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Jebel Irhoud, Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Moroccoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jebel Irhoud | Hill |
| Youssoufia Province | Province |
| Marrakesh-Safi Region | Region |
| Morocco | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 51' 18'' North , 8° 52' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Youssoufia | 64,910 (2016) | 54.2km |
| Safi | 288,163 (2017) | 60.2km |
Apart from minerals and mining, Jebel Irhoud is well know to paleontologists for its hominid fossils, among the earliest Homo sapiens remains known, at about 300,000 years old.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: Carles Curto collectionIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: Carles Curto collectionIdentification: Visual Identification |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: Carles Curto collectionIdentification: Visual Identification |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebel_Irhoud |
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African PlateTectonic Plate
- Essaouira basinBasin
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Jebel Irhoud, Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco