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Locality Name:
Jebel Bou-Agrao, Tamazeght Mountain Range, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco

Oldest recorded age at locality: 48
Youngest recorded age at locality: 38

mindat Locality ID: 25815
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25815.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jebel Bou-Agrao, Tamazeght Mountain Range, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 32°36'35"N
Longitude: 4°31'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 32.609722222222,-4.5280555555556

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb REE S Si Sr Th Ti Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeAncyliteApatiteAragoniteAstrophylliteBaryteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodalite
CatapleiiteChalcopyriteClayCopperCorundumElpiditeEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGarnet
MicaMonaziteNatroliteNeptuniteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePectolitePerovskitePhenakite
PyritePyroxeneRocksaltRutileSodaliteSphaleriteSpinelTitaniteTridymiteVesuvianite
WöhleriteZircon

66 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)
Augite  (*)Baryte  (*)Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Catapleiite  (*)Celestine  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cheralite  (*)Copper  (*)
Diopside  (*)Elpidite  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Galena  (*)Götzenite  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hiortdahlite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Kupletskite  (*)Lamprophyllite  (*)
Låvenite  (*)Lorenzenite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Manganoneptunite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)Normandite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Pectolite  (*)Perovskite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophanite  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Rosenbuschite  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorlomite  (*)
Smithsonite  (*)Sodalite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Strontianite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)
Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)Vinogradovite  (*)Willemite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6483801022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O648380286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)483808803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O483801627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO2483802162
Ancylite-(Ce)  (*)AncyliteCeSr(CO3)2(OH)·H2O4838092
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3483801534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2483803092
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)248380295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F48380161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6483802060
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)4838011547
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)48380115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4838027770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O48380232
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O48380113
Celestine  (*)BaryteSr(SO4)483801252
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS24838027198
Cheralite  (*)MonaziteCaTh(PO4)24838050
Copper  (*)CopperCu483803846
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6483804135
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O4838050
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)248380182
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F483802740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2483809617
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)483801188
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS4838024243
Götzenite  (*)NoneCa4NaCa2Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F24838027
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)48380158
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O648380741
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O34838014640
Hiortdahlite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF34838021
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O248380179
Kupletskite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaMn2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F4838033
Lamprophyllite  (*)None(SrNa)Ti2Na3Ti(Si2O7)2O2(OH)24838063
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)44838058
Lorenzenite  (*)NoneNa2Ti2O3(Si2O6)4838082
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44838014899
Manganoneptunite  (*)NeptuniteKNa2LiMn2+2Ti2Si8O244838026
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)483804924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)24838017380
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O483801236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)48380884
Normandite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca2(Mn,Fe)2(Ti,Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2O2F24838010
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)483802349
Pectolite  (*)PectoliteNaCa2Si3O8(OH)48380363
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO348380495
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2483802273
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F24838089
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS24838039462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO348380244
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F24838053
Rosenbuschite  (*)NoneCa6Zr2Na6ZrTi(Si2O7)4(OF)2F44838042
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2483805614
Schorlomite  (*)GarnetCa3Ti2(SiFe3+2)O124838054
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)483802473
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl48380444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS4838021482
Strontianite  (*)AragoniteSr(CO3)48380589
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F48380232
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)483801006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O483804899
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10483801395
Vinogradovite  (*)NoneNa4Ti4(Si2O6)2[(Si,Al)4O10]O4·(H2O,Na,K)34838028
Willemite  (*)PhenakiteZn2SiO448380303
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)483805251



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000648MAGMATIC STYLE: Two principal bodies up to 1 km in length, numerous dykes and small irregular intrusions, pipe-like breccia bodies and extrusive carbonatites. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, ijolite, nepheline syenite, trachybasalt, nephelinite, analcimite, phonolite, tinguaite, syenite, alkaline lamprophyres and fenite.
Jen_0000649MAGMATIC STYLE: Two principal bodies up to 1 km in length, numerous dykes and small irregular intrusions, pipe-like breccia bodies and extrusive carbonatites. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, ijolite, nepheline syenite, trachybasalt, nephelinite, analcimite, phonolite, tinguaite, syenite, alkaline lamprophyres and fenite.
Jen_0000650MAGMATIC STYLE: Two principal bodies up to 1 km in length, numerous dykes and small irregular intrusions, pipe-like breccia bodies and extrusive carbonatites. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Pyroxenite, ijolite, nepheline syenite, trachybasalt, nephelinite, analcimite, phonolite, tinguaite, syenite, alkaline lamprophyres and fenite.


3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Jen_0000648434343Rb-Sr whole rock     25815Jebel Bou-Agrao, Tamazeght Mountain Range, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, MoroccoTamazertWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000649484044 ±4Rb-Sr biotite     25815Jebel Bou-Agrao, Tamazeght Mountain Range, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, MoroccoTamazertWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000650463842 ±4K-Ar whole rock, biotite     25815Jebel Bou-Agrao, Tamazeght Mountain Range, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, MoroccoTamazertWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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