Ouarzazate Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, DrΓ’a-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoi
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Cercle d'Ouarzazate, Ouarzazate, DrΓ’a-Tafilalet, Maroc
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β 'Aikinite-Bismuthinite Series' Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Description: In quartz veins. Reference: Bull. MinΓ©ral. , 1987, 110, pp. 657-663. |
β 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Clinochlore var. Pyknochlorite Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Copper Formula: Cu Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β 'Feldspar Group' Description: Feldspar β K-content of a few grains (Orβ€7) somewhat outside of normative 'plagioclase')
Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: In quartz veins. Reference: Bull. MinΓ©ral. , 1987, 110, pp. 657-663. |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Iron Formula: Fe Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Merrillite Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Description: Plagioclase composition (An5-15Ab83-86Or7-2). Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Pyrite var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Description: Milky massive quartz. Reference: Bull. MinΓ©ral. , 1987, 110, pp. 657-663. |
β 'Sinter var. Siliceous sinter' Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Tuduri, Johann & Chauvet, Alain & Barbanson, Luc & Bourdier, Jean-Louis & Labriki, Mohamed & Ennaciri, A & Badra, Lakhlifi & Dubois, Michel & Ennaciri-Leloix, Christelle & Sizaret, Stanislas & Maacha, L. (2018). The Jbel Saghro Au(-Ag, Cu) and Ag-Hg Metallogenetic Province: Product of a Long-Lived Ediacaran Tectono-Magmatic Evolution in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Minerals. 8. 592. 10.3390/min8120592. |
β Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Troilite Formula: FeS Reference: MichaelΒ K. Weisberg & 7 others (2009). The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 95. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 44(3): 429-462. (March 2009). |
β Wakefieldite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(VO4) Description: In quartz veins. Reference: Budracco-Gritti, C., Quartieri, S., Vezzalini, G., Permingeat, F., Pillard, F., Rinali, R. (1987) Une wakefieldite-(Ce) non plombifΓͺre: nouvelles donnΓ©es sur lβespΓ¨ce minΓ©rale correspondant Γ lβorthovanadate de cΓ©rium. Bulletin de MinΓ©ralogie: 110: 657-663. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
β | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
β | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
β | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | var. Arsenic-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Merrillite | 8.AC.45 | Ca9NaMg(PO4)7 |
β | Wakefieldite-(Ce) | 8.AD.35 | Ce(VO4) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β | var. Pyknochlorite | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Aikinite-Bismuthinite Series' | - | |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
β | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
β | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'Sinter var. Siliceous sinter' | - |
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Fossils
There are 4 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.BETA TEST - These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.
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Youngest Fossil Listed | 174 Ma (Middle Jurassic) | |||||||||||||||
Oldest Fossil Listed | 513 Ma (Cambrian) | |||||||||||||||
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Tamdakht meteorite, Ghassate CaΓ―dat, Ouarzazate Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, DrΓ’a-Tafilalet Region, Morocco