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Calcite from
Bou Jaber Mine, Kasserine, Tunisia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bou Jaber Mine, Kasserine, Tunisia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893825
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893825:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘSlata Fer deposit, Kasserine, Tunisia
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘSidi Amor ben Salem Mine, Slata Pb-Zn deposit, Tajerouine, Kef, Tunisia
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘDjebel Sekarna Mine (Sekarna deposit), Djebel Sekarna, Siliana, Tunisia
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘGarn Alfaya Mine, Garn Alfaya, Tajerouine, Kef, Tunisia
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘOuenza Mine, Ouenza, Ouenza District, Tébessa Province, Algeria
66.7km (41.4 miles) ⓘBou Grine Mine (Bougrine Mine), Es-Sers, Kef, Tunisia
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘSidi Youssef Mine, Sakiet Sidi Youssef (Saqiyat Sidi Yusuf), Kef, Tunisia
92.6km (57.6 miles) ⓘFedj el Adoum Mine, Fedj-el-Adoum, Siliana, Tunisia
94.1km (58.5 miles) ⓘEl Aguiba deposit, Nebeur, Kef, Tunisia
References
Mlayah, A., Ferreira da Silva, E., Rocha, F., Hamza, C. B., Charef, A., & Noronha, F. (2009). The Oued Mellègue: Mining activity, stream sediments and dispersion of base metals in natural environments, North-western Tunisia. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 102(1), 27-36.
Bouhlel, Salah, Leach, David L., Johnson, Craig A., Marsh, Erin, Salmi-Laouar, Sihem, Banks, David A. (2016) A salt diapir-related Mississippi Valley-type deposit: the Bou Jaber Pb-Zn-Ba-F deposit, Tunisia: fluid inclusion and isotope study. Mineralium Deposita, 51 (6) 749-780 doi:10.1007/s00126-015-0634-8
Garnit, Hechmi, Boni, Maria, Buongiovanni, Giuliana, Arfè, Giuseppe, Mondillo, Nicola, Joachimski, Michael, Bouhlel, Salah, Balassone, Giuseppina (2018) C–O Stable Isotopes Geochemistry of Tunisian Nonsulfide Zinc Deposits: A First Look. Minerals, 8 (1) 13 doi:10.3390/min8010013
 
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