Bouismas Mine (Bouismass mine), Bouismas (Bouismass), Bou Azzer District (Bou Azer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bouismas Mine (Bouismass mine) | Mine |
| Bouismas (Bouismass) | - not defined - |
| Bou Azzer District (Bou Azer District) | District |
| Tazenakht | - not defined - |
| Ouarzazate Province | Province |
| Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Region |
| Morocco | Country |
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| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 30° 30' 56'' North , 6° 47' 14'' West | ||||||
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 30.51574,-6.78735 | ||||||
| GeoHash: | G#: ev7jte1x5 | ||||||
| Locality type: | Mine | ||||||
| Köppen climate type: | BWh : Hot deserts climate | ||||||
| Nearest Settlements: |
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A silver-rich vein was mined from mid-2008 to spring 2010.
It produced partial pseudomorphs of allargentum (+ minor silver) after dyscrasite.
Regions containing this locality
| African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
| Northwest Africa Meteorites | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Atlas Mountains, North Africa | Mountain Range |
| Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco | Mountain Range |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Allargentum Formula: (Ag1-xSbx) |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Bismuth Formula: Bi |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Dyscrasite Formula: Ag3Sb |
| ⓘ Kieftite Formula: CoSb3 |
ⓘ Löllingite Formula: FeAs2 |
| ⓘ Maucherite Formula: Ni11As8 |
| ⓘ Nickelskutterudite Formula: (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| ⓘ Pearceite Formula: [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] |
ⓘ Proustite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Rammelsbergite Formula: NiAs2 |
ⓘ Realgar Formula: As4S4 |
ⓘ Safflorite Formula: (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
ⓘ Schachnerite Formula: Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
ⓘ Silver Formula: Ag |
ⓘ Skutterudite Formula: CoAs3 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Tennantite Formula: Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13 |
ⓘ Xanthoconite Formula: Ag3AsS3 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| ⓘ | Schachnerite | 1.AD.15a | Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Allargentum | 2.AA.30 | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Dyscrasite | 2.AA.35 | Ag3Sb |
| ⓘ | Kieftite | 2.EC.05 | CoSb3 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.EB.15a | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Maucherite | 2.AB.15 | Ni11As8 |
| ⓘ | Nickelskutterudite | 2.EC.05 | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| ⓘ | Pearceite | 2.GB.15 | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] |
| ⓘ | Proustite | 2.GA.05 | Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ | Rammelsbergite | 2.EB.15a | NiAs2 |
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.FA.15a | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Safflorite | 2.EB.15a | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.EC.05 | CoAs3 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Tennantite | 2.GB.05 | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13 |
| ⓘ | Xanthoconite | 2.GA.10 | Ag3AsS3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
| ⓘ | Schachnerite | 1.1.8.2 | Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
| ⓘ | Silver | 1.1.1.2 | Ag |
| Semi-metals and non-metals | |||
| ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.3.1.4 | Bi |
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Allargentum | 2.2.1.2 | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| ⓘ | Dyscrasite | 2.2.1.1 | Ag3Sb |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 2:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.4.7.1 | Cu2S |
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Realgar | 2.8.21.1 | As4S4 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.12.4.1 | FeAsS |
| ⓘ | Kieftite | 2.12.17.3 | CoSb3 |
| ⓘ | Löllingite | 2.12.2.9 | FeAs2 |
| ⓘ | Nickelskutterudite | 2.12.17.2 | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| ⓘ | Rammelsbergite | 2.12.2.12 | NiAs2 |
| ⓘ | Safflorite | 2.12.2.11 | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| ⓘ | Skutterudite | 2.12.17.1 | CoAs3 |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| ⓘ | Maucherite | 2.16.16.1 | Ni11As8 |
| Group 3 - SULFOSALTS | |||
| ø > 4 | |||
| ⓘ | Pearceite | 3.1.8.1 | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] |
| 3 <ø < 4 | |||
| ⓘ | Tennantite | 3.3.6.2 | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13 |
| ø = 3 | |||
| ⓘ | Proustite | 3.4.1.1 | Ag3AsS3 |
| ⓘ | Xanthoconite | 3.4.2.1 | Ag3AsS3 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
| AB(XO3)2 | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES | |||
| AXO4 | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 28.3.1.1 | BaSO4 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | Actinolite | - | ☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Actinolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Actinolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| S | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Xanthoconite | Ag3AsS3 |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13 |
| S | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ☐{Ca2}{Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| Co | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| Co | ⓘ Kieftite | CoSb3 |
| Co | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Maucherite | Ni11As8 |
| Ni | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13 |
| Cu | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Maucherite | Ni11As8 |
| As | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| As | ⓘ Realgar | As4S4 |
| As | ⓘ Löllingite | FeAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Safflorite | (Co,Ni,Fe)As2 |
| As | ⓘ Skutterudite | CoAs3 |
| As | ⓘ Rammelsbergite | NiAs2 |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | ⓘ Xanthoconite | Ag3AsS3 |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite | Cu6[Cu4(Fe,Zn)2]As4S13 |
| As | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] |
| As | ⓘ Nickelskutterudite | (Ni,Co,Fe)As3 |
| Ag | Silver | |
| Ag | ⓘ Silver | Ag |
| Ag | ⓘ Proustite | Ag3AsS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
| Ag | ⓘ Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| Ag | ⓘ Schachnerite | Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
| Ag | ⓘ Xanthoconite | Ag3AsS3 |
| Ag | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Dyscrasite | Ag3Sb |
| Sb | ⓘ Allargentum | (Ag1-xSbx) |
| Sb | ⓘ Kieftite | CoSb3 |
| Sb | ⓘ Pearceite | [Ag9CuS4][(Ag,Cu)6(As,Sb)2S7] |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Schachnerite | Ag1.1Hg0.9 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuth | Bi |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Cambrian - Ediacaran 485.4 - 635 Ma ID: 3309907 | Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian (485.4 - 635 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
| Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3187267 | Neoproterozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Mafic-intermediate undivided volcanic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Precambrian 541 - 4000 Ma ID: 3138579 | Precambrian rhyolite Age: Precambrian (541 - 4000 Ma) Lithology: Rhyolite group Reference: Asch, K. The 1:5M International Geological Map of Europe and Adjacent Areas: Development and Implementation of a GIS-enabled Concept. Geologisches Jahrbuch, SA 3. [147] |
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Favreau, G., Dietrich, J.E., Meisser, N., Brugger, J., Ait Haddouch, L., and Maacha, L. (2007) Bou Azzer, Morocco. Mineralogical Record 38, 345-407.
Praszkier, T. (2010) Mineralogische Bonanzas - die Funde der letzten beiden Jahre in Bou Azzer, Marokko. Mineralien-Welt 21 (2), 68-77.
Praszkier, T. (2010) Dyskrasit, Allargentum und Safflorit: Neufunde aus der Bouismas Mine, Bou Azzer, Marokko. Lapis 35 (11), 32-34.
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Bouismas Mine, Bouismas, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco