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El-Aasli area, Smara (Semara), Es Semara Province, Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Region, Moroccoi
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El-Aasli areaArea
Smara (Semara)Pachalik
Es Semara ProvinceProvince
Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra RegionRegion
MoroccoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 33' 23'' North , 12° 5' 41'' West
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Type:
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Mindat Locality ID:
435354
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435354:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


W to Esmara (Smara).

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5 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ 'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
ⓘ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ Sidorovite
Formula: Fe3Pt
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
ⓘSidorovite1.AG.Fe3Pt
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
ⓘ'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
SSulfur
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
FeIron
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ SidoroviteFe3Pt
NiNickel
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
PtPlatinum
Ptⓘ SidoroviteFe3Pt

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