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Aouli, Upper Moulouya lead district, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Latitude: 32°49'48"N
Longitude: 4°34'12"W
Vein-type lead-zinc deposit, consisting of (1) several large NE-SW trending sulphide-dominated veins, up to 40 m thick and 13 km long, and (2) smaller baryte-fluorite dominated veins, up to 10 m thick, trending NE-SW and E-W. The veins are mainly hosted in Paleozoic rocks.
This deposit has been operated by several french compagnies from 1923 to 1960.

Mineral List

Anglesite
Anhydrite
Ankerite
Arsenopyrite
Azurite
Baryte
Bismuth
Calcite
Cerussite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Covellite
Cuprite
Dolomite
Fluorite
Galena
Goethite
Hematite
Malachite
Marcasite
Nickeline
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Agate
Quartz
var: Jasper

'Schalenblende'
Siderite
Silver
Sphalerite
'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series'
'Tourmaline'
Wulfenite


32 entries listed. 27 valid minerals.

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References

- Jébrak, M., Marcoux, E., Masloubi, M., and Zaharaoui, M. (1998): From sandstone- to carbonate-hosted stratabound deposits: an isotope study of galena in the Upper-Moulouya District (Morocco). Mineralium Deposita 33, 406-415.

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