Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

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Mineral List:

Acanthite Ag   2 S Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Dan Weinrich Actinolite ☐Ca   2 (Mg,Fe 2+   )   5 (Si   8 O   22 )(OH)   2 Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Adamite var: Alumino Adamite Colour: sky-blue Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Adamite var: Cuprian Adamite (Zn,Cu)   2 AsO   4 OH Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] 'Adularia' KAlSi   3 O   8 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Agardite-(Ce) CeCu   6 [(OH)   6 |(AsO   4 )   3 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [T. Witzke, U. Kolitsch, W. Krause, A. Wiechowski, O. Medenbach, A. R. Kampf, I. M. Steele and G. Favreau (2006): Guanacoite, Cu2Mg2(Mg0.5Cu0.5)(OH)4(H2O)4(AsO4)2, a new arsenate mineral species from the El Guanaco Mine, near Taltal, Chile: Description and crystal structure. Eur. J. Mineral. (in press). ] Agardite-(Y) (TL) (Y,Ca)Cu   6 [(OH)   6 |(AsO   4 ,HAsO   4 )|(AsO   4 )   2 ] · 3H   2 O Type Locality: Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour, Mount Sarhro area, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 4, 2000] Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour, Mount Sarhro area, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Antonio Borrelli Albite Na[AlSi   3 O   8 ] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006); Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] 'Albite-Anorthite Series' Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Alloclasite (Co   0.65 Fe   0.35 )AsS - CoAsS Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Simone Citon Alumopharmacosiderite KAl   4 [(OH)   4 |(AsO   4 )   3 ] · 6-7H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   'Amphibole Group' Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Anatase TiO   2 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Andradite Ca   3 Fe 3+ 2 [SiO   4 ]   3 Description: With 3.5 wt% SnO2. Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Anglesite PbSO   4 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Annabergite Ni   3 (AsO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Dick Dionne Annabergite var: Cobaltoan Magnesian Annabergite (Ni,Mg,Co)   3 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 8H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Annabergite var: Magnesian Annabergite (Ni,Mg)   3 (AsO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] 'Annabergite-Erythrite Series' Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Martins da Pedra Antigorite (Mg,Fe 2+   )   3 [(OH)   4 |Si   2 O   5 ] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] 'Apatite' Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Apatite-(CaCl) Ca   5 [Cl|(PO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Handbook of Mineralogy] Apophyllite-(KF) KCa   4 [(F,OH)|Si   8 O   20 ] · 8H   2 O Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Aragonite CaCO   3 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Martins da Pedra Argentopyrite ? AgFe   2 S   3 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Argyrodite Ag   8 GeS   6 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Arhbarite (TL) Cu   2 Mg[(OH)   3 |AsO   4 ] Type Locality: Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Description: only three specimens are known Reference: [Schmetzer, K., Tremmel, G. and Medenbach, O. (1982): Arhbarit, Cu2[OH|AsO4]•6H2O, ein neues Mineral von Bou-Azzer, Marokko. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1982, 529-533; Krause, W., H.-J. Bernhardt, H. Effenberger, U. Kolitsch and C. Lengauer (2003): Redefinition of arhbarite, Cu2Mg(AsO4)(OH)3. Mineralogical Magazine: 67, 1099-1107.] Arrojadite-(KFe) {KNa}{Fe 2+   [ ]}{Ca}{Na   2 [ ]}{Fe 2+ 13 }{Al}[(OH)   2 |HPO   4 |(PO   4 )   11 ] Reference: [Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data] Arsenic As Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Arseniosiderite Ca   2 Fe 3+ 3 [O   2 |(AsO   4 )   3 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [N. Meisser, J. Brugger (2006): "Bouazzerit und Maghrebit, zwei neue Arsenatmineralien aus dem Revier Bou Azzer, Marokko", Lapis 31(7/8), 69-71] Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Martins da Pedra Arsenolite As   2 O   3 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Arsenopyrite FeAsS - (Fe   0.90 Co   0.10 )AsS Reference: [Anthony, et al. Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol 1, pg. 230.] