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Polybasite from
Imiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Polybasite
Formula:[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Proustite4 photos of Polybasite associated with Proustite at this locality.
Xanthoconite3 photos of Polybasite associated with Xanthoconite at this locality.
Imiterite3 photos of Polybasite associated with Imiterite at this locality.
Acanthite2 photos of Polybasite associated with Acanthite at this locality.
Pearceite1 photo of Polybasite associated with Pearceite at this locality.
Galena1 photo of Polybasite associated with Galena at this locality.
Silver1 photo of Polybasite associated with Silver at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Polybasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Imiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:67275
Long-form Identifier:1:3:67275:5
GUID (UUID V4):f6a577db-908d-4ec2-bd42-823f5882026b
Nearest other occurrences of Polybasite
4.3km (2.7 miles) Igoudrane mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Igoudrane Silver-Rich Deposit (Imiter District, Eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco) Mamadoudjan Diallo 1, *, Mohammed...Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Oujda 60000, Morocco Programa de Geofluidos, Centro de Geociencias UNAM-Campus...Massira Al Khadra, B.P. 5199, Casablanca 20000, Morocco; m.mouhajir@managemgroup.com (M.M.); s.elmouden@managemgroup...Igoudrane Silver-Rich Deposit (Imiter District, Eastern Anti-Atlas, Morocco). Minerals 2021, 11, 997. https://doi...creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ Abstract: The Igoudrane mine with a total production of 700,000 t of ore grading
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Jbel Saghro Au(–Ag, Cu) and Ag–Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic...MANAGEM, Twin Center, BP 5199, Casablanca 20100, Morocco; m.labriki@managemgroup.com (M.L.); a.ennaciri@managemgroup...Moulay Ismaïl, BP 11201 Zitoune, Meknes 50 000, Morocco; badra_lakhlifi@yahoo.fr Laboratoire de Génie Civil...as part of a long-lived silicic large igneous province. The area comprises two lithostructural complexes...Keywords: structural control; silicic large igneous province; ignimbrite flare-ups; ash-flow caldera; epithermal;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
east-west and 2,000 km north-south. This is a vast region with an array of geologic terranes composed of...The geology and mineral resources of this vast region have been thought about and studied for thousands...critical introduction to the mineral endowment of the region. One of the most valuable papers in the book, for...deposits in the region. The first part of this paper is a synthesis of geologic data for the region obtained...Africa, most prominently in the Meseta Domain of Morocco, form a southwestern extension into North Africa
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Basinal Brines at the Origin of the Imiter Ag-Hg Deposit (Anti-Atlas, Morocco): Evidence from LA-ICP-MS Data...Techniques, Université Cadi Ayyad, BP 549, Marrakesh, Morocco CNRS, Université de Lorraine, CREGU, Faculté des...Twin Center Tour A-20100 Casablanca, Morocco Abstract The Imiter Ag-Hg deposit is located in the Precambrian...inlier (eastern part of the Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco). The orebodies consist of northeast-southwest...controlled by an east-west fault network, the so-called Imiter fault. Mineralogical and paleo-fluid geochemistry
Journal (issue)
Acanthite with silver, 2.6 cm, from the Uchucchacua mine, Peru; Allan Young collection and photo. Amethyst...prospectors. All of this activity gave a jump-start to mining interests and prospecting in the lands of the Pacific...collecting has flourished throughout the Northwest region in recent decades; a history of the mineral discoveries...the estate. Many early minerals collected in the region about Spokane, Washington, are represented in the...Alaska, ca. 1906. She organized her own company to mine the garnets, and may have distributed thousands
Report (issue)
0050(6) c = 6.5812(8) X-ray Powder Pattern: Imiter mine, Morocco. 2.768 (100), 2.746 (100), 2.461 (80), 3...75 13.35 Total 98.87 98.1 100.00 (1) Imiter mine, Morocco; by electron microprobe, average of 20 analyses;...HgS2 . Occurrence: In a pyritic deposit (Imiter mine, Morocco); in a hydrothermal vein deposit (Ramsbeck...sphalerite, acanthite, polybasite, galena, arsenopyrite (Imiter mine, Morocco); acanthite, pyrite, marcasite...marcasite, polybasite, calcite (Ramsbeck, Germany). Distribution: From the Imiter mine, Djebel Sarhro
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Wire Silver Kongsberg, Norway Wire Gold Ground Hog Mine, Gilman, Colorado S ince the dawn of civilization...gold, 11.7 cm tall, from the Ground Hog mine, Gillman district, Eagle County, Colorado. Harvard Mineralogical...of native silver production, the Freiberg mining district of Saxony, Germany, is far older and equally...years. It was in fact German miners (of the Harz district), because of their already historic experience...in Kongsberg (Johnsen 1986). The Freiberg mining district is a network of veins hosted in the crystalline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cookrob@auburn.edu Polybasite Downloaded by [Northeastern University] at 11:57 17 November 2014 Husky Mine, Elsa...typically included in this rather informal family is polybasite, a relatively common silver ore mineral that...as fine specimens. Although the most familiar polybasite localities are in Mexico, exceptionally fine...have been available in recent years from the Husky mine, Yukon Territory, Canada. Consequently, in keeping...Husky mine polybasite has been nominated as this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice specimen. Polybasite is typically
