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Pyrite from
Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dolomite1 photo of Pyrite associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker mining district, Jerada Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:144718
Long-form Identifier:1:3:144718:7
GUID (UUID V4):955a1103-776b-46ef-93ae-5afe8dfdfb77
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
117–146 Genesis of the Touissit-Bou Beker Mississippi Valley-Type District (Morocco-Algeria) and Its Relationship...Geology, Faculty of Sciences, B.P. 717, 60000 Oujda, Morocco 2 Geological 3 U.S. Survey of Canada, 601 Booth...Colorado 80225 4 Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal, P...Mississippi Valley-type deposits of the Touissit-Bou Beker district are hosted by a 25 m thick sequence of...Chaîne-des-Horsts” Atlasic belt of northeastern Morocco and adjacent northwestern Algeria is host to more
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1455–1484 The Touissit-Bou Beker Mississippi Valley-Type District of Northeastern Morocco: Relationships...Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, 60000 Oujda, Morocco 2 Helmholtz-Zentrum 3 Departamento Potsdam-Deutsches...Abstract The Touissit-Bou Beker Mississippi Valley-type (MVT) district of northeastern Morocco includes five...Pb-Zn-Ag deposits that produced, over a century of mining, more than 70 Mt of ore at an average grade of...medium- to coarse-grained dolostones. Throughout the district and surrounding prospects, sulfur isotope compositions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals Article Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization...A.; et al. Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization...Sciences, University Mohammed I, Oujda 60000, Morocco; wissale.boukirou@gmail.com (W.B.); zaid.khdra@gmail... S) geochemistry, the world-class Touissit- Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Mississippi Valleytype districts...of mineable “calamine” ores in the Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar districts. Stable isotope compositions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Physical Sciences, Earth and Planetary Division, 2001 Oriental Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York, NY 11235-2398,...paragenetic sequence is simple and consists of dolomite-pyrite-galena-sphalerite-calcite. The mineralization is...related to orogenies. The western part of the Zn-Pb province of the Circum-Mediterranean Sea and Alpine Europe...Alpine orogeny (e.g. Morocco: Toussit-Bou Beker, Bouabdellah et al., 2015, Bou-Dahar, Rddad and Bouhlel...emphasized in the ore emplacement of Toussit-Bou Beker (Bouabdellah et al., 2015). The Moroccan central
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MEKTA STRATA-BOUND LEAD DEPOSIT, TOUISSIT-BOU BEKER DISTRICT, EASTERN MOROCCO JEAN-JACQUES DUPUYAND JEAN-CLAUDE...d'Orl•ans,45067 Orldans-C•dex, France The Touissit-Bou Beker district of strata-bound Zn- Pb depositsis hostedin...hostedin Aaleno-Bajociandolomites and localizedat the Morocco-Algeriafrontier in the Pays(Zone)desHorsts(Fig...the Mesozoic Oran Meseta,extendingfrom Taourirt (Morocco)to Tlemcen (Algeria).Localizationmapsand geologic...(Moroccco,presentlyabandoned),and Mekta and Beddiane (Morocco).Informationon the metal contents (Dupuy, 1984)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mekta, a Mississippi Valley-Type Deposit, Touissit-BouBeker Region, EasternMorocco PETR RAJLICH Institute...maximumthicknesses of the overlyingim- chalcopyrite, bornitc, pyrite, marcasite, cerussite, permeable beds (Bathonian...anglesite,wulfenite, hydrozinLusitanian) at Bou Beker, Touissit, Beddian, and cite, andgreenockite. The Ag...lies in the westernpart of an importantmining district,40 km southof Oujdain easternMorocco(84080' N...1ø48' W long).It is knownin the literatureasthe Touissit Bou Bekerregion.The ore districtextendsalongthe
Book
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...terms of regional metallogeny and potential future mining activity. The lead paper, by M. Bouabdellah and...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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
from the Agrigento mine, Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy. In addition to sulfur, the Sicilian...Budd photo. Aragonite was named for the Spanish province of Aragón by Abraham Gottlieb Werner (1749–1817)...in 1790. He had mistakenly assumed this was the province in which Molina de Aragón was located. Interestingly...and Wheal Cock, St. Just district, as well as Wheal Edward, Callington district. The aragonite from these...cm across, from the Agrigento mine, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy. The Arkenstone specimen, Joe Budd
