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Tahaggart deposit, Timgaouine, Abalessa District, Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province), Algeriai
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Tahaggart depositDeposit
Timgaouine- not defined -
Abalessa DistrictDistrict
Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province)Province
AlgeriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° North , 4° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
GRN:
N15E03
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
474305
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:474305:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Located at the unconformity between the Precambrian basement and Palaeozoic
sedimentary cover. At the contact, sub-horizontal mineralised lenses of 1–8 m in thickness occur and are enclosed in altered gneiss of the Precambrian basement and conglomerates of the Cambrian–Ordovician.

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Mineral List


15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
ⓘ Brockite
Formula: (Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
ⓘ Carnotite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
ⓘ Crandallite
Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘ 'Florencite'
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sabugalite
Formula: HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
ⓘ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Uranophane
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘ Weeksite
Formula: K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘCarnotite4.HB.05K2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘCrandallite8.BL.10CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
ⓘBrockite8.CJ.45(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
ⓘAutunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
ⓘTorbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘMetatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘSabugalite8.EB.55HAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘUranophane9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
ⓘWeeksite9.AK.30K2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Florencite'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Hⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
Hⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Hⓘ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Oⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
Oⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oⓘ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siⓘ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Pⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Pⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Pⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Pⓘ SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
Pⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Kⓘ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
Caⓘ CrandalliteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Caⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
VVanadium
Vⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
ThThorium
Thⓘ Brockite(Ca,Th,Ce)PO4 · H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uⓘ CarnotiteK2(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 3H2O
Uⓘ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ SabugaliteHAl(UO2)4(PO4)4 · 16H2O
Uⓘ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uⓘ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Uⓘ WeeksiteK2(UO2)2(Si5O13) · 4H2O

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References

MEKTI, Zohir; BOUTEMEDJET, Assia; TAHRI, Tourkia; BENSELHOUB, Aissa; SOLIMAN, Abdelmohsen M.; BELLUCCI, Stefano (2025) PETROGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE URANIUM ORE OF TAHAGGART (EL-HOGGAR, SE ALGERIA). Visnyk of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Geology 2. doi:10.17721/1728-2713.109.09
infcis.iaea.org (2026) https://infcis.iaea.org/udepo/Resources/Countries/Algeria.pdf
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