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Jalta Mine, Bizerte, Tunisiai
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BizerteGovernorate
TunisiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 6' 35'' North , 9° 30' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.10972,9.50016
GRN:
N25E06
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Csa : Hot-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mateur31,005 (2018)16.6km
Douar Tindja18,551 (2015)23.0km
Sejenane5,009 (2018)24.0km
Menzel Bourguiba46,245 (2018)25.8km
Menzel Abderhaman15,769 (2018)35.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
453499
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:453499:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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References

Somrani, Chaima, Souissi, Fouad, Souissi, Radhia, De Giudici, Giovanni, Silva, Eduardo, Fancello, Dario, Podda, Francesca, Santos, José Francisco, Abu-Alam, Tamer, Ribeiro, Sara, et al. (2025) The Geochemical Characteristics of Ore-Forming Fluids in the Jebel Stah Fluorite Deposit in Northeast Tunisia: Insights from LA-ICP-MS and Sr Isotope Analyses. Minerals, 15 (4). doi:10.3390/min15040331
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