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Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Cobalt-rich mineralizations in lenses within calcite deposits along faults in Precambrian II serpentinized ultrabasic ophiolitic rocks.
Presence of cobaltoan garnierites, formed during an early low-T hydrothermal event, in tectonic cracks of the serpentinites.
The garnierites are cross-cutted by arseniates (annabergite, haidingerite) veinlets with late filling of calcite + automorph quartz and heterogenite.

Ref.:
- http://www.crpg.cnrs-nancy.fr/NEWS/HSE-2002/HSE-PDF/elghorfi.pdf
- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/ma/aitahmane51/
- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/ma/aitahmane52/
- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/ma/aitahmane53/
- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/ma/aitahmane5459/
- http://www.strahlen.org/vp/ma/aitahmane60/




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Adamite
var: Cuprian Adamite

'Amphibole Group'
Annabergite
'Annabergite-Erythrite Series'
Arseniosiderite
Arsenolite
Arsenopyrite
β-Roselite
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Chrysocolla
Clinosafflorite
Cobaltaustinite
Cobaltkoritnigite
Cobaltlotharmeyerite
var: Manganoan Cobaltlotharmeyerite

Conichalcite
Dolomite
Erythrite
Ferrilotharmeyerite
var: Cobaltoan Ferrilotharmeyerite
'Garnierite'
Gersdorffite
Glaucodot
Gold
Guérinite ?
Hematite
Heterogenite
Karibibite
Limonite
Lizardite
Löllingite
Magnetite
Malachite
Mansfieldite
Maucherite
Népouite
Nickelaustinite
Nickeline
Nickellotharmeyerite
Nickelskutterudite
var: Chloanthite
Nickeltalmessite (TL)
Olivenite
var: Zincian Olivenite

Opal
Parasymplesite
Pecoraite
Pharmacosiderite
Pimelite
Powellite
Prehnite
Pyrite
Quartz
Rammelsbergite
Retgersite
Safflorite
'Serpentine Group'
Skutterudite
Sphalerite
Spherocobaltite
Stichtite
Sulphur
Talmessite
var: Cobaltoan Talmessite
var: Nickeloan Talmessite
Tremolite
Uvarovite
Vladimirite


95 entries listed. 55 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region:
Morocco
 
  • Souss-Massa-Draâ Region
    • Ouarzazate Province
      • Tazenakht
        • Bou Azzer District
          • Aït Ahmane

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