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Chalcocite from
Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Habit:small shiny striated prisms in dolomite
Colour:steel gray
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite6 photos of Chalcocite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Azurite4 photos of Chalcocite associated with Azurite at this locality.
Chalcopyrite2 photos of Chalcocite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Bornite2 photos of Chalcocite associated with Bornite at this locality.
Malachite2 photos of Chalcocite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Agardite-(Y)2 photos of Chalcocite associated with Agardite-(Y) at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:346518
Long-form Identifier:1:3:346518:9
GUID (UUID V4):d8f3c004-c4ab-445f-bf8e-952fad8bece7
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
19.6km (12.2 miles) Agoulzi Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
55.2km (34.3 miles) Tiouit, Boulmane-Dadès Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
63.4km (39.4 miles) Bleida Far West Mine, Bleida Mines, Tinzouline Caïdat, Zagora Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
64.1km (39.8 miles) Tamdrost Mine, Tamdrost, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
65.4km (40.6 miles) Bouismas Mine, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
65.6km (40.7 miles) Bleida Mine, Bleida Mines, Tinzouline Caïdat, Zagora Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
66.3km (41.2 miles) Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
73.0km (45.3 miles) Bou Azzer Vein No. 2, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
76.8km (47.7 miles) Tizi Moudou deposit, Boulmane-Dadès Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
77.3km (48.0 miles) Méchoui deposit, Méchoui, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): The Late Triassic Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Event Mohammed Ouchchen...of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): The Late Triassic Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Event. Minerals 2023...Sciences, Ibnou Zohr University, Agadir 80000, Morocco Department of Geology, DLGR Laboratory, Faculty...Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech 40000, Morocco MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Center—Sedimentary...Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal Rangefront Mining Services, Lode Metals Corp., Baker City, OR 97814
Report (issue)
on other sulfides. Association: Chalcopyrite, chalcocite, djurleite, bornite, enargite, pyrite, other...Campania [TL] and as large crystals from the Calabona mine, Alghero, Sardinia. At Bor, Serbia. From Leogang...Caucasus Mountains, Russia. In the Bou-Skour mine, Bou Azzer district, Morocco. In the USA, from Butte, Silver...Summitville, Rio Grande Co., Colorado; in the La Sal district, San Juan Co., Utah; a widespread but minor constituent...in Arizona. In the Sierra de Famatina, La Rioja Province, Argentina. Name: To honor Niccolò Covelli (1790–1829)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
exposed to near-surface weathering environments: chalcocite and the somewhat less abundant covellite. Both...discovery in an active mine makes them briefly available to collectors. Chalcocite has been featured in...chalcopyrite, chalcocite, enargite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, and bornite. Excellent chalcocite pseudomorphs...description of the fundamental chemistry of covellite, chalcocite, and related secondary copper minerals and of...sulfide minerals or intimately associated with chalcocite in a somewhat sooty, fracture-filling mixture
Catalog/List
ARSENIOSIDERITE orange brown crusts on Hidalgoite (Gold Hill Mine Tooele County Utah USA) lxl f2.5O lx2 f5.OO 2x2...(Colebrook Hill Mine,Roseberry, Tasmania) lxl fl.5O lx2 f3 2x2 f6.OO C264 blue green Morocco) BERZELIANITE...BOKITE black to dark brown masses (Monumnt No 2 Mine Apache County 1/2 x 1/2 f3.5O lxl f5 C266 DEFERNITE...DEFERNITE 37 Km east an matrix. l/2ins size (Bou Skour, matrix f7 rich matrix in matrix. lf in matrix...metallic in matrix. Morocco) lem f5 C269 CHABAZITE good covering location. (Ramsley Mine lxl fl.5O lx2 f3
Journal (issue)
Victoria. 3207 A BS TRA C T The small Dome Rock copper mine in South Australia cont ams an unusually wide variety...production from the mine appears to be that annou nced in the South A ustralian Mining Review (No. 28, 1...North-Eastern District". O n e presumes t h at t h i s was h a n d ­ picked chalcocite ore from the zone...took over the m i ne in 1 92 1 , and in a later Mining Review (No. 36, 1 9 2 2), i t was reported t h...employed for part of the time of the development of the mine. Several shafts were sunk, three to a depth of about
Book
