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Maghrebite from
Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Description
Type Locality:	Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco is the type locality for Maghrebite
Comments:	Maghrebite was first found (together with cabalzarite) in the open pit at Aghbar (not in the mine)
Habit:	gypsum-like xls (same shape as mangangordonite)
Colour:	colorless
Quality of samples:	Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Rarity at site:	Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	N. Meisser, J. Brugger (2006): "Bouazzerit und Maghrebit, zwei neue Arsenatmineralien aus dem Revier Bou Azzer, Marokko", Lapis 31(7/8), 69-71; Meisser, N.; Brugger, J.; Krivovichev, S.; Armbruster, T.; Favreau, G. (2012): Description and crystal structure of maghrebite, MgAl2(AsO4)2(OH)2•8H2O, from Aghbar, Anti-Atlas, Morocco: first arsenate in the laueite mineral group. European Journal of Mineralogy 24, 717-726.
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Maghrebite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco
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