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Bou-Agrao Mt., Tamazeght complex, High Atlas Mts, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

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Tamazeght, also known under the old name Jebel Bou-Agrao, is situated on the northern Central High Atlas flanks, between the populations of Zebzate and Ait Labbes, approx. 20 km southeast of Midelt.
It is an alkaline-peralkaline complex of volcanic to plutonic mass of Middle Eocene age.
Map Ref: 32° 36' 36.00" N / 04° 31' 41.89" W



References:
- KADAR, M. (1964) Minéralogie et implications peétrologiques des pegmatites de syénites néphéliniques du massif alcaline du Tamazeght (Haut Atlas de Midelt, Maroc). Unpublished Thesis, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse. 146 p.
- KHADEM ALLAH, Bouchra (1993): Syénites et pegmatites néphéliniques de complex alcaline du Tamazeght (Haut Atlas de Midelt, Maroc). Unpublished Thése Doctorat (Ph.D Thesis), Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse. 240 p.
- Geology of Greenland Survey Bull., vol. 190.
- Marks M. A. W. et al. (2008): The alkaline-peralkaline Tamazeght Complex, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco: Mineral chemistry and petrological constraints for derivation from a compositionally heterogeneous mantle source.. Journal of Petrology, 49, 1097-1131.

- www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/other.htm




Group 1 - Elements
  		• Copper1.AA.05
    Cu
    Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
  		• Chalcopyrite2.CB.10a
    CuFeS
     
    2
  		• Galena2.CD.10
    PbS
  		• Pyrite2.EB.05a
    FeS
     
    2
  		• Sphalerite2.CB.05a
    (Zn,Fe
    2+
     
    		)S
    Group 3 - Halides
  		• Fluorite3.AB.25
    CaF
     
    2
    Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Anatase4.DD.05
    TiO
     
    2
  		• Hematite4.CB.05
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
  		• Magnetite4.BB.05
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
  		• Pyrochlore4.DH.15
    (Ca,Na)
     
    2
    		Nb
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		(OH,F)
  		• Pyrophanite4.CB.05
    Mn
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
  		• Rutile4.DB.05
    TiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Calcite5.AB.05
    CaCO
     
    3
  		• Smithsonite5.AB.05
    ZnCO
     
    3
  		• Strontianite5.AB.15
    SrCO
     
    3
  		• Synchysite-(Ce)5.BD.20c
    Ca(Ce,La)[F|(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		]
    Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
  		• Baryte7.AD.35
    BaSO
     
    4
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Apatite-(CaF)8.BN.05
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Cheralite8.AD.50
    (Ca,Ce)(Th,Ce)[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Aegirine9.DA.25
    NaFe
    3+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Albite9.FA.35
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Analcime9.GB.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    12
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Andradite9.AD.25
    Ca
     
    3
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
  		• Arfvedsonite9.DE.25
    [Na][Na
     
    2
    		][Fe
    2+
    4
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
  		• Astrophyllite9.DC.05
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    		(Fe,Mn)
     
    7
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		(O,OH)
     
    7
  		• Biotite9..
  		• Britholite-(Ce)9.AH.25
    Ca
     
    2
    		(Ce,Ca)
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)|(SiO
     
    4
    		,PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
  		• Cancrinite9.FB.05
    Na
     
    6
    		Ca
     
    2
    		[(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Catapleiite9.CA.15
    Na
     
    2
    		Zr[Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Diopside9.DA.15
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Elpidite9.DG.65
    Na
     
    2
    		ZrSi
     
    6
    		O
     
    15
    		·3H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Eudialyte9.CO.10
    Na
     
    15
    		Ca
     
    6
    		(Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mn
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		Zr
     
    3
    		[Si
     
    25
    		O
     
    73
    		](O,OH,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    3
    		(OH,Cl)
     
    2
  		• Hedenbergite9.DA.15
    CaFe
    2+
     
    		[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• 'Hiortdahlite'9.BE.17
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		(Zr,Ti)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		(O,OH,F)
     
    2
  		• Kupletskite9.DC.05
    (K,Na)
     
    3
    		(Mn,Fe)
     
    7
    		Ti
     
    2
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    26
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		F
  		• Lamprophyllite9.BE.25
    (Sr,K,Ba)
     
    2
    		(Na,Ti,Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    4
    		Ti
     
    2
    		[O|(O,OH,F)|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
     
    2
  		• Lorenzenite9.DB.10
    Na
     
    2
    		Ti
     
    2
    		[O
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
  		• Låvenite9.BE.17
    (Na,Ca)
     
    2
    		(Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)(Zr,Ti)[(O,OH,F)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Manganoneptunite9.EH.05
    Na
     
    2
    		KLi(Mn
    2+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		Ti
     
    2
    		[Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    24
    		]
  		• Microcline9.FA.30
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Muscovite9.EC.15
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Natrolite9.GA.05
    Na
     
    2
    		[Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		] · 2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Nepheline9.FA.05
    (Na,K)[AlSiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Normandite9.BE.17
    NaCa(Mn,Fe)(Ti,Nb,Zr)[(O,F)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Orthoclase9.FA.30
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Pectolite9.DG.05
    NaCa
     
    2
    		[HSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    9
    		]
  		• Polylithionite9.EC.20
    KLi
     
    2
    		Al[(F,OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Rinkite9..20
    Na(Na,Ca)
     
    2
    		(Ca,Ce)
     
    4
    		Ti[F
     
    2
    		|(O,F)
     
    2
    		|(Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		)
     
    2
    		]
  		• Rosenbuschite9.BE.22
    (Ca,Na)
     
    3
    		(Zr,Ti)[O|F|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
  		• Schorlomite9.AD.25
    Ca
     
    3
    		(Ti,Fe
    3+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[(Si,Fe
    3+
     
    		,Fe
    2+
     
    		)O
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
  		• Sodalite9.FB.10
    Na
     
    8
    		[Cl
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    6
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    24
    		]
  		• Thorite9.AD.30
    (Th,U)[SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Titanite9.AG.15
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Vesuvianite9.BG.35
    Ca
     
    10
    		(Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    9
    		O
     
    34
    		(OH)
     
    4
  		• Vinogradovite9.DB.25
    (Na,Ca,K)
     
    4
    		Ti
     
    4
    		AlSi
     
    6
    		O
     
    23
    		(OH)·2H
     
    2
    		O
  		• Willemite9.AA.05
    Zn
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
  		• Zircon9.AD.30
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• 'Amphibole Group'-
  		• 'Garnet Group'-
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
  		• 'Parisite'-
    Ca(REE)
     
    2
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		F
     
    2


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