Book
of Earth Sciences Mohammed Ist University Oujda Morocco ISSN 2365-0559 Mineral Resource Reviews ISBN 978-3-319-31731-1...data on diverse types of metallic deposits in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan...terms of regional metallogeny and potential future mining activity. The lead paper, by M. Bouabdellah and...the setting and origin of major deposits in the region, together with information on tonnages and grades...Tritlla, D. Banks, and A. Samir describes the giant Imiter silver-mercury vein deposit and suggests that degassing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the giant Neoproterozoic epithermal Imiter silver deposit, Morocco: evidence for a mantle source G. Levresse...giant epithermal Ag – Hg deposit of Imiter (Anti-Atlas, Morocco) was investigated to study the transfer...Helium; Fluid inclusions; Epithermal deposit; Imiter; Morocco * Corresponding author. CRPG – CNRS UPR A2300...helium isotopes in ore and gangue minerals of the Imiter Ag – Hg giant deposit (stock metal estimated at...metric tons Agj) located in the Anti-Atlas range of Morocco. This deposit has recently been recognized to be
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
acanthite paramorph after argentite from the Rayes mine, Guanajuato, Mexico. Francis Benjamin specimen,...and the McMakin mine in Cabarrus County (Genth 1891); and mines of the Virgilina district, Halifax County...the White Raven and Black Jack mines of the Ward district, Boulder County, were coated with acicular crystals...Creek County; localities included the Pelican-Dive mine (with later, apparently primary, acanthite crystals...of mining in the Enterprise mine, Dolores County, and the Molly Gibson mine of the Aspen district, Pitkin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
copper-sulphide ore genesis at Jbel Haïmer (Central Jebilet, Morocco)”-A discussion by Essarraj et al. (Ore Geology...Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, 60000 Oujda, Morocco Programa de Geofluidos, Centro de Geociencias UNAM-Campus...Ayyad University, B.P. 2390, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco d Department of Geosciences, University of Arkansas...Granite-related mineralization Basinal-brine model Morocco 1. Introduction Sir: In their paper, entitled...copper-sulphide ore genesis at Jbel Haïmer (Central Jebilet, Morocco)”, Essarraj et al. (2021) present fluid inclusion
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Introduction The former Wenzel mine, near Wolfach, Schwarzwald district, southwestern Germany, is a hydrothermal...French side of the Rhine Graben rift, the mining district of Ste-Marie-aux-Mines shows ore and gangue...Norway (Ineson et al. 1975), Bou Azzer and Imiter in Morocco (Leblanc & Lbouabi 1988, En-Naciri et al....silver deposits at Wittichen in the Schwarzwald district, Germany (Sandberger 1868, Walenta 1987, Werner...et al. (2002) proposed a model for the Moroccan Imiter deposit where epithermal magmatic fluids precipitated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ag-sulfoselenides and Sebearing polybasite from the Kongsberg silver district, Norway, with implications for...Se)] and Se-bearing polybasite have been discovered at the Kongsberg silver district. The seleniumbearing...occur in two samples from the northern part of the district, forming either single or polyphase inclusions...low aS2− ∕aSe2− fluids. Analyses of Se-bearing polybasite show that selenium is preferentially partitioned...partitioned into ­Ag2(S,Se) compared to polybasite. The model presented here demonstrates how oxidation of sulfoselenides
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GmbH Germany 2017 Abstract The Kongsberg silver district has been investigated by microscopy and electron...northern area of the district. Elsewhere, the only Sb-bearing minerals are polybasite and tetrahedrite/freibergite... 118 21 Prague 1, Czech Republic 2 Norwegian Mining Museum, P.O. Box 18, 3602 Kongsberg, Norway cooling...upon heating, characterizes the Kongsberg silver district. Based on the stabilities of minerals and mineral...between 180 and 250 °C. Keywords Kongsberg silver district . Ag-Hg-Sb relationships . Ni-Co-Fe sulfarsenides
Catalog/List
Tellurium down one side small 2x3 inch (Bambolla Mine, Moctezuma, Mexico) £25 BERYL translucent colourless...CHALCANTHITE rich blue mass on lx2 matrix (Majuba Mine, Nevada USA) £6 STRONTIANITE yellowish. strongely...crystalline areas in white Barytes. (Whitesmith mine, Strontian, Argyllshire, Scotland) lxl £5 lx2 £10...with black veinlets , Rammelsbergite ? Ait Hamane Morocco lx2 £5 V ANADINITE quite good covering of2.5mm...5mm brown crystals over 2x4 inch surface hardshell Mine, Santa Cruz County Arizona USA £ I 2 GYPSUM variety