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Brent Thorne 2008 Asbolane (Ni,Co)   2-x Mn 4+   (O,OH)   4 · nH   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Aurichalcite (Zn,Cu)   5 [(OH)   3 |CO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Austinite CaZn[OH|AsO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Austinite var: Cobaltoan Austinite Ca(Zn,Co)[OH|AsO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Austinite var: Cuprian Austinite Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © J.Ralph Awaruite Ni   3 Fe Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Azurite Cu   3 [OH|CO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Favreau, G. (2005) La wulfenite d'Imiter (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 89, pp 115-1174] Barbosalite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 2 [OH|PO   4 ]   2 Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV] Baryte BaSO   4 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Bendadaite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 2 (AsO   4 )   2 (OH)   2 · 4H   2 O Reference: [A. Kampf analysis (to update with bendadaite description-type)] Beudantite var: Cuprian Beudantite Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Biotite Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Bismuth Bi Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Bismuthinite Bi   2 S   3 Reference: [No reference listed] Bornite Cu   5 FeS   4 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Bleida, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © CCURTO08 Bouazzerite (TL) Bi   6 (Mg,Co)   11 Fe 3+ 14 (AsO   4 )   18 O   12 (OH)   4 (H   2 O)   86 Type Locality: Vein No. 7, Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Brugger, J., N. Meissier, S. Krivovichev, T.Armbruster, G. Favreau (2007): "Mineralogy and crystal structure of bouazzerite from Bou azzer, Anti-Atlas, Morocco: Bi-As-Fe nanoclusters containing Fe3+ in trigonal prismatic coordination", Am. Min. 92, 1630-1639.] Vein No. 7, Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Brannerite (U 4+   ,Ca)(Ti,Fe 3+   )   2 O   6 Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Braunite Mn 2+   Mn 3+ 6 [O   8 |SiO   4 ] Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Brochantite Cu   4 [(OH)   6 |SO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Antonio Borrelli Bromargyrite AgBr Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Brookite TiO   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] β-Roselite Ca   2 (Co 2+   ,Mg)[AsO   4 ]   2 · 2H   2 O Reference: [No reference listed] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © 2004 D. Schläfli Brucite Mg(OH)   2 Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Burtite (TL) Ca[Sn(OH)   6 ] Type Locality: Beht River, El Hammam (El Hamman), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Cabalzarite Ca(Mg,Al,Fe 3+   )   2 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 2(OH,H   2 O) Reference: [N. Meisser, J. Brugger (2006): "Bouazzerit und Maghrebit, zwei neue Arsenatmineralien aus dem Revier Bou Azzer, Marokko", Lapis 31(7/8), 69-71] Calcite CaCO   3 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Rob Lavinsky Calcite var: Cobaltoan Calcite (Ca,Co)CO   3 Reference: [No reference listed] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Rob Lavinsky Carrollite Cu(Co,Ni)   2 S   4 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Cattierite CoS   2 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Celestine SrSO   4 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Cerussite PbCO   3 Reference: [Favreau, G. (2005) La wulfenite d'Imiter (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 89, pp 115-1174] Chalcanthite CuSO   4 ·5H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] 'Chalcedony' Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] 'Chalcedony var: Agate' SiO   2 Reference: [] Amerzgane, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Vítězslav Snášel Chalcocite Cu   2 S Reference: [Dietrich, J.E. & Favreau, G. (2005) Bou Skour (Maroc) : au pays des wulfenites bleues, Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 89, pp 106-114] Chalcophyllite Cu   18 Al   2 [(OH)   9 |SO   4 |AsO   4 ]   3 · 33H   2 O Description: single find in the 1970s Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Chalcopyrite CuFeS   2 Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © luigi chiappino Chlorargyrite AgCl Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] 'Chlorite Group' Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Chromite FeCr   2 O   4 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)   2 H   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Chrysotile Mg   3 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Cinnabar HgS Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © R.D.Green Clausthalite PbSe Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] 'Clay' Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:65-79] Clinoclase Cu   3 [(OH)   3 |AsO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Clinosafflorite (Co,Fe,Ni)As   2 Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Clinotyrolite Ca   2 Cu   9 [(OH,O)   10 |(AsO   4 ,SO   4 )   4 ] · 10H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Clinozoisite {Ca   2 }{Al   3 }[O|OH|SiO   4 |Si   2 O   7 ] Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Cobaltarthurite (Co,Mg)Fe 3+ 2 (AsO   4 )   2 (OH)   2 · 4H   2 O Reference: [A.R. Kampf : "Cobaltarthurite from the Bou Azzer district, Morocco", 5th International Conference "Mineralogy & Museums", Paris, Sept. 5-8th 2004, Bull. de Liaison de la Soc. Franç. de Minéralogie et Cristallographie, 2004, Vol 16, N°2.; Georges Favreau collection - 2007] Cobaltaustinite CaCo[OH|AsO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © 2004 D. Schläfli Cobaltaustinite var: Cuprian Cobaltaustinite Ca(Co,Cu)[OH|AsO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © luigi chiappino