organisations, 81-30 = Lurgi provides modern mining technology Seas = : = ~~ === based on 100... convert, refine and treat whatever you want to mine. From the initial evaluation and planning to the...plants, Lurgi covers the full spectrum of modern mining technology. If you would like further details,...Lebanon 29 31 8 Libya 32 35 9 10 Mauritania Morocco 11 12 Saudi Arabia Somalia 13. Sudan 9 36...branch of the Process Industries, from tin mining production, you can benefit from reading International
Journal (issue)
.................... 211 by Richard V. Gaines Morocco M ineralogy......................................on a label when additional details (such as mine, district or county) are easily obtained. Unlike chem­...this esti­ mate, for the great Michigan copper district has pro­ duced 5,400,000 tons of copper having...that the first exploration of the Lake Superior region was undertaken by the United States Government...Gen. Walter Cunningham, the U.S. mineral agent, to mine the section of land on which the boulder rested
Catalog/List
94403 U.S.A. Old No. l Headfnme. Whi ■ key Hlll Mine, Tuohnne County, CaUfomla (r■-,u. .SV•t- tor cr11•t•J...association. Few of the minute crystals you see on mine or quarry dumps or even on cabinet specimens will...dumps or surface float. Mirute crystals seen on a mine dump are a clue but nearly always tao weathered...'hite hairs on feldspar. 784 ADAMITE, Moha\'.1k Mine, San Bernardino County, r.alifornia. Group o f colorless...in fissure cavity in gneiss. 109 AGARDITE, Bou Skour, Morocco. Pale blue acicular crystals on goethite
Catalog/List
SPRING 1989 ft. We((enj\linera(s Mineral Dealer & Mine Agent "Endsleigh", 50 Daniell Road, Truro, Cornwall...5x2-Jx1-J", £8.50. ALLOPHANE/LINARITE. Maid of Sunshine Mine,Cochise Co..Arizona.U.S.A. Highly attractive and... 1-£xl£x1", £8.00. 5- ALSTONITE. Fallowfields Mine,Nr.Hexham,Northumbria. A 2x£" channel developed...1£x£x5/8", £4.00. 13. ANGLESITE. Touissit,Nr.Oujda,Morocco. Choice , transparent slightly cloudy (due to Plumbian...2£x1Jx5/8". £5-00. 28. AZURITE/MALACHITE. Tsumcorp> Mine,Otavi.Namibia. Choice,lustrous-surfaced composite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
near-surface AC environments of oxidation zones or on mine dumps, where elements are highly mobile and a high...the Wittichen area in the RI Schwarzwald ore district, Germany (Staude et al., 2010; George et al.,...relatively small mine dumps from the Bronze Age (e.g., Ixer, 2001) to today’s giant mine and tailings dumps...sphalerite from tailings material of a tungsten mine (Mt. Pleasant, Canada) was investigated by Petrunic...2014a, b) during natural and mining processes (e.g., concrete in the Clara mine and fire-setting; Kolitsch
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...lead-zinc-silver deposits of the Tighza district of Morocco, proposing links to granite-related porphyry
Book
the description of the species nominates Socrates mine, Sonoma County, California, as the type locality... Aerugite (Neotype) BM 1963,00481 South Terras mine, St-Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall, England R.J. Davis...34. Afwillite (Cotype) BM 1925,00080 Dutoitspan mine, Kimberley, South Africa J. Parry and F. E. Wright...Agardite (Cotype) BM 1978,00024 Bou Skour mine, Bou Azzer, Jbel Sarho, Morocco J.E. Dietrich, M. Orliac &...199. Apachite (Cotype) BM 1980, 00532 Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, USA F.P. Cesbron & S.A. Williams
Journal (issue)
with Mimetite on Barite 5.1 cm, from the Rowley mine, Maricopa County, Arizona. Dick Morris collection;...(only one known) for The Red Cloud Gold & Silver Mining Company (1880) Mark Hay collection Introduction...Steve Mas]ansky Dale Armstrong Bill Besse Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum Paul & Barbara Matt Lauren...explore literally thousands of mineral occurrences, mine dumps and abandoned mines in the public domain administered...Heintzelman (1805-1880) shipped ore specimens from his mine to be exhibited at the Cincinnati Merchant's Exchange
Journal (issue)
d a Hill, T a n za n ia • ref: • Chinkuashih mine, Keelung, T aiw an • 4x5 $ 5 0 .0 0 , 2x3 $ 2 0...Paul B. Moore "The History of Colombian Emerald Mining" by Tomas Feininger "Second Occurrence of Benstonite"...scapolite) Russell, New York (danburite) Silver District, Yuma County, Arizona (vanadinite) Trumbull, Connecticut...undescribed new ones. His tabulation includes the mine or mines in which the mineral ap­ peared, and is...6% muscovite, and Foote Mineral Company spodumene mine, Kings 1% other minerals. The quartz has an unusual
Journal (issue)
articles of interest to mineralogi tl. collectors, and mining historians. Contributions or suggestions for articles...ylite)on romanechite, 90 mmtall,fromthe DryGill Mine,CaldbeckFells,Cumbria.Thisspecimenwas sold to the...reproduced with permissionof RobLavinsky. UKJuurn.11 of Mine~ & Mincr~h No. 31 -3- specimens in the last decades...fluorite from Frazer's Hush. Specimens from Cambokecls Mine have more subtle colours but are no less spectacular...living memory. Redburn Mine furnished large ccrussite groups. Blackdene Mine was the source of remarkable