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurring together) from the Calumet and Hecla mine. Excepment in the oxide zones of a variety of metal...collected from surface exposures near the Copper Falls mine, associations and include those containing other...major Acton mine, York County, the Deer collections. One state that is draped in a silIsle mine, and the...the Sullivan mine ver-lined history is Colorado, with a pro(King and Foord 1994). Silver duction of more...more than 750 million ounces to occurred in a mine about a mile its credit. Fine wire- and crystallized-silver
Report (issue)
Hama Fluorite aus Marokko ab S. 32 Die EI Hammam Mine I Aouli - leider versiegt Tounf,te - ,ntensiv blauviolette...schließlich die Felsenwüsten-Region im Südwesten mit den berühmten Minen von Imiter und Bou Azer. Auch heiß...Bruchstück vorhaben, welche streng nach Farbe und Mine-sortiert und wenn überhaupt, dann nur mit wen Toilettenpapier... erstärkt beachtenswerte Stufen. Die EI Hammam Mine Ol!r ,1ohl bekannteste Fundpunkt für Fluorite in...immer wieder für Nachschu aus Aouli und den zur Region zählend Gangsystemen von Sidi Ayad und Sidi Said
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Schneeberg-Schlema Large amounts of pyrargyrite, stephanite, polybasite in Obersachsen (Germany), Fresnillo in Zacatecas...become the richest silver mine in the world, in more recently Bou Azzer and Imiter in Ouarzazate addition...to providing excellent crystallized specimens (Morocco). of silver minerals. At Schneeberg, Acanthites...ceased vein. The San Juan production by the de Rayas mine in time of World War II. Guanajuato also In 1946...2016). under the very city In Morocco, the of Oberschlema Bou Azzer mine, itself, which finally already
Journal (issue)
from the Aris Phonolite Quarry (Windhoek District. Khomas Region. Namibia). In my view they are at least...the Aris PhonoliteQuarry,WindhoekDistrict, Khomas Region,Namibia. We have gotten used to see villiaumite...collected April or May 2006 in the Cigana Mine (used to be Jocao Mine) (Galilea, Minas Gerais, • Brasil). The...crystals on prehnite from Da Liang Shan (Sichuan Province. China) but never saw them myself, but I did see...novelty. Vesuvianite crystals from Da Ye (Hubei Province) were new to me. The crystals are about 1 cm,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
discussed using stability diagrams based on Schwarzwald mine water chemistry data from GöB et al. (2011, 2013a...(markl et al. 2014b). The earliest evidence for mining these veins on silver-bearing galena dates back...Supergene lead the vein mineralization 1 Michael mine Lahr R1-R3 Gn, Cer 2 Clara Wolfach R4, R5...Clara mine. The overall average is about 1,050 ppm. The highest silver content at the Clara mine is most...2). The maximum value is 1.7 ppm at the Michael mine, the average silver content is 0.08 ppm. A maximum
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Technology of China, Heifei, 230026, PR China e Axi Gold Mine, Yining, Xinjiang, 835000, PR China b c a r t i... limonite, and trace amounts of pyrargyrite, polybasite, naumannite, cerargyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite...western Tianshan orogenic belt in Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. The wall rocks of the deposit are subaerial...and identifying guidelines for exploration in the region. 2. Geological setting The Axi gold deposit is...located in Yining County of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, northwestern China, approximately 50 km NW of
Journal (issue)
............................................ 3 MINING IN CHINA Berthold Ottens ............................................................ 17 DAOPING MINE Guanghua Liu and Berthold Ottens .................from the Dadongla (Yunchangping) mine near Tongren, Guizhou Province, China. Marcus Budil specimen; Jeff...Xikuangshan, the site of the world’s largest stibnite mine. Berthold Ottens is a German dealer and author of...Russia, with its massive state-owned mining operations, mining in China is still conducted in large part
Journal (issue)
purchase the collection were forthcoming from the mining company CRA Ltd., as its contribution to Victoria’s...part of the Monteregian Hills alkaline igneous province. LOCATION The Francon quarry is unusual in being...what was previously known as the Saint-Michel district, and is now part of the Arrondissement de Vil...quarry should read Francon quarry, Saint-Michel district, Montréal, Québec, Canada. In some publica- 1...Proterozoic Grenville Province, and on the southeast by the Humber Zone of the Appalachian Province. The sedimentary
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
49-711-3514560 Exploration and Mining Geology Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, National... Phone: 800-999-6274 Mining Technology: Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Taylor...volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits of the Bathurst mining camp, Canada—Azam Soltani Dehnavi, David R. Lentz...chemistry, and geochronology at the Gejiu tin district—Yanbo Cheng, Carl Spandler, Anthony Kemp, Jingwen...Ag-sulfoselenides and Se-bearing polybasite from the Kongsberg silver district, Norway, with implications for
 
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