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Marcasite from
Ain el Bey deposit, Béja, Tunisia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Marcasite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Marcasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ain el Bey deposit, Béja, Tunisia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:669388
Long-form Identifier:1:3:669388:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Marcasite
29.7km (18.4 miles) ⓘEl Akhouat mine (Jebel El Akhouat deposit), El Akhouat, Siliana, Tunisia
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘEl Aguiba deposit, Nebeur, Kef, Tunisia
37.5km (23.3 miles) ⓘDjebel Hallouf Mine, Djebel Hallouf, Jendouba, Tunisia
44.3km (27.5 miles) ⓘAin Allega Mine (Ain Alega Sakiet Mine), Ain Alega Sakiet, Béja, Tunisia
45.9km (28.5 miles) ⓘOued Jebs deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘBou Grine Mine (Bougrine Mine), Es-Sers, Kef, Tunisia
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘDjebel Chouichia (Jebel Chouichia; Chouichia deposit), Jendouba Nord, Jendouba, Tunisia
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘSidi Driss mine, Bizerte, Tunisia
84.3km (52.4 miles) ⓘDjebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Tunisia
88.4km (55.0 miles) ⓘSidi Youssef Mine, Sakiet Sidi Youssef (Saqiyat Sidi Yusuf), Kef, Tunisia
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
 
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