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Azurite from
Aouli, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco


Classification
Species:Azurite
Formula:Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Malachite77 photos of Azurite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Baryte18 photos of Azurite associated with Baryte at this locality.
Fluorite15 photos of Azurite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Gypsum14 photos of Azurite associated with Gypsum at this locality.
Cerussite12 photos of Azurite associated with Cerussite at this locality.
Goethite8 photos of Azurite associated with Goethite at this locality.
Calcite7 photos of Azurite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Quartz3 photos of Azurite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Tennantite Subgroup2 photos of Azurite associated with Tennantite Subgroup at this locality.
Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series1 photo of Azurite associated with Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Azurite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aouli, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Photo GalleryView Gallery (34 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:67329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:67329:5
GUID (UUID V4):99f8c947-93d5-45fd-8807-8030dcfe6870
Localities for Azurite in this Region
Lizaste, Aouli, Mibladen, Aït Oufella Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Nearest other occurrences of Azurite
9.6km (5.9 miles) Sidi Ayed (Sidi Ayad), Boulemane Caïdat, Boulemane Cercle, Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco
71.1km (44.2 miles) Kerrouchene (Kerrouchen), Kerrouchen Caïdat, El Kbab Cercle, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco
76.9km (47.8 miles) Jbel Masker, Tounfit Caïdat, Midelt Cercle, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book
marokkanischen ses Buches die äußerst mineralreiche Region in Nordafrika nicht wiedergeben. Mineralien aus...Karge Landschaft im ehemaligen Bergbaugebiet von Mibladen. Bild oben. Farbenfrohe Blütenpracht bei Khenifra...Seite 10, oben. Freundlicher Fossilienhändler in Mibladen, darunter die „Goldmine No. 2" von Ali Moudoud...Zepterkristalle , Azurite - teilweise umgewandelt in Malachit-aus Kerrouchen, Cerussite und Azurite aus Oujda...Oujda , Vanadinite und Wulfenite aus Mibladen, Erythrin aus Bou Azzer, Fluorite und vieles mehr. Aber genauso
Report (issue)
Vanadinit-Gruppe aus den weltberühmten Minen um Mibladen. The Arkenstone, Foto: Joe Budd extraLapis 42...Kerrouchen I Aouli I Al Hama Fluorite aus Marokko ab S. 32 Die EI Hammam Mine I Aouli - leider versiegt...am Schacht - ein Erlebnis I Minera/ienkauf in Mibladen Silberamalgam, Lockensilber und seltene Silbermineralien...Foto: Dan Weinrich chöner, roter Vanadinit aus Mibladen und Erythrin aus Bou Azer (Bou Azzer)*, großer...einem Schneesturm fest. Einmal auf dem Weg nach Midelt, ein anderes Mal nach Marrakesch. Um sich einen
Journal (issue)
.................... 211 by Richard V. Gaines Morocco M ineralogy......................................that the first exploration of the Lake Superior region was undertaken by the United States Government...emeralds have come from Colombia, where in a large region of the state of Boyaca there are a score or more...Mineralogical Record, September— October, 1976 231 moRocco m iD g r q by Anne Voileau Editor: Le Monde et...Avenue de la Porte de Villiers 75017 Paris, France MOROCCO-AUGUST 1974 FOUR WEEK VISIT This itinerary was
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
at Urbana-Champaign] at 20:13 01 August 2013 Morocco T Tea and Minerals raveling with mineral photographer...Madagascar (Scovil 2010), and now it was time for Morocco. Morocco is one of those places I visit several times...Munich Mineral Show. We had only two weeks to visit Morocco, and I wanted to show them as much as possible...more important localities and attractions in the region, it left no time for real collecting, field research...with vodka. Marrakech is the most amazing city in Morocco, with an exotic and magical atmosphere. The best-known
