, W., Müller, W. F. (1982) Kulkeite, a new metamorphic phyllosilicate mineral: Ordered 1∶1 chlorite/talc mixed-layer. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 80 (2) 103-109 doi:10.1007/bf00374887
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