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Tarat deposit, Agadez, Nigeri
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Mindat Locality ID:
312466
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:312466:9
GUID (UUID V4):
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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Corrensite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Jordisite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Montroseite
Formula: (V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
ⓘ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘJordisite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘUraninite
var. Pitchblende		4.DL.05UO2
ⓘ4.DL.05UO2
ⓘMontroseite4.FD.10(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘCorrensite9.EC.60(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Hⓘ Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Oⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oⓘ UraniniteUO2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ JordisiteMoS2
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
VVanadium
Vⓘ Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Corrensite(Mg,Fe)9((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)10 · nH2O
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ Montroseite(V3+,Fe3+)O(OH)
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ JordisiteMoS2
UUranium
Uⓘ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uⓘ UraniniteUO2

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References

Pagel, M., Cavellec, S., Forbes, P., Gerbaud, O., Vergely, P., Wagani, I., & Mathieu, R. (2005). Uranium deposits in the Arlit area (Niger). In Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge (pp. 303-305). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.
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