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Pyrite from
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte119 photos of Pyrite associated with Baryte at this locality.
Quartz91 photos of Pyrite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Marcasite36 photos of Pyrite associated with Marcasite at this locality.
Galena14 photos of Pyrite associated with Galena at this locality.
Siderite9 photos of Pyrite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Chalcopyrite4 photos of Pyrite associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Calcite3 photos of Pyrite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Malachite2 photos of Pyrite associated with Malachite at this locality.
Fluorite2 photos of Pyrite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Sphalerite1 photo of Pyrite associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Photo GalleryView Gallery (29 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:787717
Long-form Identifier:1:3:787717:9
GUID (UUID V4):edfccbdf-d098-4c07-aba8-6952e6144e58
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
1.6km (1.0 miles) Afilou N'Khou mine, Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
2.6km (1.6 miles) Oumjrane mining area, Alnif Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
65.2km (40.5 miles) Tizi Moudou deposit, Boulmane-Dadès Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
85.1km (52.9 miles) Tiouit, Boulmane-Dadès Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
92.3km (57.3 miles) Thaghassa project, Boulmane-Dadès Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
92.7km (57.6 miles) Igoudrane mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
95.8km (59.5 miles) Imiter mine, Imiter mining district, Tinghir Cercle, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
96.9km (60.2 miles) Ougnat Massif, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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best of the classic smithsonites from the old Kelly mine in New Mexico. Associations of aurichalcite, kipushite...come from a recent find in Sounion mine #6 (also known as the Exi mine, “Exi” being Greek for “six”) in...in the ancient Laurium mining district of Attika, Greece. On the website of his always-interesting Greek...$130). Cu-rich smithsonite, 2.7 cm, from Sounion mine #6, Laurium district, Attika, Greece. Greek Rocks...=============== The same discovery in Sounion mine #6 has also produced larger specimens which show
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Ste.-Marie, from both of the new localities in Morocco which have been making the barite news of late...barite from the Ouichane (or Sidi Lahcem) mine in Nador Province, and furthermore I cautioned against confusing...this with the barite from the Bou Nahas (or Afrou) mine in the Oumjrane-Alnif district near Meknes. Really...while that from Bou Nahas makes sharp, fat, diamondshaped, yellow-brown crystals with pyrite, chalcopyrite...Beni Bou Ifrour, Nador, Morocco. Fabre Minerals specimen and photo. Barite, 7.7 cm, from Bou Nahas, Oumjrane
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of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): The Late Triassic Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Event Mohammed Ouchchen...of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): The Late Triassic Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Event. Minerals 2023...Sciences, Ibnou Zohr University, Agadir 80000, Morocco Department of Geology, DLGR Laboratory, Faculty...Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech 40000, Morocco MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Center—Sedimentary...Coimbra, 3030-790 Coimbra, Portugal Rangefront Mining Services, Lode Metals Corp., Baker City, OR 97814
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363 by C. J. Stefano The Nakhlak Mine, Anarak District, Esfahan Province, Iran............................Budil (2023) SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS Houston Area Mineral Society (HAMS) (2009–2023) Mineral Association...species hauckite (type locality: the Sterling Hill mine) was named in his honor in 1980, in recognition...Robert (left) and Richard Hauck in the Sterling mine (2008). J.R. Glover photo. American Mineral Heritage...Sterling Hill Mining Museum, founded by the brothers, goes back to the closing of the famous mine in 1986,
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