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Tidjenouine, Tamanrasset District, Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province), Algeriai
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TidjenouineGroup of Outcrops
Tamanrasset DistrictDistrict
Tamanrasset Province (Tamanghasset Province)Province
AlgeriaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 22' 59'' North , 5° 15' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
22.38306,5.25000
GeoHash:
G#: s5gxr6wyt
GRN:
N15E04
Type:
Group of Outcrops
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tamanrasset73,128 (2018)52.7km
Mindat Locality ID:
68807
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:68807:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Granulite outcrops in the Central Ahaggar Mts. Eburnean granulitic and migmatitic metapelites.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ Fayalite
Formula: Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘ Ferrosilite
Formula: Fe2+2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Gedrite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘFayalite9.AC.05Fe2+2SiO4
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘFerrosilite9.DA.05Fe2+2Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘGedrite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Oⓘ FerrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
Oⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Siⓘ FerrosiliteFe22+Si2O6
Siⓘ Gedrite◻{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ FayaliteFe22+SiO4
Feⓘ FerrosiliteFe22+Si2O6

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Algeria
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References

www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/algeria/algeria_(general)/_tidjenaouine/
www.sciencedirect.com (n.d.) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899536203001027
www.academia.edu (n.d.) https://www.academia.edu/13465075/Textures_and_phase_relationships_in_ferrous_granulites_from_Tidjenouine_Hoggar_Algeria_fayalite_ferrossilite_quartz_secondary_assemblage
orfeo.kbr.be (n.d.) https://orfeo.kbr.be/bitstream/handle/internal/29/Bendaoud-et-al-2008-GSLSP297-Eburnean-granulites-Tidjenouine-LATEA-Hoggar.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Bendaoud, A., Ouzegane, K., & Kienast, J. R. (2003). Textures and phase relationships in ferrous granulites from Tidjenouine (Hoggar, Algeria): fayalite–ferrossilite–quartz secondary assemblage. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 37(3), 241-255.
Bendaoud, Abderrahmane, Ouzegane, Khadidja, Godard, Gaston, Liègeois, Jean-Paul, Kienast, Jean-Robert, Bruguier, Olivier, Drareni, Amar (2008) Geochronology and metamorphic P–T–X evolution of the Eburnean granulite-facies metapelites of Tidjenouine (Central Hoggar, Algeria): witness of the LATEA metacratonic evolution. Geological Society, London, Special Publications 2008: 297: 111-146.
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