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Fam El Hisn Pachalik, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Moroccoi
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Fam El Hisn PachalikTown
Tata ProvinceProvince
Souss-Massa RegionRegion
MoroccoCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
404997
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:404997:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
باشوية فم الحصن, إقليم طاطا, سوس-ماسة, المغرب
French:
Pachalik de Fam El Hisn, Tata, Souss-Massa, Maroc
German:
Fam El Hisn, Tata, Souss-Massa, Marokko
Catalan:
Fam El Hisn, província de Tata, Souss-Massa, Marroc
Cebuano:
Fam El Hisn, Tata, Morocco
Farsi/Persian:
فم الحصن, سوس ماسه, مراکش
Swedish:
Fam El Hisn, Tata, Marocko


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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
Description: Low-Ni Iron
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Silica'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SSulfur
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS

Fossils

There are 8 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences8
Youngest Fossil Listed458 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Oldest Fossil Listed461 Ma (Middle Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
First Bani - d’Izgouiren8460.9 - 457.5 Ma (Ordovician)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cardiolaria
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculida : Praenuculidae : Cardiolaria460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Crozonaspis
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Dalmanitidae : Crozonaspis460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Kloucekia
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Acastidae : Kloucekia460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Asaphidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Asaphidae460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Trinucleidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Asaphida : Trinucleidae460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eohomalonotus
genus
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Eohomalonotus460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eohomalonotus brongniarti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Eohomalonotus : Eohomalonotus brongniarti460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
Eohomalonotus vicaryi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Phacopida : Homalonotidae : Eohomalonotus : Eohomalonotus vicaryi460.9 - 457.5 Ma
Ordovician
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fam_El_Hisn
Wikidata ID:Q3064838

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