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Hassi Messaoud District, Ouargla Province, Algeriai
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Hassi Messaoud DistrictDistrict
Ouargla ProvinceProvince
AlgeriaCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hassi Messaoud53,000 (2010)
Mindat Locality ID:
405986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:405986:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Daïra Hassi Messaoud, Ouargla, Algérie
Italian:
Distretto di Hassi Messaoud, provincia di Ouargla, Algeria
Arabic:
دائرة حاسي مسعود, ورقلة, الجزائر
Berber:
ⵝⴰⴷⴰⵢⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵃⴰⵙⵉ ⵎⴻⵙⵄⵓⴷ, ⵡⴰⵔⴳⵍⴰ, ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ
Kabyle:
Tadayṛa n Ḥasi Mesɛud, Wergla, Dzayer
Portuguese:
Hassi Messaoud , Ouargla, Argélia
Romanian:
Districtul Hassi Messaoud, Provincia Ouargla, Algeria


The Hassi Messaoud district is an Algerian administrative district in the Ouargla province. Its chief town is located on the eponymous commune of Hassi Messaoud.

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Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

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

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ferrohögbomite-2N2S (TL)
Formula: [(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hercynite
Formula: Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pseudorutile
Formula: Fe2Ti3O9

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHercynite4.BB.05Fe2+Al2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘFerrohögbomite-2N2S (TL)4.CB.[(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPseudorutile4.CB.25Fe2Ti3O9

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Ferrohögbomite-2N2S[(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2
OOxygen
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PseudorutileFe2Ti3O9
Oⓘ Ferrohögbomite-2N2S[(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Ferrohögbomite-2N2S[(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Alⓘ Ferrohögbomite-2N2S[(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PseudorutileFe2Ti3O9
Tiⓘ Ferrohögbomite-2N2S[(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ HercyniteFe2+Al2O4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PseudorutileFe2Ti3O9
Feⓘ Ferrohögbomite-2N2S[(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Ferrohögbomite-2N2S[(Fe2+,Mg,Zn,Al)3(Al,Ti,Fe3+)8O15(OH)]2

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences3
Youngest Fossil Listed443 Ma (Silurian)
Oldest Fossil Listed445 Ma (Late/Upper Ordovician)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Second Bani - Upper Second Bani - Tamekhtart3445.2 - 443.4 Ma (Paleozoic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Eostropheodonta
genus
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Leptostrophiidae : Eostropheodonta445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Arenorthis arenaria
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Heterorthidae : Arenorthis : Arenorthis arenaria445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
Destombesium ellipsoides
species
Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Draboviidae : Destombesium : Destombesium ellipsoides445.2 - 443.4 Ma
Paleozoic
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassi_Messaoud_District
Wikidata ID:Q3019536

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