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SOCIETY OF GEOLOGISTS No. AUaUST, 1952 LEAD ' TOUISSIT AND ZINC DEPOSITS AREA, EASTERN JACQUES CLAVEAU...CLAVEAU, OF THE FRENCH JEAN PAULHAC, BOU 5 BEKER- MOROCCO2 AND JEAN PELLERIN. CONTENTS. PAGE...Thoughthe belt is noted,especiallyin southwestern Morocco,for occurrences of molybdenum and cobalt,and for...extremelycommonthroughout the three atlasicrangesof French Morocco,namely,the Anti, High, and Middle Atlas, but few...miningagglomerations of TouissitandBou Bekerin Morocco,andextending for somedistancein Algeria. x Presentedbefore
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.. Asni Azegour • • Beni-Tajjite Blefda · · • Bou Azz.er .- = ~ - -· . :· .. :·· -: ::·:<.: SB...-. ·. :} 68 · - 72· - ·: ·:. ,-i s ·:_· · : Bou Skour · EI Hammam Ghar el Anz Gourrama Haute Moulouya...ALGERIEN ouit -Ag-Cu) 200 Ion erwertung N (Au) Bou Azzer (Co-Ni-As-Au-Ag) A 100 km D D proterozoisches...marokkanischen ses Buches die äußerst mineralreiche Region in Nordafrika nicht wiedergeben. Mineralien aus...freundlicher junger Mann eine schönen Auswahl von Bou Azzer-Mineralstufen an. 12 Prachtvoll anzusehen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
isotope study of galena in the Upper-Moulouya District (Morocco) Received: 5 March 1997 / Accepted: 22 September...September 1997 Abstract The Upper Moulouya district displays three main types of lead ores in the Hercynian...Terre, Faculte des Sciences, Rabat, Morocco Introduction Morocco has been the most important lead producer...the Hercynian chain (Fig. 1), the Upper Moulouya district is an exceptional area in which to study the relationship...contains one of the largest concentrations of lead in Morocco, with a total output of more than one million metric
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
stratabound F-Ba-(Pb-Zn) ores of Hammam Zriba (Province of Zaghouan, NE Tunisia) Nejib Jemmali a,∗ , Emmanuel...2017 Accepted 5 July 2017 Keywords: Hammam Zriba Province of Zaghouan Fluorite-barite Stratabound mineralization...The Hammam Zriba F-Ba-(Zn-Pb) ore deposit in the Province of Zaghouan in north-eastern Tunisia is hosted...stratabound F-Ba-(Pb-Zn) ores of Hammam Zriba (Province of Zaghouan, NE Tunisia). Chemie Erde - Geochemistry...1997, 2010, 2013; Jemmali et al., 2011a). The province of Zaghouan is one of the most important fluorite-producing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
deposits still produce from underground workings. The district is close to the common boundary of Austria, Italy...Loudville, Massachusetts During the course of lead mining on the East Coast in the 1700s and 1800s, wulfenite...magnificent metallic salts ever obtained in lead mining, and unequalled by anything to be seen in the cabinets...oxidized, with primary galena, sphalerite, and pyrite in the deeper levels of the deposit. Secondary...the Tecomah mine, Lucin district; the Woodlawn mine, Big Cottonwood district; and the Alta mine, Little
Journal (issue)
Dietrich and R. Bode 323 Vanadinite from Touissit, Morocco, and comments on endlichite by J. S. White...Roman, C/z£vei/i deposits of jf v l t h e Ems district in West Germany have yielded over 50 mineral species...The ore-carrying system which comprises the Ems district is known as the Ems-Braubach belt. It consists...areas and 21 shafts have been developed in the Ems district. The most important of these are the Silberkaute... Figure 1. Location of the Ems district in Ger­ many. Figure 2. The Ems district, Rheinland-Pfalz, West Germany
Journal (issue)
various colonies as well, specifically to aid the mining community in exploiting much needed natural resources:...Australia (1896). To provide training in mining and metallurgy, Mining Schools were opened at Ballarat and...mineral collections, some of them built by miners and mining officials. In the 1840s the copper deposits at...famous crocoite deposits near Dundas. All of this mining activity throughout the country yielded a bonanza...Wallaroo as well as excel- lent specimens from early mining at Broken Hill and precious opals from South Australian
Journal (issue)
(only one known) for The Red Cloud Gold & Silver Mining Company (1880) Mark Hay collection Introduction...Steve Mas]ansky Dale Armstrong Bill Besse Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum Paul & Barbara Matt Lauren...Arizona mineral occurrences. Blake is best known as a mining geologist, both in the U.S. and overseas; he published...geologist, journal editor and proprietor, mining engineer and mining consultant, educator and administrator...where ores from the various mines of tbe Silver District were treated. The now-famous Red Cloud rnine was
