Abandoned pyrrhotite mine.
Located ca. 35 km NW of Marrakech and ca. 25 km W of the Sidi Bou Othmane locality.
[Note: uncertain if in Marrakech Prefecture or other prefecture.]
Most of the secondary minerals listed were detected in tailings dumps (hardpan in part).
References:
- Rachid Hakkou, Mostafa Benzaazoua and Bruno Bussière (2008): Acid Mine Drainage at the Abandoned Kettara Mine (Morocco): 1. Environmental Characterization. Mine Water and the Environment, 27, 145-159.
- - Rachid Hakkou, Mostafa Benzaazoua and Bruno Bussière (2008): Acid Mine Drainage at the Abandoned Kettara Mine (Morocco): 2. Mine Waste Geochemical Behavior. Mine Water and the Environment, 27, 160-170.
Mineral List:29 entries listed. 25 valid minerals.
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