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