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Ain el Bey deposit, Béja, Tunisiai
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Ain el Bey depositDeposit
BéjaGovernorate
TunisiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 32' 34'' North , 9° 15' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.54300,9.26300
GRN:
N25E06
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tabursuq12,727(2018)9.7km
Testour13,708(2018)16.1km
Béja57,233(2018)21.6km
Gafour10,556(2018)25.3km
Le Krib7,691(2018)26.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
215667
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:215667:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Vein-type copper deposit. Located about 40 km northeast of the Chouichia deposit.
The Ain el Bey copper vein, at least 200 m in length and 1 m in width, strikes N-S and cross-cuts Triassic, Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene lithofacies.

[Governorate uncertain.]

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘArsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
ⓘCalcite
Formula:CaCO3
ⓘEnargite
Formula:Cu3AsS4
ⓘLuzonite
Formula:Cu3AsS4
ⓘMarcasite
Formula:FeS2
ⓘPyrite
Formula:FeS2
ⓘSiderite
Formula:FeCO3
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
ⓘEnargite2.KA.05Cu3AsS4
ⓘLuzonite2.KA.10Cu3AsS4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
CⓘCalciteCaCO3
CⓘSideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
OⓘCalciteCaCO3
OⓘSideriteFeCO3
SSulfur
SⓘArsenopyriteFeAsS
SⓘEnargiteCu3AsS4
SⓘLuzoniteCu3AsS4
SⓘMarcasiteFeS2
SⓘPyriteFeS2
SⓘTennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
CaCalcium
CaⓘCalciteCaCO3
FeIron
FeⓘArsenopyriteFeAsS
FeⓘMarcasiteFeS2
FeⓘPyriteFeS2
FeⓘSideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
CuⓘEnargiteCu3AsS4
CuⓘLuzoniteCu3AsS4
CuⓘTennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
AsArsenic
AsⓘArsenopyriteFeAsS
AsⓘEnargiteCu3AsS4
AsⓘLuzoniteCu3AsS4
AsⓘTennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S

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References

Slim-Shimi, N.; Moëlo, Y.; Tlig, S.; Lévy, C. (1996) Sulfide geochemistry and genesis of Chouichia and Ain el Bey copper deposits in northwestern Tunisia.Mineralium Deposita, 31 (3). 188-200doi:10.1007/bf00204026
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