 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | cookrob@auburn.edu Erythrite Downloaded by [Gazi University] at 19:42 01 January 2015 BOU AZZER, MOROCCO W ere...the “parents” of the highly collectible species erythrite. Specimens of this mineral are available in modest...shows, mostly from Moroccan localities in the Bou Azzer area. One such specimen has been nominated as...as this issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice. Erythrite is best known for its crimson to peach-red color, which...{100} and {102}. Its measured density is 3.06. Erythrite is monoclinic (2/m) and is a member of the vivianite |  | Dumańska-Słowik, Magdalena, Pieczka, Adam, Natkaniec-Nowak, Lucyna, Kunecki, Piotr, Gaweł, Adam, Heflik, Wiesław, Smoliński, Wojciech, Kozub-Budzyń, Gabriela (2018) Mg-enriched erythrite from Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco: geochemical and spectroscopic characteristics. Mineralogy and Petrology, 112 (3) 381-392 doi:10.1007/s00710-017-0545-8 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | ORIGINAL PAPER Mg-enriched erythrite from Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco: geochemical and spectroscopic...access publication Abstract Supergene Mg-enriched erythrite, with an average composition (Co2.25Mg0.58Ni0...sequence of Bou Azzer in Morocco. The unit cell parameters of monoclinic Mg-enriched erythrite [space group...105.12(1)°] make the mineral comparable with erythrite from other localities. The composition of the...between erythrite, hörnesite and annabergite, that is, the nearest to the endmember erythrite. However |  | | Report (issue) | | cerussite attributed to the Daoping mine, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. These are loose, flowerlike...English and in Chinese) that it came from the Yangshuo mine. In any case, these are very distinctive and very...Cerussite, 2.5 cm, from the Daoping mine, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Weinrich Minerals specimen...alluring items from new finds in Turkey, Peru and Morocco. Take those antique gray uglies first. From an...from the Aladağ mine, Zamanti River area, Denizovasi, Yahyali district, Kayseri Province, central Anatolia |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Paragenesis of the Co-Ni Arsenide Ores of Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas, Morocco AHMED HASSAN AHMED,†,* Department of...University, Agadir, Morocco Abstract The Co-Ni arsenide ore deposits at Bou Azzer, Morocco, represent an uncommon...mineralization. Several Co-Ni-As-Au-Ag mines are active in Bou Azzer and adjacent areas. The Co-Ni arsenide ores are...abundance, are the main sulfide minerals present in Bou Azzer ores. Gold-silver alloys, with about 15 wt percent...predominance of Co over Ni arsenide minerals in the Bou Azzer mineralization despite the high Ni/Co ratio of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | at Urbana-Champaign] at 20:13 01 August 2013 Morocco T Tea and Minerals raveling with mineral photographer...Madagascar (Scovil 2010), and now it was time for Morocco. Morocco is one of those places I visit several times...Munich Mineral Show. We had only two weeks to visit Morocco, and I wanted to show them as much as possible...more important localities and attractions in the region, it left no time for real collecting, field research...with vodka. Marrakech is the most amazing city in Morocco, with an exotic and magical atmosphere. The best-known |  | | Journal (issue) | | Number Five Famous mineral localities: Bou Azzer, Morocco _______________________ avrea r gger Ait...338 COVER ER THRITE crystal, 3 mm, from Bou Azzer, Morocco. G. Favreau collection; Robert Vernet photo...showing early mining methods, a case of antique mine lamps, worldwide uranium and rare earth ores, gold... e tem er cto er Calcite, 24.1 cm, Verchniy mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia. Jeff Scovil photo. Famous...and Ste an ei 11 Bou Azzer has produced the world’s finest specimens of erythrite, roselite, roselite-beta |  | | Journal (issue) | | .................... 