Journal (issue)
lapidary society AGM reports SMLS Visit to Morocco Part 2 SMLS Field trip to the North of England...SMLS Journal 245 Sept/Oct 2013 SMLS VISIT TO MOROCCO April 2013 Part 2: Geology, sites and minerals...drove northeast to Midelt stopping off at Kerouchen, then while staying at Midelt, we collected at the...mines a short distance to the north: Aouli, Sidi Ayat and Mibladen. We then headed into the High Atlas...>- . .-:· ..- .,_·., 7 Fig. 1 Map of central Morocco (not to scale) Kerouchen After our convoy of jeeps
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
study of galena in the Upper-Moulouya District (Morocco) Received: 5 March 1997 / Accepted: 22 September...types of lead ores in the Hercynian domain: (1) Aouli vein-type deposits hosted in the Hercynian basement...Lead and sulfur isotope studies indicate that the Aouli vein-type and ZeõÈ da sandstone-hosted stratabound...of two ¯uids, one formed by the leaching of the Aouli granite massif, and the other by leaching of the...Terre, Faculte des Sciences, Rabat, Morocco Introduction Morocco has been the most important lead producer
Journal (issue)
sussex mineral & lapidary society SMLS Visit to Morocco SMLS Competition 2013 · Display at Haywards Heath...Earth, Fort William and one of erythrite from Morocco. Judith Woodbridge Class 9a Photograph, where main...commercially operated collecting site) 2015: Return to Morocco. We are exploring different possibilities, such...scientific appllcations - www.uvp.com SMLS VISIT TO MOROCCO April 2013 Part 1: An Overview! (Part 2 will cover...Pierre Clave!, who organises mineralogical tours in Morocco, and we flew out th on 19 April to Marrakech where
Journal (issue)
copper-containing minerals (e.g., chalcopyrite, azurite, malachite, chrysocolla, linarite, etc.). Consequently... Chalcedony on chrysocolla pseudomorph after azurite, 4 cm, from the Inspiration mine, Globe-Miami district... Bayinguoling Autonomous Region, Xinjiang, China. Ken Donn photo. Azurite “rose,” 3.5 cm, from the Copper...Scovil photo. Prehnite, 13 cm, from Sandare, Kayes Region, Mali. Jeff Scovil photo. 10 Supplement to The...on chrysocolla, 13 cm, from Inca de Oro, Atacama region, Chile. Jeff Scovil photo. Smithsonite, 17 cm
Journal (issue)
Egyetem, 4244 Újfehértó, Dózsa György út 32. Beurs. <azurite@freemail.hu> 01/05 AT LANGENLOIS. Privat-Museum...Rustenburg District, Bushveld Complex, Northwest Province (Mitchel R.H. en Liferovich R.P., 2004). Op mineralogisch... Marokko 2008 deel 3 Raymond Dedeyne Dag 8: Midelt - Aouli - Midelt Rise and shine om 06.00 h : vandaag moeten...zijn want we gaan naar de vanadinietvelden van Mibladen ! Bovendien calculeren we een extra kwartier in...mogelijks onberijdbaar. Na het ontbijt gaan we in Midelt eerst Hassan van gisteren oppikken, die ons vandaag
Journal (issue)
botryoidal malachite in the Big Horn Mountains and azurite from near Tucson in 1855. Other explorers reported...generations. Huge cavems yielded malachite and azurite specimens in great abundance, and so many individual... because in December 1897 he offered "Arizona azurite, cuprite, chalcotrichite, aurichalcite, wulfenite...pyrite and golden barite frorn the Magma rnine; azurite, malachite and drusy quartz on chrysocolla from...Globe-Miami area; cuprite from the Southwest rnine; azurite and malachite from Morenci; big copper crystals
Journal (issue)
Devon Minerals Cleaning Minerals Minerals from Morocco Field trip to Plumpton Plain Geochemistry for Amateur...minerals e.g the blues and greens of copper minerals (azurite and malachite), the pink of cobalt minerals (e...SMLS Journal 243 May/June 2013 MINERALS FROM MOROCCO Jolyon Ralph -1 March 2013 Most mineral collectors...trips. The second such conference was held in Morocco in November 2012 and was the basis of Jolyon Ralph's...111;/, !j :+}{~;;~;:{~.\~lil;iil'.ii1 Map of Morocco The group travelled in a rough arc that encompassed
