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Tivaouane, Thiès Region, Senegali
Regional Level Types
TivaouaneDepartment
Thiès RegionRegion
SenegalCountry

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Ernienickelite, etc.

Darou Khoudoss Mine, Tivaouane, Thiès Region, Senegal
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Ernienickelite, etc.

Darou Khoudoss Mine, Tivaouane, Thiès Region, Senegal
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Ernienickelite, etc.

Darou Khoudoss Mine, Tivaouane, Thiès Region, Senegal
Neighbouring regions:
Grand Côte mine, Thiès Region, Senegal
Type:
Department
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mékhé19,242 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
157124
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:157124:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Tivaouane Department is one of the 45 departments of Senegal, and one of the three in the Thiès Region. Its capital is Tivaouane.

The department has three urban communes: Mboro, Meckhe and Tivaouane.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Ernienickelite
Formula: NiMn3O7 · 3H2O
Description: (Reported earlier in Gunnar Färber mineral catalogue, 2007; method of analysis not given.)
ⓘ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Kleberite
Formula: FeTi6O11(OH)5
ⓘ 'Leucoxene'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Pseudorutile
Formula: Fe2Ti3O9
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘPseudorutile4.CB.25Fe2Ti3O9
ⓘKleberite4.CB.25FeTi6O11(OH)5
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘAnatase4.DD.05TiO2
ⓘErnienickelite4.FL.20NiMn3O7 · 3H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘFluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite		8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
ⓘ8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Unclassified
ⓘ'Leucoxene'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ErnienickeliteNiMn3O7 · 3H2O
Hⓘ KleberiteFeTi6O11(OH)5
CCarbon
Cⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnataseTiO2
Oⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Oⓘ ErnienickeliteNiMn3O7 · 3H2O
Oⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PseudorutileFe2Ti3O9
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ KleberiteFeTi6O11(OH)5
FFluorine
Fⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Fⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Pⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Caⓘ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AnataseTiO2
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiⓘ PseudorutileFe2Ti3O9
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ KleberiteFeTi6O11(OH)5
MnManganese
Mnⓘ ErnienickeliteNiMn3O7 · 3H2O
FeIron
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PseudorutileFe2Ti3O9
Feⓘ KleberiteFeTi6O11(OH)5
NiNickel
Niⓘ ErnienickeliteNiMn3O7 · 3H2O

Fossils

There are 3 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences25
Youngest Fossil Listed37.2 Ma (Eocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed72.1 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Taiba1547.8 - 41.3 Ma (Eocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Plicatula
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Baluchicardia
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Baluchicardia72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesocallista
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Mesocallista72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Veniella
genus		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Veniella72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Otodus (Carcharocles)
subgenus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus (Carcharocles)47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Abdounia
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Abdounia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Rhinobatos
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Rhinobatidae : Rhinobatos47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Burnhamia
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Myliobatidae : Burnhamia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Coupatezia
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Myliobatiformes : Coupatezia47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Dasyatis
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Myliobatiformes : Dasyatidae : Dasyatis47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Cylindracanthus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Acipenseriformes : Cylindracanthus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Prorastomidae
family		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Sirenia : Prorastomidae47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Carcharias
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Carcharias47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Carolinacetus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Protocetidae : Carolinacetus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Otodus obliquus
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus obliquus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Macrorhizodus
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Odontaspidida : Lamiostomatidae : Macrorhizodus47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Deltoidonautilus molli
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Deltoidonautilus : Deltoidonautilus molli48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Brachycarcharias
genus		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Odontaspididae : Brachycarcharias47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Chiloscyllium meraense
species		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Orectolobiformes : Hemiscylliidae : Chiloscyllium : Chiloscyllium meraense47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Galeocerdo latidens
species		Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii : Carcharhiniformes : Carcharhinidae : Galeocerdo : Galeocerdo latidens47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene
Deltoidonautilus senegalensis
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Deltoidonautilus : Deltoidonautilus senegalensis48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Trigonarca schweinfurthi
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca : Trigonarca schweinfurthi72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Camptonectes virgatus
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Camptonectes : Camptonectes virgatus72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Nicaisolopha nicaisei
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Nicaisolopha : Nicaisolopha nicaisei72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudocucullaea lens
species		Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Cucullaeidae : Pseudocucullaea : Pseudocucullaea lens72.1 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 3 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivaouane_Department
Wikidata ID:Q2087361

Localities in this Region

Senegal

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