Catalog/List
of matrix. Possible Augite (Near Laghetto, Rome Province I t a l y lx1 £1.25 1 x 2 £2.50 004 AERINITE...Arsenate green micro crystals on matrix (Bou Skour , Morocco) 3mm£4.50 015ALABANDITE Mn Sulphide pure...black masses i n green A c t i n o l i t e (Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan Sweden) lx1 £1.10 010ALMANDINE F...Muscovite red micaeous masses on matrix (Praborna Mine,St Marcel, Val d ' Aosta I t a l y ) lx1 70p 1 x...i c h fawn massive. Xrayed material. (Sjogruvan Mine, Grythyttan , Sweden) lx1 £1.50 1 x 2 £3 2 x 2 £6
Book
On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma
Catalog/List
005AGANDITE Y blue green micro crystals on matrix (Bou Skour Morocco) 3mm £4.50 006 ALBITE rich orange-red masses...SILICATE) black masses i n Actinolite. (Bastnas Mine, Riddarhyttan,Sweden) lx1 £ 1 . 1 0 218ALMANDINE...025AHRERITE-RUTNAHORITE rich fawn massive.(Sjogruvan Mine, Grythyttan Sweden).Looks rarer but i s only a dolomite...covered with Hexagonal small crystals.(Safrou Morocco) 1 " diameter £1.20 03uARFVEDSONITE r i c h blackish...masses on pure greenish Scorodite. (Gold H i l l Mine. Toole County Utah) 8nsl 50p 1 . 5 c m £1.20 081
Book
veins and beds in association with chalcopyrite, chalcocite, cuprite, mala¬ chite and azurite. It often occurs...Keweenaw area of north Michigan; at the Copper Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona and at Georgetown, New Mexico....often obtained by individual prospectors by placer mining. It is found along the mountain ranges of the western...areas including Kimberley, Pretoria (the Premier mine is in this area), and Jagersfontein in the Orange...Localities. Lead is found in Sweden at the Harstig mine, Pajsberg; from the gold placers of the Ural Mountains
Book (edition)
Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...g gold). ductile (e.g. copper). sectile (e.g. chalcocite). elastic Optical co11sta11ts ill reflected light...expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms are not abbreviated, e.g.... canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and oblast (Russia). The country names
Book (edition)
(top, right) vanadinite, Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center)...rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona; (lower...Pe Wr * se vat © C6 tad GAa Snive Sr Certain Mine (ax agry wh Oe ee — SS 4 eae wid Bharce ©...ye ty a ara id (ean ® “1 le hI AAP : oo A Mine seh Ranier “i i : lever vei ekealps ; cet ...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely
Book (edition)
(top. 1ight) vanadinite, Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center)...Mountains, Utah; (lower le ft) rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning mine, Sou th A frica; {lower left, center) wulfenite...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely...Silver Plume district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise mine, Dolores County;...lode, Summit County, and in the Cripple Creek district. It is also found in Canada; Mexico; Bolivia;
Journal (issue)
ber-D ecem ber 1977 ISSUE! TourmalineGolconda mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil SHOWS Sul/urPerticara, Romagna...U E S t AVETltlB 0)A C L PyromorphiteWheatley mine, Hours: Wed-Sat. 10-5 Sunday 12-5 [evenings by...E id a h l M in e ra lo g y o f th e Cham pion Mine, W h ite M o u n ta in s , C a lifo r n ia .......mineralogist of California. He headed the state mining bureau from 1880 to 1886 and his contributions...a l i f o r n i a , ________ -a Rhar e l Anz, Morocco MINERALS UNLIMITED 1724 University Avenue, Berkeley
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In the shafts and tunnels of a sixteenth-century mine INTRODUCTION arabic^groffcvinditaris.f} norrafludd9...sul¬ phides that you will meet frequently outside mining areas are those of iron, namely pyrite, FeS2, and...want to check this, you will have to visit a salt mine; halides are dissolved by groundwater if they are...walking and for work in such places as quarries and mine dumps. The second requirement is for old, expendable...country. Above: Southwestern England, a traditional mining area. Colours show rock types. Black is dolerite
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metal and sulphur in a variety frequently phides mining that of structures, covalent than will you...want to check this, you will have to visit a salt mine; halides are dissolved by groundwater if they are...walking and for work in such places as quarries and mine dumps. The second requirement is for old, expendable...country. Above. Southwestern England, a traditional mining area. Colours show rock types. Black is dolerite... include descriptions of mineral occurrences, mining areas and so on. These, together with papers in
 
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