Catalog/List
wiry micro crystals in and on Dolerite. (Imiter Morocco) half x half ins £3.50 338 NATIVE TELLURIUM clearly...pale blue-green coating on 2cm matrix, some with Azurite. Rare. (Grabanz,Neufinkenstein,Carinthia Austria)...Rich green crystalline mass in matrix.(Toussit Morocco) Ixlins Sop lx2ins £1.50 2x2ins £3 2x3ins £5 416...Norway) 1x2 £1 lxl ins 50p NEPHELINE micros. (Midelt Morocco) lxl £5 1x2 £9 164 BERYL Be Al SiO 01O ALMANDINE...Matrix. (Vispi Quarry, near San Venanzo Terni Province, Umbria, Italy) 1/2 x l/2ins £5 5 056 CHABAZITE
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...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 and...Zgounder epithermal silver-mercury deposit of Morocco, providing evidence for a genetic tie to Neoproterozoic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
produce a somewhat complete listing o f crystallized azurite localities. How­ ever, as work progressed it became...most general to most specific (country, state or province, county or state division, district, city or village...massive material, or those in which the presence of azurite was "reported" are not in­ cluded—only localities...source of specimens o f tetrahedrite altering to azurite. T h e National Collection contains some specimens...NMNH NMNH #9 NMNH #9 MOROCCO Aouli Bou Skour Cherrat, Rar el Anz Kerauchen Mibladen Moyen Atlas Oujda (near)
Catalog/List
73007 TOURMALINE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam A classic Vietnamese specimen showing... 73008 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam This unusual Elbaite is a fan shaped... 73009 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam Clearly defined by its form and coloration...coloration, this is a classic Vietnamese Tourmaline. The region of Luc Yen has been yielding Tourmalines since..., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China Daoping has produced some of the finer Pyromorphite
Catalog/List
wiry micro crystals in and on Dolerite. (Imiter Morocco) half x half ins £3.50 407 TADZHIKITE Ce Ca (Ce...pale blue-green coating on 2cm matrix, some with Azurite. Rare. (Grabanz,Neufinkenstein,Carinthia Austria)...mm on matrix. Some with NEPHELINE micros. (Midelt Morocco) 1x1.5 £6 1x2 £10 010 ALMANDINE Fe Al Silicate...Matrix. (Vispi Quarry, near San Venanzo Terni Province, Umbria, Italy) 1/2 x l/2ins £5 • I C R.Y...have grown on calcite. (Ircud near Marrakesh, Morocco) 2xl.5ins £6 2x3ins £10 S T 0 C K l 002 AEGIRINE
Report (issue)
hematite-included quartz from Aouli, Khenifra Province, MeknesTafilalt region, Morocco at the 2014 Munich Show...hematite, 10.7 cm, from Aouli, Khenifra Province, Meknes-Tafilalt region, Morocco. Andy Seibel Minerals...wulfenite specimens from Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (these have been having a revival lately), excellent...familiar kinds of Chinese scheelite, cassiterite, azurite, fluorite, etc.—and a one-of-a-kind surprise, namely...in the Dachang district of southwestern Guizhou Province, have sparingly furnished creedite specimens like
Catalog/List
and reference type materials. 715) BARITE - Mibladen, Morocco; Attractive pink to orangish thin bladed xls...collection. 3 x 4 x 2 cm - $35 71 7) BROCHANTITE - Aouli, Morocco; Nice grass-green xls to 1 mm carpeting a quartz...Size: 4 x 5 x 4 cm - $10 718) CERUSSITE - Mibladen, Morocco; Two specimens available; item "a" is a fine...botroydial chalcoalumite xls. Displays well; minor azurite and malachite present. 2.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm - $50...4.5 x 6.5 cm - $10 745) WULFENITE - Touissit, Morocco; Pretty yellow thin bladed xls to 8 mm scattered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
