Abandoned(?) copper mine/deposit.
Located 43 km northwest of Jendouba (formerly Souk-el-Arba).

The ore deposit is hosted in Upper Cretaceous-Paleogene sedimentary sequences in a regional transcurrent shear zone. The deposit occupies an area of about 2000 m², where underground mining from 1950 to 1953 produced some 2000 tons of metallic copper and a few thousand ounces Ag, from selectively extracted tennantite-tetrahedrite veins. A smelter was operated from 1904 to 1909.

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Commodity List

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

ⓘ Copper

ⓘ Silver

Mineral List

12 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

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). 188-200 doi:10.1007/bf00204026

ⓘ Azurite

Formula: Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂

References:

www.archive.org (2008) http://www.archive.org/stream/latunisie00laneuoft/latunisie00laneuoft_djvu.txt

ⓘ Bismuthinite

Formula: Bi₂S₃

References:

Slim-Shimi, N., Moëlo, Y. & Tlig, S. (1990): Caractérisaton minéralogique et signifiance métallogénique des sulfures bismuthifères des minéralisations de La Galite et du Jebel Chouichia (NW de la tunisie). Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences, Série 2, 311, 127-132.

ⓘ 'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series'

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ⓘ 'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite'

Formula: (Bi,Sb)₂S₃ to (Sb,Bi)₂S₃

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ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

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ⓘ Chalcostibite

Formula: CuSbS₂

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ⓘ Famatinite

Formula: Cu₃SbS₄

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ⓘ 'Limonite'

References:

www.archive.org (2008) http://www.archive.org/stream/latunisie00laneuoft/latunisie00laneuoft_djvu.txt

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

www.archive.org (2008) http://www.archive.org/stream/latunisie00laneuoft/latunisie00laneuoft_djvu.txt

ⓘ Marcasite

Formula: FeS₂

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ⓘ Native Bismuth

Formula: Bi

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

References:

www.archive.org (2008) http://www.archive.org/stream/latunisie00laneuoft/latunisie00laneuoft_djvu.txt

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO₃

References:

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Group'

Formula: ^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S

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ⓘ Wittichenite

Formula: Cu₃BiS₃

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Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Bismuth	1.CA.05	Bi
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Bismuthinite	2.DB.05	Bi₂S₃
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Marcasite	2.EB.10a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Wittichenite	2.GA.20	Cu₃BiS₃
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'	2.GB.05	Cu₆(Cu₄C²⁺₂)Sb₄S₁₂S
ⓘ	Chalcostibite	2.HA.05	CuSbS₂
ⓘ	Famatinite	2.KA.10	Cu₃SbS₄
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
ⓘ	Siderite	5.AB.05	FeCO₃
ⓘ	Azurite	5.BA.05	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Limonite'	-
ⓘ	'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite'	-	(Bi,Sb)₂S₃ to (Sb,Bi)₂S₃
ⓘ	'Tetrahedrite Group'	-	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
ⓘ	'Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
S	ⓘ Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂
S	ⓘ Famatinite	Cu₃SbS₄
S	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
S	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite	(Bi,Sb)₂S₃ to (Sb,Bi)₂S₃
S	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Group	^M2(A₆)^M1(B₄ C₂)^X3(D₄)^S1(Y₁₂)^S2(Z)
S	ⓘ Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Marcasite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Siderite	FeCO₃
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Azurite	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂
Cu	ⓘ Famatinite	Cu₃SbS₄
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Cu	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Cu	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Chalcostibite	CuSbS₂
Sb	ⓘ Famatinite	Cu₃SbS₄
Sb	ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup	Cu₆(Cu₄C₂²⁺)Sb₄S₁₂S
Sb	ⓘ Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite	(Bi,Sb)₂S₃ to (Sb,Bi)₂S₃
Sb	ⓘ Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series
Bi	Bismuth
Bi	ⓘ Native Bismuth	Bi
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite	Bi₂S₃
Bi	ⓘ Wittichenite	Cu₃BiS₃
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series var. Horobetsuite	(Bi,Sb)₂S₃ to (Sb,Bi)₂S₃
Bi	ⓘ Bismuthinite-Stibnite Series

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