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Sphalerite from
Kettara mine, Bour Cercle, Marrakech Prefecture, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kettara mine, Bour Cercle, Marrakech Prefecture, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:569718
Long-form Identifier:1:3:569718:2
GUID (UUID V4):a181f7a1-b66a-4a2b-99e3-50584d7ab403
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
13.1km (8.1 miles) Koudia El Hamra deposit, Bour Cercle, Marrakech Prefecture, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
17.5km (10.9 miles) Roc Blanc deposit, Bour Cercle, Marrakech Prefecture, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
19.3km (12.0 miles) Bir Nehas Mine, Sidi Bou Othmane, Jebilet Mtn (Djebilet Mtn), Sidi Bou Othmane Cercle, Rehamna Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
22.5km (14.0 miles) Sidi Bou Othmane, Jebilet Mtn (Djebilet Mtn), Sidi Bou Othmane Cercle, Rehamna Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
23.3km (14.5 miles) Tazakourt orebody, Draa Sfar deposit, Al Ouidane Cercle, Marrakech Prefecture, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
57.1km (35.5 miles) Hajar Mine, Guemassa Massif, Aghouatim-Tidrara Caïdat, Tahannaout Cercle, Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
74.7km (46.4 miles) Assif El Mal Mine, Assif El Mal Caïdat, Majjat Cercle, Chichaoua Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
80.8km (50.2 miles) Azegour Mine, Azgour (Azegour), Guedmioua Caïdat, Amizmiz Cercle, Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
References
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Department, Cadi Ayyad University, BP. 2390, Marrakech 40000, Morocco British Geological Survey, The Lyell Centre...es Managem Group, BP. 5199, Casablanca 20100, Morocco; A.OUTIGUA@managemgroup.com (A.O.); a.ouadjou@managemgroup...this belt continues into Morocco (Figure 1) [16]. Among these deposits the Kettara deposit was mined from...volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks, particularly at Kettara [17,25]. An “intermediate” hypothesis has been...Variscan of Morocco (modified fromand [28]), and (c) Africa, (b) of the Variscan Belt Belt of Morocco (modified
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Aïcha Massive Sulfide Deposit, Jebilet Massif, Morocco: Microanalytical and Fluid Inclusion Approaches...Aïcha Massive Sulfide Deposit, Jebilet Massif, Morocco: Microanalytical and Fluid Inclusion Approaches...and Technology, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh 40000, Morocco Department of Geology, Faculty of Science...Angle bd. Massira Alkhadra, Casablanca 20100, Morocco Correspondence: s.essarraj@uca.ac.ma Abstract:...1 wt.% Pb, 0.6 wt.% Cu) in the Jebilet massif (Morocco) comprises stratabound lenticular orebodies and
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Hercynian Draa Sfar Zn–Pb–Cu massive sulphide deposit, Morocco A. Belkabir a,⁎, H.L. Gibson b , E. Marcoux c ...Techniques de Marrakech, Département des Sciences de la Terre, B.P. 549, Av. Abdelk. Khattabi, Marrakech, 40000...40000 Morocco Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Department of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University,... New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5A3 e Mine Draa Sfar, Marrakech, Morocco Received 4 April 2006; accepted 3...(VMS) Zn–Pb–Cu deposit located 15 km north of Marrakesh within the Jebilet massif of the western Moroccan
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environment of the Draa Sfar massive sulfide deposit, Morocco C. Moreno & R. Sáez & F. González & G. Almodóvar...Département de Géologie, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco S. Rziki : A. Bajddi Compagnie minière des...des Guemmassa (CMG)/Managem/ONA, Marrakech, Morocco below the sediment–water interface. Geochemical data...sulfide deposits . Black shales . Biostratigraphy . Morocco Introduction The Late Paleozoic was especially...km north of Marrakech, near the southern boundary of the Jebilet Massif, in western Morocco. It is a 10-Mt
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Regional Transpressive Shear Zone (Guemassa Massif, Morocco): Consequences on the Deformation of the Base-Metal...Moulay Ismaïl de Meknès, B.P. 11201 Zitoune Meknès, Morocco; badra_lakhlifi@yahoo.fr (L.B.) Institut des Sciences...MANAGEM, Twin center, Tour A, BP 5199, Casablanca, Morocco; M.OUTHOUNJITE@managemgroup.com (M.O.); A.KHALIFA@managemgroup...that all Hercynian massive sulfide deposits in Morocco are deformed, even though 3D structural mapping...deposits (MSD) from the western Meseta domain in Morocco are currently under debate. This debate is particularly
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ARTICLE The Roc Blanc orogenic Pb-Zn-Ag-Au deposit (Morocco): a product of metamorphic dehydration and CO2...system in the Variscan Central Jebilet massif, Morocco, is confined within the contact metamorphic aureole...granitic stocks (327 ± 4 to 295 ± 15 Ma) along the Marrakech Shear Zone. Host rocks consist of a succession... Cadi Ayyad University, B.P. 2390, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco 2 Laboratoire des Gîtes Minéraux, Hydrogéologie...Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, 60000 Oujda, Morocco 3 Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Universität
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Pb-Zn Mineralization in the Western Meseta of Morocco YASUSHI WATANABE † Institute for Geo-Resources...305-8567 Japan Abstract The Meseta domain of Morocco is located on the southern margin of the late Paleozoic...hydrothermal alteration associated with galena- and sphalerite-bearing veins occurred mainly at 280 to 275 Ma...metamorphism. Introduction THE MESETA domain of Morocco is located on the southern margin of the European...Paleozoic. The region hosts several Pb-Zn metallogenic districts (Wadjinny, 1998), making Morocco the most
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the Old Tailings at the Au-Ag-Cu Tiouit Mine (Anti-Atlas Morocco) Abdelkrim Nadeif 1 , Yassine Taha 2,...et Techniques, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech 40000, Morocco Materials Science and Nano-engineering...Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco GeMMe Laboratory, Argenco Department, Université...Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir 43150, Morocco Correspondence: yassine.taha@um6p.ma (Y.T.); r...Abstract: Tailings from the abandoned Tiouit mine site in Morocco are mainly composed of sulfides, hematite
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convert, refine and treat whatever you want to mine. From the initial evaluation and planning to the...Lebanon 29 31 8 Libya 32 35 9 10 Mauritania Morocco 11 12 Saudi Arabia Somalia 13. Sudan 9 36...Solomon's mines are nothing but an ancient copper mine exploited by the ancient Egyptians. A temple dedicated...Emirate Republic Kuwait Beirut Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman* Republic Republic Kingdom Sultanate Tarablus...important in locating mineral deposits. Every gold mine presently known in Egypt was operated thousands
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event from Late Devonian in France to Dinantian in Morocco, it is nevertheless possible to de®ne an overall...hosting volcanic-hosted massive sulphide deposits Morocco South Iberia Hajar Rio Tinto Neves-Corvo France...core, intermediate polymetallic sulphides, outer sphalerite-barite ore). Chalcopyrite and galena show creep...usual massive sulphide minerals (pyrite, galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite), the accessory...Dinantian Au enriched in barite18.160 15.552 37.820 sphalerite facies 20.00 0.50 0.50 -Somme succession Chizeuil
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copper-sulphide ore genesis at Jbel Haïmer (Central Jebilet, Morocco)”-A discussion by Essarraj et al. (Ore Geology...Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, 60000 Oujda, Morocco Programa de Geofluidos, Centro de Geociencias UNAM-Campus... Cadi Ayyad University, B.P. 2390, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco d Department of Geosciences, University of...Granite-related mineralization Basinal-brine model Morocco 1. Introduction Sir: In their paper, entitled...copper-sulphide ore genesis at Jbel Haïmer (Central Jebilet, Morocco)”, Essarraj et al. (2021) present fluid inclusion
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high concentrations of Co (up to 34,400 mg/L in mine water, 14,165 mg/kg in tailings, 21,134 mg/kg in...have been documented. Co is contained in ore and mine waste in a wide variety of primary (e.g., cobaltite...Hudson-Edwards, K.A. Geochemistry, Keywords: cobalt; mine waste; tailings; erythrite; heterogenite; biogeochemistry...mobility within tailings, soils, smelter waste, and mine waters [10–12]. This paper will review the geochemistry...the major controls on Co uptake and mobility in mine-affected waters, soils, sediments, plants, minerals