Cobaltite CoAsS Reference: [No reference listed] Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Cobaltkoritnigite (Co,Zn)[HAsO   4 ] · H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © luigi chiappino Cobaltlotharmeyerite Ca(Co,Fe 3+   ,Ni)   2 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 2(H   2 O,OH) Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © R.D.Green Cobaltlotharmeyerite var: Manganoan Cobaltlotharmeyerite Ca(Co,Mn 2+   )   2 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 2H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] 'Cobaltoan Arsenopyrite' Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Conichalcite CaCu[OH|AsO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © JM. Johannet Connellite Cu   19 [(OH)   32 |SO   4 |Cl   4 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Copper Cu Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © 2008 Jesse Crawford Cornubite Cu   5 [(OH)   2 |AsO   4 ]   2 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Cornwallite Cu   5 [(OH)   2 |AsO   4 ]   2 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Coronadite Pb(Mn,Mn)   8 O   16 Reference: [Econ Geol (1988) 83:93-117] Covellite CuS Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Crednerite CuMnO   2 Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Cubanite CuFe   2 S   3 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Cuprite Cu   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © JM. Johannet Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite Cu   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour, Mount Sarhro area, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © 1995-2001 Trinity Mineral Co. Cuprobismutite Cu   10 Bi   12 S   23 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Cyanotrichite Cu   4 Al   2 [(OH)   12 |SO   4 ] · 2H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Datolite CaB[OH|SiO   4 ] Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Despujolsite (TL) Ca   3 Mn 4+   [(OH)   6 |(SO   4 )   2 ] · 3H   2 O Type Locality: Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist.(1968) 91, 43-50] Diaspore AlO(OH) Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Dickite Al   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Digenite Cu   9 S   5 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Diopside CaMg[Si   2 O   6 ] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Dolomite CaMg(CO   3 )   2 Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV] Dolomite var: Cobaltoan Dolomite (Ca,Mg,Co)CO   3 Reference: [Gianfranco Seraci specimen] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Martins da Pedra Emplectite CuBiS   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Enargite Cu   3 AsS   4 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Epidote {Ca   2 }{Al   2 Fe 3+   }[O|OH|SiO   4 |Si   2 O   7 ] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006); Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Epsomite MgSO   4 ·7H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Erythrite Co   3 (AsO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. (2005) La wulfenite d'Imiter (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 89, pp 115-1174] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Jacques VALVERDE Eugenite Ag   11 Hg   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] 'Famatinite-Luzonite Series' Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] 'Feldspar Group' Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:65-79] Ferrilotharmeyerite Ca(Fe 3+   ,Zn)   2 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 2(OH,H   2 O) Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Ferrilotharmeyerite var: Cobaltoan Ferrilotharmeyerite Ca(Fe 3+   ,Co)   2 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 2(H   2 O,OH) Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Ferroalluaudite (Na,Ca)Fe 2+   (Fe 3+   ,Mn 2+   ,Fe 2+   )   2 (PO   4 )   3 Reference: [Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data] Angarf-South pegmatite, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Pavel M. Kartashov Fettelite ? Ag   24 HgAs   5 S   20 Description: PXRD inconclusive (similar to polybasite, see http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-93085.html) Reference: [Marcus Origlieri (PXRD analysis) (see also http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-93085.html)] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Rob Lavinsky Fluorite CaF   2 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Beht River, El Hammam (El Hamman), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © fabreminerals.com Fornacite Pb   2 Cu[OH|AsO   4 |CrO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Freibergite (Ag   4+2x Cu   2-2x )[(Cu, Ag)   4 (Fe, Zn)   2 ]Sb   4 S   12 S   1-x (0 < x < 1) Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Galena PbS Reference: [Anthony, et al. Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol 1, pg. 230.] 