extension-related Mesozoic vein system in the High Atlas of Morocco. Structural, mineralogical, and geochemical evidence...northern flank of the High Atlas of Marrakech (Morocco), is hosted in a Cambro-Ordovician volcaniclastic...Hydrogéologie and Environnement, Oujda 60000, Morocco e-mail: mbouabdellah2002@yahoo.fr G. Beaudoin Département...Stable isotopes . Fluid inclusions . Assif El Mal . Morocco 690 Miner Deposita (2009) 44:689–704 Introduction...geochronological data, two vein types have been recognized in Morocco and adjacent Central and Western Europe: 1. Hercynian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
crystals and filling cavities up to the size of “nail region, Northwest Territories. Best-known occurrences...specimens include mines at Porco, ciated with azurite, acanthite, proustite, and calcite have been found...Mineralogical Record 234-72. the Imiter mine, Shargo region, Morocco; lesser-quality speciWilson, W. E. 1986. Famous...near Mibladen Ontario. Miiternlogical Record 17:49-60. and at localities given as Imitex and Aouli. The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluorite-Barite Hydrothermal Deposit, Northeastern Morocco Mohammed Bouabdellah,1,† Francesca Castorina,2...Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, 60000 Oujda, Morocco 2 Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università...fluorite-barite ± sulfide deposit in northeastern Morocco is hosted in a Jurassic-aged structurally high...et al., 1996; Bouzenoune and Lécolle, 1997). In Morocco, however, Triassic salt domes have been traditionally...Tirremi fluorite-barite deposit in northeastern Morocco is the only deposit that has been genetically connected
Book
Goanikontes Claim, Araandis, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia. Photo: John Hall CALCITE, 15mm crystal...Leadhills. Lower left: "Ram's Horn" Malachite with Azurite, Cannington Park, Somerset. Lower right: Malachite...probably it. Photo 2 Azurite coated with Malachite from the Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia 5 x 2 x...Photo 3 Dioptase from the Tsumeb Mine, Oshikoto Region, Namibia 5.5 x 5 x 3 cm I have had this specimen...Rhodochrosite Photo 3 Photo 5 Wulfenite Photo 2 Azurite coated with malachite Photo 4 Wulfente Dioptase
Journal (issue)
or paperback book, and “ Ems” is, of course, a region in Germany). Three issues have appeared thus far...allowing percolation of surface water, which in this region of high rainfall creates an environment favorable...formation of malachite to the total exclusion of azurite is a striking feature of Brown’s deposit which...expressed by the following equation: Malachite Azurite 3C u2(C 0 3)(0 H )2 + CO r 2 C ik (C 0 3)2(0...near the far eastern border with Afghanistan. The region is completely desert with very moderate relief
Catalog/List
Chrysoc olla. 3x 1-tx1 " , 1:13 . 00 13. AZUR ITE. Aouli, At l as I''tts. , Mo rocco. r.ri C]ht blue sma...showy spec i men. 5x 2£x1-t " , 1:14 . 00 14 . AZURITE . Bou-Skour , - Joel Sa rhrp , ~10 ro cc o. Sh8rp....00 15. AZUR ITE. Kerrouchen , At l as Mts. , Morocco. Sharp deep lus trous blue tabular crystal -t"...50p 1G. BARYTES . l'lib l a dEm , Atlas Mts . , Morocco. Lust rous - creamy to light pinkish agg regates...25p 21. BOUR NONITE . Julcani -i'1ine , Junin Province: Peru. Specimen ~ : Ch oi ce - bright s ilv erygrey
Book
Dealing Debut at Leicester 69 1982 - Magical Morocco 85 1983 - Life Without Dick 113 1984 - Foreign...Foreign Forays - Belgium, France, and Morocco 127 1985 - Bedford United Mine 140 1986 - 1989 More Foreign...chalcopyrite. We also collected small specimens showing azurite, malachite, and very small cuprite crystals. We...clay pits one weekend in March. Dick is still in Morocco on a collecting-cum buying trip. 22 Monday 26...up to see Dick, who was back from his trip to Morocco. After a short walk with Dick, we sat down, and
 
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