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Celestine from
Oued Jebs deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Celestine
Formula:SrSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Celestine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oued Jebs deposit, Bir Mcherga, Zaghouan, Tunisia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:893960
Long-form Identifier:1:3:893960:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Celestine
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘSidi Taya Mine, Saouaf, Zaghouan, Tunisia
42.0km (26.1 miles) ⓘHammam-Zriba Mine, Zriba-Village, Zaghouan, Tunisia
45.0km (28.0 miles) ⓘDjebel Stah deposit, Zaghouan, Tunisia
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘDjebel Messella, Zaghouan, Zaghouan, Tunisia
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘEl Akhouat mine (Jebel El Akhouat deposit), El Akhouat, Siliana, Tunisia
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘDjebel Bezina, Manouba, Tunisia
55.5km (34.5 miles) ⓘHammam Jedidi deposit, Sidi Jedidi (Sidi Jadidi), Nabeul, Tunisia
76.2km (47.3 miles) ⓘEl Aguiba deposit, Nebeur, Kef, Tunisia
77.6km (48.2 miles) ⓘAin Allega Mine (Ain Alega Sakiet Mine), Ain Alega Sakiet, Béja, Tunisia
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘDjebel Kobbouch Mine, Djebel Kobbouch, Es-Sers, Kef, Tunisia
References
Bejaoui, Jaloul, Bouhlel, Salah, Sellami, Ahmed, Braham, Ahmed (2014) Geology, mineralogy and fluid inclusion study of Oued Jebs Pb–Zn–Sr deposit; comparison with the Bou Grine deposit (diapirs zone, Tunisian atlas) Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 7 (6) 2483-2497 doi:10.1007/s12517-013-0942-1
 
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