'Garnet Group' X   3 Z   2 (TO   4 )   3 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V) Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] 'Garnierite' Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Gaudefroyite (TL) Ca   4 Mn 3+ 2-3 [(O,OH)   3 |CO   3 |(BO   3 )   3 ] Type Locality: Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist. 87 (1964), 216] Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © O. Dziallas Geminite Cu   2 [As   2 O   7 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Gersdorffite NiAsS Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Rob Lavinsky Glaucodot (Co   0.50 Fe   0.50 )AsS Reference: [No reference listed] Glauconite K   0.08 R 1 1.33 R 2 0.67 [][Al   0.13 Si   3.87 O   10 ](OH)   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Godlevskite (Ni,Fe)   9 S   8 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Goethite α-Fe 3+   O(OH) Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Gold Au Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Gold var: Electrum (Au, Ag) Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Gold var: Palladian Gold (Au,Pd) Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Guanacoite Cu   2 Mg   2 (Mg   0.5 Cu   0.5 )[(OH)   2 |AsO   4 ]   2 · 4H   2 O Reference: [T. Witzke, U. Kolitsch, W. Krause, A. Wiechowski, O. Medenbach, A. R. Kampf, I. M. Steele and G. Favreau (2006): Guanacoite, Cu2Mg2(Mg0.5Cu0.5)(OH)4(H2O)4(AsO4)2, a new arsenate mineral species from the El Guanaco Mine, near Taltal, Chile: Description and crystal structure. Eur. J. Mineral. 18, 813-821.] Taghouni Mine (Tarouni Mine), Taghouni, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © luigi chiappino Guérinite Ca   5 [(HAsO   4 )   2 |(AsO   4 )   2 ] · 9H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Gypsum Ca[SO   4 ] · 2H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Rob Lavinsky Haidingerite Ca[HAsO   4 ] · H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Halite NaCl Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Jorge M. Alves Hausmannite MnMn   2 O   4 Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Heazlewoodite Ni   3 S   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Hematite Fe   2 O   3 Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV] Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © R.D.Green Hematite var: Specularite Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Hemimorphite Zn   4 [(OH)   2 |Si   2 O   7 ] · H   2 O Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Henritermierite (TL) Ca   3 (Mn 3+   ,Al)   2 [(OH)   4 |(SiO   4 )   2 ] Type Locality: Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist. 92 (1969), 185; Handbook of Mineralogy 2/1 (1995)] Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Knut Eldjarn Hessite Ag   2 Te Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Heterogenite CoO(OH) Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © L Kruszewski 2007 Hexahydrite MgSO   4 ·6H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Hibschite Ca   3 Al   2 [(OH)   6-1 |(SiO   4 )   1.5-2.5 ] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Hollandite Ba(Mn 4+   ,Mn 2+   )   8 O   16 Reference: [Econ Geol (1988) 83:93-117] 'Hornblende' Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Hörnesite Mg   3 (AsO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Ightem Mine (Irhtem Mine), Ightem, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © luigi chiappino Hydromagnesite Mg   5 [(CO   3 )   4 (OH)   2 ] · 4H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Idaite Cu   5 FeS   6 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Illite K   0.65 A   2.0 [][Al   0.65 Si,   3.35 O   10 ](OH)   2 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Imiterite (TL) Ag   2 HgS   2 Type Locality: Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Bull.Min.(1985) 108, 457-464; Anthony, et al. Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol 1, pg. 230; Uwe Kolitsch collection (analysed by single-crystal XRD)] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © 2003 R.O. Meyer Irhtemite (TL) Ca   4 Mg[(HAsO   4 )   2 |(AsO   4 )   2 ] · 4H   2 O Type Locality: Ightem Mine (Irhtem Mine), Ightem, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [American Mineralogist: 59: 209] Ightem Mine (Irhtem Mine), Ightem, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Knut Eldjarn Iridium (Ir,Os,Ru) Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Isomertieite Pd   11 Sb   2 As   2 Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Jacobsite Mn 2+   Fe 3+ 2 O   4 Reference: [No reference listed] Jacquesdietrichite (TL) Cu   2 BO(OH)   2 (OH)   3 Type Locality: Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Kampf, A.R. & Favreau, G. (2004): Jacquesdietrichite, Cu2[BO(OH)2](OH)3, a new mineral from the Tachgagalt mine, Morocco: Description and crystal structure. European Journal of Mineralogy, 16, 361-366.] Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Janggunite Mn   5-x (Mn,Fe)   1+x O   8 (OH)   6 Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:65-79] Jordisite MoS   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Jouravskite (TL) Ca   6 Mn 3+ 2 [(OH)   4 |(SO   4 ,CO   3 )]   3 · 26H   2 O Type Locality: Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist.(1965) 88, 254-262] Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Kaolinite Al   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 Reference: [Favreau, G. (2005) La wulfenite d'Imiter (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 89, pp 115-1174] Karibibite Fe   2 As   4 O   9 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © JM. Johannet Kashinite (Ir,Rh)   2 S   3 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Keithconnite Pd   3-x Te (x = 0.14 - 0.43) Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Köttigite Zn   3 (AsO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Kotulskite Pd(Te,Bi)   1-2 Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Laurite RuS   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Lavendulan NaCaCu   5 [Cl|(AsO   4 )   4 ] · 5H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Elmar Lackner Leucoxene Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Limonite FeO(OH)·nH   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Linarite PbCu[(OH)   2 |SO   4 ] Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Linnaeite Co 2+   Co 3+ 2 S   4 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Litharge PbO Reference: [Dietrich, J.E. & Favreau, G. (2005) Bou Skour (Maroc) : au pays des wulfenites bleues, Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 89, pp 106-114] Lizardite Mg   3 [(OH)   4 |Si   2 O   5 ] Reference: [Eur. J. Mineral. , 1993, 5, pp. 1205-1215.] Löllingite FeAs   2 Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © GiovanniFraccaro Luanheite Ag   3 Hg Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Maghrebite (TL) MgAl   2 [OH|AsO   4 ]   2 · 8H   2 O Type Locality: Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [N. Meisser, J. Brugger (2006): "Bouazzerit und Maghrebit, zwei neue Arsenatmineralien aus dem Revier Bou Azzer, Marokko", Lapis 31(7/8), 69-71] Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Magnesiochromite MgCr   2 O   4 Reference: [Favreau, G., Meisser, N., Kampf, A., Devouard, B., Parodi, G.C. (2007): Descriptions complémentaires des minéraux du district de Bou Azzer (2001-2007). Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 2/2007, 3-96.] Magnetite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 2 O   4 Reference: [Eur. J. Mineral. , 1993, 5, pp. 1205-1215.] Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Magnetite var: Nickeloan Magnetite Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Malachite Cu   2 [(OH)   2 |CO   3 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Malayaite CaSn[O|SiO   4 ] Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Manganite Mn 3+   O(OH) Reference: [No reference listed] Imini mine, Imini area, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Rui Nunes 2009 Mansfieldite AlAsO   4 ·2H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Marcasite FeS   2 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Marokite (TL) CaMn   2 O   4 Type Locality: Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Bull.Soc.fr.Min.Crist.(1963) 86, 359-367] Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Maucherite Ni   11 As   8 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Mcguinnessite (Mg,Cu)   2 [(OH)   2 |CO   3 ] Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV] Melanterite FeSO   4 ·7H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Mélonjosephite (TL) CaFe 2+   Fe 3+   [OH|(PO   4 )   2 ] Type Locality: Angarf-South pegmatite, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Fransolet, A.-M. (1973): La mélonjosephite, CaFe2+Fe3+(PO4)2(OH), une nouvelle espèce minérale. Bull. Soc. fr. Minéral., 96, 135–142 (in French with English abs.).] Merenskyite (Pd,Pt)(Te,Bi)   2 Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Mertieite-I Pd   11 (Sb,As)   4 Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Metanováčekite Mg(UO   2 )   2 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 4-8H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Metazeunerite Cu(UO   2 )   2 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 8H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Millerite NiS Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Mimetite Pb   5 [Cl|(AsO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. (2005) La wulfenite d'Imiter (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 89, pp 115-1174] Mitridatite Ca   2 Fe 3+ 3 [O   2 |(PO   4 )   3 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data] Angarf-South pegmatite, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Pavel M. Kartashov Molybdenite MoS   2 Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Molybdenite var: Rhenian Molybdenite (Mo,Re)S   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Montmorillonite (Na,Ca)   0.33 (Al,Mg)   2 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Mottramite Pb(Cu,Zn)[OH|VO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Muscovite KAl   2 [(OH)   2 |AlSi   3 O   10 ] Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Neltnerite (TL) CaMn 3+ 6 [O   8 |SiO   4 ] Type Locality: Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Description: Vein N° 2. Associated with braunite II rich in calcium. Neltnerite also shows hausmannite inclusions. Reference: [Bull.Min.