211 by Richard V. Gaines Morocco M ineralogy......................................name on a label when additional details (such as mine, district or county) are easily obtained. Unlike...that the first exploration of the Lake Superior region was undertaken by the United States Government...Gen. Walter Cunningham, the U.S. mineral agent, to mine the section of land on which the boulder rested...uncertainty of scratching for gems in 214 a garimpo (mine). Hence production falls. On the other hand, when |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pohwatp@si.edu Conichalcite Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb Otjikoto Region, Namibia A n article appeared in a...malachite, 10.5 cm across, from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto region, Namibia. Fine spherules of conichalcite...green crusts of fibrous spheres at the Cap Garonne mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France...chrysocolla and cuprite has come from the Clara mine, Oberwolfach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Conichalcite...Arthur E. Smith, and the Cincinnati Mineral Society. region, Namibia. In fact, as with so many other mineral |  | | Journal (issue) | | feature articles Famous Mineral Localities: Bou-Azzer, Morocco.......................69 by Gerard Pallix...Geological Survey Uralolite from the Dunton Gem Mine, Newry, Maine: A Second O c c u rre n ce .........length, collected in the Mindola open pit, Rokana mine, Zambia, by S. P. Korowski. The Mineralogical Record...under ground miner at the 115-year-old Oriental mine in Alleghany, Sierra County, California. In August...presented at his trial, Stokes began sneaking into the mine at night and stealing (“highgrading”) gold. No one |  | Meisser, Nicolas, Brugger, Joël, Krivovichev, Sergey, Armbruster, Thomas, Eorgesfavreau, G. (2012) Description and crystal structure of maghrebite, MgAl2(AsO4)2(OH)28H2O, from Aghbar, Anti-Atlas, Morocco: first arsenate in the laueite mineral group. European Journal of Mineralogy, 24 (4) 717-726 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2012/0024-2172 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | MgAl2(AsO4)2(OH)28H2O, from Aghbar, Anti-Atlas, Morocco: first arsenate in the laueite mineral group NICOLAS...pit mine, Bou Azzer district, AntiAtlas, Morocco. Maghrebite is associated with quartz, erythrite, arseniosiderite...determination, laueite group, arsenic, Aghbar, Anti-Atlas, Morocco. 1. Introduction Co is the primary economic metal...2011). The province includes from West to East the mines of Méchoui, Khder, Taghouni, Bou Azzer sensu stricto...Ightem (also spelled Irhtem), and Aı̈t Ahmane. The province is famous for its mineralogical diversity, with |  | Brugger, J., Meisser, N., Krivovichev, S., Armbruster, T., Favreau, G. (2007) Mineralogy and crystal structure of bouazzerite from Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas, Morocco: Bi-As-Fe nanoclusters containing Fe3+ in trigonal prismatic coordination. American Mineralogist, 92 (10) 1630-1639 doi:10.2138/am.2007.2508 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | crystal structure of bouazzerite from Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas, Morocco: Bi-As-Fe nanoclusters containing Fe3+...mineral occurring in “Filon 7” at the Bou Azzer mine, Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Bouazzerite is associated with quartz...quartz, chalcopyrite, native gold, erythrite, talmessite/roselite-beta, Cr-bearing yukonite, alumopharmacosiderite...Variscan hydrothermal As-Co-Ni-Ag-Au vein. The Bou Azzer mine and the similarly named district have produced...mineral specimens, including the world’s best erythrite and roselite. Bouazzerite forms monoclinic prismatic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Universitesi] at 11:52 22 December 2014 Kilometer 3 Mine, Laurium District, Greece E rythrite, an attractive...contrasting greens of annabergite and the reds of erythrite resulting in attractive and unusual specimens...(reflecting a series with its cobalt analog, erythrite) and lesser Dr. Robert B. Cook, an executive...nickel arsenides. Common associations include erythrite, retgersite, gersdorffite, nickeline, maucherite...occurred with erythrite as bright green encrustations on chloanthite at the old cobalt mine dumps below |  | | Journal (issue) | | Rutherford Mine Pegmatites details on page 4 In this issue … Mineral of the month: Erythrite ...........details ................................ p. 4 Erythrite President’s collected thoughts .............................. p. 15 Mineral of the Month Erythrite Summer break ahead! by Sue Marcus Long ago...minerals. Don’t believe everything you were taught—erythrite, June’s Mineral of the Month, is an exception...shade is redder and hotter in my perception than erythrite. I’d agree with “magenta,” the hue it was dubbed |  | Dunn, Pete J., Sturman, B. Darko, Nelen, Joseph A. (1987) Wendwilsonite, the Mg analogue of roselite, from Morocco, New Jersey, and Mexico, and new data on roselite. American Mineralogist, 72 (1-2) 217-221 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Wendwilsonite,the Mg analogueof roseliteofrom Morocco, New Jersey, and Mexico, and new data on roselite...occursat the SterlingHill mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey;Bou-Azzer, Morocco; and Coahuila, Mexico. Wendwilsonite...becausethe "roselite" from the mines near Bot-Azzer, Morocco, is known to occur with magnesiumarsenatesand...never been analyzed, we also studied samplesfrom Morocco. Samples from the type locality for roselite (Schneeberg...samplesfrom both Mexico and New Jersey,and many from Morocco, are Mgdominant, and thus represent a new endmember |  | | Report (issue) | | Diffraction Pattern: Aghbar mine, Bou Azzer district, Anti-Atlas, Morocco. 9.9 (100), 6.4 (90), 4.90 (80)...53 30.37 100.00 (1) Aghbar mine, Bou Azzer district, Anti-Atlas, Morocco; average electron microprobe...Co-Ni-As-(Cu-U-Mo) vein in an arid environment. Association: Erythrite, talmessite/roselite-β, wendwilsonite, arseniosiderite...Distribution: From the Aghbar mine, Bou Azzer district, Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Name: The word maghreb, derived...al-maghrib, meaning ‘‘region where the sun sets’’, originally signified the region between the high ranges |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Mining Migration Trails and Ink Sketches of Mine Labor Life at the Western Museum of Mining & Industry...educating visitors about the geology of the Pike’s Peak Region. Jenna is also in her second year as a volunteer...Blake will talk about the fossils of the Pikes Peak region and discuss some of the new discoveries in the...and then sharing his knowledge of the Pikes Peak Region with youth and adults in programs like the Florissant...collecting locality, the mines of the Bou Azzer District, Morocco. The District contains over 60 ore bodies |  | | Report (issue) | | 134(2)° Z=2 X-Ray Diffraction Pattern: Bou Azzer mine, Anti-Atlas, Morocco. 11.79 (100), 10.98 (80), 10.16 (80)...65 0.17 0.23 [30.08] 118.6 (1) Bou Azzer mine, Anti-Atlas, Morocco; average electron microprobe analysis...Association: Quartz, chalcopyrite, native gold, erythrite, talmessite/roselite-beta, Cr-bearing yukonite...Distribution: From “Filon 7”, Bou Azzer mine, Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Name: For the Bou Azzer mine and the similarly...similarly named district, Morocco. Type Material: Geological Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland (MGL 79798 and MGL |  | | Report (issue) | | Erythrite Co3 (AsO4 )2 • 8H2 O c 2001-2005 Mineral Data Publishing, version 1 Crystal Data: Monoclinic...447(4) c = 4.764(1) X-ray Powder Pattern: Bou Azzer, Morocco. (ICDD 11-626). 6.65 (100), 1.677 (14), 3...(Joachimsthal), Czech Republic. In the Botallack mine, St. Just, and from a number of other places in...Irhtem (Ightem), and other mines in the Bou Azzer district, Morocco, large crystals. From Cobalt, Ontario...the USA, at the Blackbird mine, Lemhi Co., Idaho. From the Sara Alicia mine, near Alamos, Sonora, Mexico |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | William Besse. Figure 2. The Rubicon pegmatite mine, the largest source of lithium in Namibia (see fig...Karibibite on quartz from the Oumlil mine, Bou Azzer district in Morocco; field of view is 2.5 mm. Stephan...they too had discovered karibibite at the Kiura mine in Japan, although Dr. Bruce Cairncross, a consulting...speculation. Although the Karibib district is the correct region, the exact pegmatite from which the type material...karibibite were “retrieved from the window sill of a mine office” by von Knorring, but these authors do not |  | Kolitsch, U., Atencio, D., Chukanov, N. V., Zubkova, N. V., Menezes Filho, L. A. D., Coutinho, J. M. V., Birch, W. D., Schlüter, J., Pohl, D., Kampf, A. R., Steele, I. M., Favreau, G., Nasdala, L., Möckel, S., Giester, G., Pushcharovsky, D. Yu. (2010) Bendadaite, a new iron arsenate mineral of the arthurite group. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (3) 469-486 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.3.469 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | granite pegmatite of Lavra do Almerindo (Almerindo mine), Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras county, Minas...the Veta Negra mine, Copiapó province, Chile; Oumlil-East, Bou Azzer district, Morocco; and Pira Inferida...Inferida yard, Fenugu Sibiri mine, Gonnosfanadiga, Medio Campidano Province, Sardinia, Italy. Type bendadaite...from new finds of the mineral in Brazil, Chile and Morocco. After a resubmission of an improved proposal,...granite pegmatite of Lavra do Almerindo (Almerindo mine), Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras county, Minas |  | | Catalog/List | | on a rich mass of red-brown Piedmontite. (Praboma Mine, St Marcel, Aosta Italy) display surface 3x3 inches...with less coverage of nepheline £ 18 Sidi Ayed Morocco I 0. SKUTTERUDITE lustrous metallic grey crystals...all over the top of a large I x2 surface. Bou Azzer Morocco £ 18 11. ROSELITE excellent coverage of small...small pink crystals on large half inch matrix Bou Azzer Morocco £7.50 12. NATIVE GOLD good 7x5 mm area on...Also smaller areas on the side, £30 ( Bell creek Mine, Timmins, Ontario Canada ) 13 . STILBITE, rich mass |  | | Journal (issue) | | the Unificada mine, Potosi, Bolivia. Top right: Benitoite, 2 cm, from the Benitoite Gem mine, California...N‘Chwaning I mine, Kuruman, South Africa. Bottom right: Mimetite, 2.7 cm, from the Tsumeb mine, Namibia....Record: (1) Stephanite, Husky mine, Canada. (2) Wulfenite, Rowley mine, Arizona. (3) Diaspore twin, Pinarcik...Adelaide mine, Tasmania. (5) Andradite, Antetezambato, Madagascar. (6) Calcite, Mashamba West mine, Congo...Afghanistan. (8) Scorodite, Tsumeb mine, Namibia. (9) Shigaite, N’Chwaning II mine, South Africa. v This special |  | | Report (issue) | | Powder Pattern: [Khovu-Aksy deposit, Russia or Bou Azzer, Morocco]; all lines diffuse. 21.94 (10), 11.58 (8)...100.87 (1) [Khovu-Aksy deposit, Russia or Bou Azzer, Morocco]; IR confirms (AsO4 )3− , H2 O, and lack...oxidation product of Ni–Co arsenides. Association: Erythrite, pharmacolite, quartz. Distribution: From the...At the Bastnäs mine, near Riddarhyttan, Västmanland, Sweden. From Bou Azzer, Morocco. On Mt. Cobalt...Rock copper mine, about 40 km northwest of Mingary, South Australia. At the Sara Alicia mine, near Alamos |  | | Report (issue) | | & Series: Mineral Group: Forms a series with erythrite. Vivianite group. Occurrence: An uncommon secondary...hydrothermal mineral deposits. Association: Erythrite, retgersite, gersdorffite, nickeline, maucherite...Almerı́a Province, and at Molvizar, Granada Province, Spain. In England, in the Dolcoath mine, Cornwall;...Greece. From the Bou Azzer district, Morocco. In the Tchah Shurch, and at the Talmessi mine, Anarak district...Iran. At the La Sorpresa mine, Tapacari, Cochabamba, Bolivia. In the Gloria mine, Alisito, Sinaloa, Mexico |  | | Report (issue) | | with ultramafic rocks, typified by the Bou Azzer district of Morocco, represent another type of primary cobalt...to the total. In all cases except the Bou Azzer district (Morocco), cobalt is produced as a byproduct of...crystal structures or adsorbed onto surfaces Erythrite Co3(AsO4)2•8H2O Heterogenite CoO(OH) 8 Cobalt—Occurs...asbolane, clays (nontronite, montmorillonite), erythrite, goethite, heterogenite, limonite. Manganiferous...determine owing to old records. o Keeley‐Frontier Mine (Cobalt district) produced nearly 1,500 Mt at grades |
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Bou Azzer Mine, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco