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Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Photo: GF 2001
Started in 1999 and abandoned in 2003.
Not to be confused with the old opencast workings beneath the Aghbar Mine.
Located NE of the Aghbar Mine.

Mineral List

Arseniosiderite
β-Roselite
Cabalzarite
Chalcocite
Chalcopyrite
Cobaltaustinite
var: Cuprian Cobaltaustinite
Cobaltlotharmeyerite
Conichalcite
Dolomite
Erythrite
Ferrilotharmeyerite
var: Cobaltoan Ferrilotharmeyerite

Maghrebite (TL)
Mansfieldite
Quartz
Roselite
Spherocobaltite
Talmessite
var: Cobaltoan Talmessite

Wendwilsonite


19 entries listed. 16 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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References

Meisser, N.; Brugger, J.; Krivovichev, S.; Armbruster, T.; Favreau, G. (2012): Description and crystal structure of maghrebite, MgAl2(AsO4)2(OH)2•8H2O, from Aghbar, Anti-Atlas, Morocco: first arsenate in the laueite mineral group. European Journal of Mineralogy 24, 717-726.

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