(1982) 105, 161-165] Népouite (Ni,Mg)   3 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Nickelaustinite (TL) Ca(Ni,Zn)[OH|AsO   4 ] Type Locality: Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Vein No. 52, Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Nickeline NiAs Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Tamdrost Mine (Tamdrhoust Mine; incl. Tamdrost West Mine), Tamdrost, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © John Sobolewski Nickellotharmeyerite Ca(Ni,Fe 3+   ,Co)   2 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 2(H   2 O,OH) Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Nickelskutterudite NiAs   2-3 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Nickelskutterudite var: Chloanthite NiAs   2 - excess As up to As   2.5 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Nickeltalmessite (TL) Ca   2 Ni(AsO   4 )   2 ·2H   2 O Type Locality: Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [IMA website - Proposals approved Dec. 2008] Nováčekite-I Mg(UO   2 )   2 (AsO   4 )   2 ·12H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Tamdrost Mine (Tamdrhoust Mine; incl. Tamdrost West Mine), Tamdrost, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © jm.Claude Olivenite Cu   2 [OH|AsO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Olivenite var: Cobaltoan Olivenite (Cu,Co)   2 [OH|AsO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Olivenite var: Zincian Olivenite (Cu,Zn)   2 (AsO   4 )(OH) Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Opal SiO   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Orpiment As   2 S   3 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Orthoclase K[AlSi   3 O   8 ] Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Osmium (Os,Ir,Ru) Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Palladseite Pd   17 Se   15 Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Pararammelsbergite NiAs   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006); Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Parasymplesite Fe 2+ 3 (AsO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Parasymplesite var: Cobaltoan Parasymplesite (Fe,Co)   3 [AsO   4 ]   2 · 8H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Oumlil Mine (incl. Oumlil East Mine), Oumlil, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © C.Boutry Parnauite Cu   9 [(OH)   10 |SO   4 |(AsO   4 )   2 ] · 7H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Pearceite [(Ag,Cu)   6 (As,Sb)   2 S   7 ][Ag   9 CuS   4 ] Reference: [No reference listed] Pecoraite Ni   3 [(OH)   4 |Si   2 O   5 ] Reference: [Gunnar Farber specimens (with nickeltalmessite)] Pectolite NaCa   2 [HSi   3 O   9 ] Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Pentlandite (Fe,Ni)   9 S   8 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Perovskite CaTiO   3 Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Pharmacolite CaHAsO   4 ·2H   2 O Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © luigi chiappino Pharmacosiderite KFe 3+ 4 [(OH)   4 |(AsO   4 )   3 ] · 6-7H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Oumlil Mine (incl. Oumlil East Mine), Oumlil, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Elmar Lackner Picropharmacolite Ca   4 Mg[(HAsO   4 )   2 |(AsO   4 )   2 ] · 11H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Martins da Pedra Piemontite {Ca   2 }{Al   2 Mn 3+   }[O|OH|SiO   4 |Si   2 O   7 ] Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine), Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Martins da Pedra Pimelite Ni   3 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 ·4H   2 O Reference: [Eur. J. Mineral. , 1993, 5, pp. 1205-1215.] Polybasite [(Ag,Cu)   6 (Sb,As)   2 S   7 ][Ag   9 CuS   4 ] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © D. Schläfli Potarite ? PdHg Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Powellite Ca[MoO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Prehnite Ca   2 Al   2 Si   3 O   12 (OH) Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Proustite Ag   3 AsS   3 Description: Sb-bearing Reference: [Uwe Kolitsch collection (analysed by single-crystal XRD)] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © 2002 D. Schläfli 'Psilomelane' Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Pyrargyrite Ag   3 SbS   3 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Pyrite FeS   2 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Pyrite var: Bravoite (Fe,Ni)S   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Pyroaurite Mg   6 Fe 3+ 2 [(OH)   16 |CO   3 ] · 4H   2 O Reference: [XRD Paolo Orlandi (Pisa University)] Pyrolusite MnO   2 Reference: [Econ Geol (1988) 83:93-117] Imini mine, Imini area, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Martins da Pedra Pyrophyllite Al   2 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Pyrostilpnite ? Ag   3 SbS   3 Reference: [Thomas Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Pyrrhotite Fe   7 S   8 , (-4M), also given as Fe   1-x S (x = 0 - 0.2) Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Quartz SiO   2 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Tanfit, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © 1 Quartz var: Amethyst SiO   2 Reference: [] Amerzgane, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Vitezslav Snasel Quartz var: Chert Reference: [Econ Geol (1986) 81:65-79] Quartz var: Milky Quartz Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Quartz var: Sceptre Quartz Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Quartz var: Smoky Quartz SiO   2 Reference: [] Rammelsbergite NiAs   2 Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Vein No. 52, Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Martins da Pedra Realgar As   4 S   4 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Retgersite NiSO   4 ·6H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Rockbridgeite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 4 [(OH)   5 |(PO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data] Roselite Ca   2 (Co 2+   ,Mg)[AsO   4 ]   2 · 2H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Saul Krotki 2005 Rutile TiO   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Safflorite (Co,Fe,Ni)As   2 Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © C.Boutry Sainfeldite Ca   5 (AsO   3 OH)   2 (AsO   4 )   2 ·4H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © luigi chiappino Schneiderhöhnite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 3 [As   5 O   13 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Oumlil Mine (incl. Oumlil East Mine), Oumlil, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Schorl [Na][Fe 2+ 3 ][Al   6 ][(OH)   3 |OH|(BO   3 )   3 |Si   6 O   18 ] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Schorlomite Ca   3 (Ti,Fe 3+   )   2 [(Si,Fe 3+   ,Fe 2+   )O   4 ]   3 Reference: [C Bracke collection] Tanfit, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Christian Bracke Scorodite Fe 3+   AsO   4 ·2H   2 O Reference: [No reference listed] Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine), Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © fabreminerals.com Sepiolite Mg   4 Si   6 O   15 (OH)   2 ·6H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] 'Sericite' Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] 'Serpentine Group' D   2 [Si   2 O   5 ](OH)4 + or - nH   2 O Reference: [Eur. J. Mineral. , 1993, 5, pp. 1205-1215.] Serpierite Ca(Cu,Zn)   4 (SO   4 )   2 (OH)   6 ·3H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Siderite FeCO   3 Reference: [R.O. Meyer collection] Silver Ag Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco   Silver var: Amalgam (Ag,Hg) Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Silver var: Kongsbergite (Ag,Hg) Reference: [] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © 2002 Thames Valley Minerals Sjögrenite ? Mg   6 Fe 3+ 2 [(OH)   16 |CO   3 ] · 4H   2 O Description: might be pyroaurite Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Skutterudite (Co,Fe,Ni)As   2-3 Reference: [No reference listed] Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © fabreminerals.com Smithsonite ZnCO   3 Reference: [Favreau, G. (2005) La wulfenite d'Imiter (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 89, pp 115-1174] Smolianinovite (Co,Ni,Mg,Ca)   3 (Fe 3+   ,Al)   2 (AsO   4 )   4 ·11H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Sperrylite PtAs   2 Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Sphalerite (Zn,Fe 2+   )S Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Spherocobaltite CoCO   3 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © JM. Johannet Spinel var: Chromspinel Mg(Al,Cr 3+   )   2 O   4 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Stephanite Ag   5 SbS   4 Reference: [Uwe Kolitsch collection (analysed by single-crystal XRD)] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Martins da Pedra Sternbergite AgFe   2 S   3 Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Stichtite Mg   6 Cr   2 [(OH)   16 |CO   3 ] · 4H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © 2005 M. Kampf Stokesite CaSn[Si   3 O   9 ] · 2H   2 O Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Strashimirite ? Cu   8 [OH|AsO   4 ]   4 · 5H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Stromeyerite AgCuS Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Sulphur S   8 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Symplesite Fe 2+ 3 (AsO   4 )   2 ·8H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Szaibélyite Mg   2 [(OH)(B   2 O   4 (OH))] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Talc Mg   3 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 Reference: [Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: Handbook of Mineralogy, Vol. IV] Talmessite Ca   2 Mg[AsO   4 ]   2 · 2H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © R.D.Green Talmessite var: Cobaltoan Talmessite Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Tamdrost Mine (Tamdrhoust Mine; incl. Tamdrost West Mine), Tamdrost, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © vasco trancoso Talmessite var: Nickeloan Talmessite Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Aït Ahmane, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Leon Hupperichs Tennantite (Cu,Ag,Fe,Zn)   12 As   4 S   13 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006); Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' Reference: [No reference listed] Tetra-auricupride AuCu Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] Tetrahedrite (Cu,Fe,Ag,Zn)   12 Sb   4 S   13 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006); Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Titanite CaTi[O|SiO   4 ] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Todorokite (Ca,K,Na,Mg,Ba,Mn)(Mn,Mg,Al)   6 O   12 ·3H   2 O Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Tremolite ☐[Ca   2 ][Mg   5 ][(OH)   2 |Si   8 O   22 ] Reference: [Econ Geol (1997) 92:360-367] Ullmannite NiSbS Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Uranospinite Ca(UO   2 )(AsO   4 )   2 ·10H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Uvarovite Ca   3 Cr   2 [SiO   4 ]   3 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Vaesite NiS   2 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Valleriite (Fe 2+   ,Cu)   4 (Mg,Al)   3 [(OH,O)   6 |S   4 ] Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Vanadinite Pb   5 [Cl|(VO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [Own collection] Varlamoffite (Sn,Fe)(O,OH)   2 Description: Alteration of burtite. Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Vesuvianite Ca   10 (Mg,Fe)   2 Al   4 Si   9 O   34 (OH)   4 Reference: [FAVREAU G. & DIETRICH J.E. (2006) Tachgagalt (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 93, 37-71. (in French)] Vladimirite Ca   5 [(HAsO   4 )   2 |(AsO   4 )   2 ] · 5H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Ightem Mine (Irhtem Mine), Ightem, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © sandro maggia Volynskite ? AgBiTe   2 Reference: [El Ghorfi, M., Oberthür, T., Melcher, F., Lüders, V., El Boukhari, A., Maacha, L., Ziadi, R., and Baoutoul, H. (2006): Mineralium Deposita 41, 549-564.] 'Wad' Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Wakefieldite-(Ce) (Ce,Pb)VO   4 Description: In quartz veins. Reference: [Bull. Minéral. , 1987, 110, pp. 657-663.] Walentaite H(Ca,Mn 2+   ,Fe 2+   )Fe 3+ 3 [(AsO   4 ,PO   4 )]   4 · 7H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Weilite CaHAsO   4 Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Wendwilsonite (TL) Ca   2 (Mg,Co 2+   )[AsO   4 ]   2 · 2H   2 O Type Locality: Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco Reference: [Dunn, P.J., et al (1987) American Mineralogist:72: 217-221.] Bou Azzer, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © JBS 2006 Wickmanite Mn 2+   [Sn(OH)   6 ] Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Wittichenite Cu   3 BiS   3 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Wollastonite Ca[SiO   3 ] Reference: [Ph. M. Sonnet : "Burtite, Calcium Hexahydrostannate, a New Mineral from El Hamman, Central Morocco", Canadian Mineralogist, Vol. 19, 1981, pp. 397-401.] Wulfenite Pb[MoO   4 ] Reference: [Favreau, G. (2005) La wulfenite d'Imiter (Maroc), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, 89, pp 115-1174] Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour, Mount Sarhro area, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © JY. Desescaut Wurtzite (Zn,Fe)S Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Xanthoconite Ag   3 AsS   3 Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco © Christian Rewitzer Yukonite var: Chromian Yukonite Ca   3 (Fe 3+   ,Cr)[(OH)   3 |(AsO   4 )   2 ] · 5H   2 O Reference: [N. Meisser, J. Brugger (2006): "Bouazzerit und Maghrebit, zwei neue Arsenatmineralien aus dem Revier Bou Azzer, Marokko", Lapis 31(7/8), 69-71] Zálesíite (Ca,Y)Cu   6 [(OH)   6 |(HAsO   4 ,AsO   4 )|(AsO   4 )   2 ] · 3H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Zeunerite Cu(UO   2 )   2 (AsO   4 )   2 ·12H   2 O Reference: [Favreau, G. and Dietrich, J. E. (2006). Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis 31(7/8), 27-68] Zincroselite Ca   2 Zn[AsO   4 ]   2 · 2H   2 O Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)] Zircon Zr[SiO   4 ] Reference: [Barral, J.-P., Favreau, G. and Lheur, C. (2008). La mine d'argent d'Imiter (Maroc) - Géologie, histoire exploitation et description des espèces minérales. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 3/2008, 1-110. (in French)] Zunyite Al   13 Si   5 O   20 (OH,F)   18 Cl Reference: [S. Weiß: Lapis 31(7/8), 72-73 (2006)]

337 entries listed. 276 valid minerals. 18 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region:

Morocco   Souss-Massa-Draâ Region Ouarzazate Province Amerzgane Asselab-Touroug Boumalne-Dadès Imiter Mine El Hammam (El Hamman) Beht River Imini area Asif Amergou Bou Tazoult (Boutazoult; Tazzoult) Imini mine Sainte Barbe Tighermit mine Timkit Mount Sarhro area Bou Skour Bou Skour Mine Tiouit Tachgagalt (Tachguagalt) Tachgagalt Mine (Tachguagalt Mine) Tanfit Tazenakht Angarf-South pegmatite Bou Azzer District Aghbar Aghbar Mine (Arhbar Mine) Aghbar open pit Agoudal Agoudal Mine Inguijem Unnamed open pit Aït Ahmane Dolomite outcrop Vein No. 51 Vein No. 52 Vein No. 53 Vein No. 54 Vein No. 58 Vein No. 59 Ambed Ambed No. 1 Mine Ambed No. 2 Mine Ambed No. 3 Mine Bleida Bleida Far West Mine Bleida Mine Bou Azzer Bou Azzer East deposit Vein No. 2 Vein No. 5 Vein No. 7 Bouismas Bouismas Mine Ightem Ightem Mine (Irhtem Mine) Limestone quarry Khder "Nickéline" veins Khder Mine Méchoui Méchoui deposit Oumlil Oumlil Mine (incl. Oumlil East Mine) Taghouni Taghouni Mine (Tarouni Mine) Tamdrost Tamdrost Mine (Tamdrhoust Mine; incl. Tamdrost West Mine) Unnamed open pit Chouichiat Tikhermine (Tifernine) Tizi-n-Tichka Touroug (Ksar de Touroug; Ba Touroug) Lhamda Mine

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