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Quartzite from
MGS No. TB6620, Tin Bessais, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania


Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view MGS No. TB6620, Tin Bessais, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1282816
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1282816:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘMGS No. TB6532, Tin Bessais, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘEl Mreiti SW, Tin Bessais, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘMGS No. TB6556, Tin Bessais, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
50.4km (31.3 miles) ⓘMGS No. TB6547, Tin Bessais, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘMGS No. 2286, Rhallamane, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘMGS No. 2294, Rhallamane, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
98.8km (61.4 miles) ⓘMGS No. TS6557, Tigsmat, F'dérik, Tiris Zemmour Region, Mauritania
References
Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D., Marsh, Erin E., Anderson, Eric D. (2015) Database of mineral deposits in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverables 90 and 91) Open-File Report, 2013 (1280-S) US Geological Survey. doi:10.3133/ofr20131280s
 
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