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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
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Electrical Geophysical Methods (ERT, IP): Federico Mine (La Carolina, Southeastern Spain) Julián Martínez...Electrical Geophysical Methods (ERT, IP): Federico Mine (La Carolina, Southeastern Spain). Minerals 2021...thickening in the concentration plant of the Federico Mine (closed in 1985) within the old mining district...20th century, when the last mine closed. The materials extracted from the mine were subjected to a mineral...extremely high, especially considering that in the Region of Andalusia, 105 tailings dams have been inventoried
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in Germany, Tharsis in Spain, and Draa Sfar in Morocco, three massive sulfide deposits closely associated... pyrite and pyrrhotite) and minor amounts of sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and/or galena as the main economic...Rammelsberg (Germany), Tharsis (Spain), and Draa Sfar (Morocco). These deposits exhibit significant differences...Schiefermühle quarry, a black shale quarry contiguous to the mine. This quarry, used for backfilling stopes during...the most striking stratigraphic features of the region is the conspicuous thickness (and also facies)
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Phytoremediator Potential of Ipomea asarifolia in Gold Mine Waste Treated with Iron Impregnated Biochar Hercília...Phytoremediator Potential of Ipomea asarifolia in Gold Mine Waste Keywords: Cachoeira do Piriá; remediation;...to the microregion of Guamá, in the northeastern region of Pará, Eastern Amazon (Figure 1) [27]. The climate...and arsenic oxide, and minor amounts of galena, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, and gersdorfite with a geochemical...association of the elements Au, Ag, and As [30]. The region was marked by the exploration of gold (Au), tin
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the physicochemical composition of near-surface mine wastes. To achieve this objective, three short ERT...metal-based ore processing generates a large amount of mine tailings, which are watery sludges composed of medium-...preferential pathways for heavy metal transport or acid mine drainage [6,7,11,12,29,30]. However, the use of...physicochemical properties of the most surficial layers of mine tailing ponds, thus enabling more efficient phytoremediation...the the area, accumulation of mine waste in and characterized acid mine drainages. than 80 tailing ponds
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environmental liability is the dam of the Federico mine and the waste that was generated during the flotation...the metal(oid)s in the interior structure of the mine wastes. With the results of the Pb content (the...resistivity tomography (ERT); induced polarization (IP); mine waste characterization; metal(oid)s; univariate...(b) Location of the tailing dam in the Federico mine, indicating the position along the slope of the...An old dam of flotation wastes from the Federico Mine was selected, located in the drainage basin of the
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to Direct-Planting Phytostabilization of Pyritic Mine Tailings Corin M. Hammond, Robert A. Root * , Raina...to Direct-Planting Phytostabilization of Pyritic Mine Tailings. Minerals 2022, 12, 757. https://doi.org/...success of the phytostabilization of metalliferous mine tailings. Trends of metal lability, e.g., V, Cr...direct-planting phytostabilization trial at a Superfund mine tailings site in semi-arid central Arizona, USA...exposure. Keywords: metal lability; lead; zinc; mine tailings; phytoremediation; phytostabilization
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Capricornio epithermal gold–silver–copper deposit, in the Region II, Chile, consists of multiple epithermal qua...metals sulphides (galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, bornite) as well as by electrum, sulphoarsenides...from El Peñón and from other deposits in the region (Warren, Archibald and Simmons 2008) indicate that...archaean-layered mafic intrusion in the Fiskefjord region, southern West Greenland Paul EB Armitage*1 and...intrusion are dispersed throughout the Fiskefjord region of southern West Greenland. A chain of fragments
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