Book (volume)
the opening of our gallery in the Chelsea Art District of NYC. Presenting fine minerals among the world’s...Amethyst (scepter) Goboboseb Mts., Brandberg, Erongo Region, Namibia, 60 (on Quartz) Jackson Crossroads, Wilkes... Georgia, 2-3 Anglesite Touissit Dist., Jerada Prov., Oriental Reg., Morocco, 48-49 Apatite (with Bikitaite)...Euclase (on Dolomite) Gachala, Guavio-Guateque Mining Dist., Boyaca Dept., Colombia, 48-49 Fluorite (and...also Grossular, Spessartine, Tsavorite) Gold (with Pyrite & Arsenopyrite) Rosia Montana, Verespatak, Alba
Catalog/List
Avenue, 17th Floor • Dallas, Texas 75219 Design District Annex • 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, Texas 75207...2008 Heritage Auctions, Inc. Heritage Design District Annex 15404 Natural History Specialist Steve...Santa Maria do Jetiba, Espirito Santo, Southeast Region, Brazil Smokey scepter Quartz with extreme development...QUARTZ ON QUARTZ Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Double-terminated, water clear Quartz crystal...JAPAN-LAW TWIN Pentadora, Capilla District, Castrovirreyna Province, Huancavelica Department, Peru Over
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
such as sulfuric acid derived from decompos­ ing pyrite that is often present. In arid regions, such as...etc., begin to crystallize out new compounds. The region of newly formed com­ pounds is called the oxidized...productivity. Detailed descriptions of both these mining districts are readily available in the mineralogical...tennantite but are highly deficient in chalcopyrite and pyrite. This means there is ample copper and arsenic avail­...dif­ ferences in rainfall (even in the same mining district or geo­ logic terrane), time involved, subsequent
Report (issue)
possible to designate the individual mines of which a district is composed but rather that the geological conditions...conditions from one mine to another within the district are so generally the same that what is said of...(in the United States and Canada) by state or province. The 150 bibliographies listed in the table of...Canadian Institute of Mining*and| Metallurgye a. 12ers ee ett elt hanes Engineering and Mining Journal.........Features (Book)....................+-4..-Canadian: Mining Journal ssi elora fs aeent-< sia tac nes etare
Catalog/List
many of the miners working the Arizona copper district, and for years had been purchasing specimens directly...#3 **MORE GREAT NEW SPECIMENS** AZURITE; Bou Beker, Morocco: Nice colorful specimens ranging in size...reopened by the Kennecott Copper Company, and while mining, an area of world class Bornite and Chalcocite...is trying to get one of the multi-million dollar mining companies to add specimen collecting and selling...mostly of crystalline galena with minor calcite, pyrite, chalcopyrite and other minerals. These are very
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
massive sulphide deposition in the nothern Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain)—Javier Sánchez-España, Francisco...Ulrich Hansen Diffusion of osmium in pyrrhotite and pyrite: Implications for closure of the Re-Os isotopic...arsenic-bearing gold deposits on water quality in Zloty Stok mining area (SW Poland)—H. Marszalek and M. Wasik 888...AND MINING GEOLOGY 0361-0128/98/000/000-00 $6.00 2295 The kinetics of reactions between pyrite and...system—Gento Kameia and Hiroshi Ohmotob 2585 Framboidal pyrite formation via the oxidation of iron (II) monosulfide
Journal (issue)
there; the first claims were staked in 1894 and mining soon commenced. Eventually over two dozen mines...scalenohedral calcite crystals. The Terlingua mercury district, with a few smaller, adjacent districts in Texas...cutting coarse-grained reddish granites of the hilly region thereabouts, known geologically as the Llano Uplift...are similar to those found in Sicily. Sadly, the mining method does not allow the preservation of specimens...Airport, brilliant, discoidshaped crystal groups of pyrite were found in dense blue clay tumed up in excavations
Journal (issue)
Jebel Ouichane, Sagangane, Nador Province, Oriental Region, Morocco. Doug Fiske collection; Jordan Root...cm, from the Gachalá mine, Guavió-Guatéque mining district, Boyacá Department, Colombia. Gail & Jim Spann...photo. Fluorite with quartz, 11 cm, from Fujian Province, China. Keith & Diane Brownlee collection; Joe...cm, from Stak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Zach Goodman collection;...from Katlang, Mardan Dist., Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Jeff Starr collection; Joe Budd photo
Catalog/List
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