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Locality Name:
Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Oldest recorded age at locality: 287
Youngest recorded age at locality: 285

mindat Locality ID: 11108
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-11108.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Asfalou
Bou Skour District
Tassa-n-Talghami
Tiouit

Latitude: 31°2'45"N
Longitude: 6°2'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.045833333333,-6.0483333333333

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Adelite	Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite
Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Carminite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Connellite	Copper
Corundum	Covellite	Devilline	Diaspore	Digenite	Enargite	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Gypsum	Ktenasite
Lazulite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Melilite	Mica	Mixite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Olivine	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodesite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite
Skutterudite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stannite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Titanite	Tridymite
Vivianite	Wurtzite	Zippeite

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: Ag Al As Au Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O S Si Ti Y Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Atacamite
Baryte Brochantite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Carminite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Connellite Copper
Corundum Covellite Devilline Diaspore Digenite Enargite Eudialyte Feldspar Gypsum Ktenasite
Lazulite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Melilite Mica Mixite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Olivine Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhodesite Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite
Skutterudite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stannite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Titanite Tridymite
Vivianite Wurtzite Zippeite

101 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aerinite ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Åkermanite ()*
Andalusite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Arseniosiderite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Connellite ()*
Copper ()*	Cornetite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Delhayelite ()*	Devilline ()*	Diaspore ()*	Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*	Enargite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Eudialyte ()*
Forsterite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hainite-(Y) ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Haüyne ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Jacobsite ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Ktenasite ()*	Langite ()*	Lazulite ()*
Linarite ()*	Litharge ()*	Lorenzenite ()*	Luzonite ()*	Magnesiozippeite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Namuwite ()*	Nantokite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nosean ()*	Olivenite ()*
Perovskite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sanidine ()*
Schulenbergite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Serpierite ()*	Siderite ()*	Silver ()*
Skutterudite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Svanbergite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Theisite ()*	Titanite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*
Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Adamite ()*	Andalusite	Zn₂(AsO₄)(OH)	287	285	2	85489,85491	254
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	287	285	0		1022
Aerinite ()*	Not in a structural group	(Ca,Na)₆(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg,Al)₄(Al,Mg)₆Si₁₂O₃₆(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·12H₂O	287	285	1	85488	22
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	287	285	2	85489,85491	90
Åkermanite ()*	Melilite	Ca₂MgSi₂O₇	287	285	0		50
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅			1	85492	1310
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	287	285	1	85491	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	85487	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	287	285	2	85489,85491	3250
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(AsO₄)₃·3H₂O	287	285	1	85491	194
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	287	285	2	85491,85493	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	85490	544
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	287	285	0		2060
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	287	285	2	85489,85491	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	287	285	5	85487,85489,85490,85491,85493	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	287	285	1	85491	11547
Bayldonite ()*	None	Cu₃PbO(AsO₃OH)₂(OH)₂	287	285	1	85491	172
Beudantite ()*	Alunite	PbFe³⁺₃(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)₆	287	285	1	85491	413
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	287	285	2	85487,85491	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	287	285	2	85491,85493	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	287	285	3	85489,85490,85491	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	287	285	1	85491	27770
Carminite ()*	Carminite	PbFe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₂(OH)₂	287	285	1	85491	178
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	287	285	2	85489,85491	4979
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	287	285	1	85491	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	287	285	4	85487,85489,85491,85493	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	287	285	4	85487,85489,85491,85493	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	287	285	1	85491	3531
Conichalcite ()*	Adelite	CaCu(AsO₄)(OH)	287	285	1	85491	363
Connellite ()*	Connellite	Cu₃₆(SO₄)(OH)₆₂Cl₈·6H₂O	287	285	2	85490,85491	295
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	287	285	3	85489,85490,85491	3846
Cornetite ()*	None	Cu₃(PO₄)(OH)₃	287	285	1	85491	26
Cornwallite ()*	None	Cu₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₄	287	285	1	85491	175
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	287	285	4	85487,85489,85491,85493	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	287	285	4	85487,85489,85490,85491	2970
Delhayelite ()*	Rhodesite	K₇Na₃Ca₅Al₂Si₁₄O₃₈F₄Cl₂	287	285	0		9
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	287	285	1	85491	366
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)			1	85492	481
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			2	85487,85493	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	287	285	0		4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	287	285	1	85491	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	287	285	1	85491	220
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	85493	910
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	85489	814
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	287	285	0		182
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	287	285	0		1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	287	285	3	85489,85491,85493	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	85493	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	85493	30554
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	287	285	2	85489,85491	6890
Hainite-(Y) ()*	None	(Ca₃Y)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	287	285	0		11
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	287	285	0		350
Haüyne ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₃Ca(Si₃Al₃)O₁₂(SO₄)	287	285	0		158
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			1	85493	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	287	285	2	85489,85491	1689
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	287	285	0		172
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	287	285	0		179
Ktenasite ()*	Ktenasite Devilline	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·6H₂O			1	85489	75
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	287	285	1	85491	593
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	85492	232
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	287	285	2	85489,85491	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	287	285	1	85491	139
Lorenzenite ()*	None	Na₂Ti₂O₃(Si₂O₆)	287	285	0		82
Luzonite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₃AsS₄			1	85493	198
Magnesiozippeite ()*	Zippeite	Mg(UO₂)₂(SO₄)O₂·3.5H₂O	0	0	1	85489	14
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			1	85493	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	287	285	4	85487,85490,85491,85493	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	85493	5674
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	287	285	2	85489,85491	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	85492	17380
Namuwite ()*	Ktenasite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·4H₂O			1	85489	58
Nantokite ()*	Sphalerite	CuCl			1	85490	35
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	287	285	0		884
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O	287	285	0		75
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	287	285	1	85491	492
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	287	285	0		495
Pharmacosiderite ()*	Pharmacosiderite	KFe³⁺₄(AsO₄)₃(OH)₄·6-7H₂O	287	285	1	85491	428
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O			1	85489	309
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	85493	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	287	285	4	85487,85489,85491,85493	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	85493	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	287	285	3	85491,85492,85493	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	287	285	2	85489,85491	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	85492	5614
Sanidine ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	287	285	0		598
Schulenbergite ()*	Ktenasite	(Cu,Zn)₇(SO₄)₂(OH)₁₀·3H₂O			1	85489	142
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	287	285	1	85491	1153
Serpierite ()*	Devilline	Ca(Cu,Zn)₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O			1	85489	292
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	287	285	1	85491	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	287	285	1	85491	5186
Skutterudite ()*	Skutterudite Perovskite	CoAs₃	287	285	1	85491	531
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)			1	85489	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	287	285	3	85489,85491,85493	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	287	285	1	85491	2045
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	85492	105
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	287	285	1	85491	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	287	285	1	85491	5317
Theisite ()*	None	Cu₅Zn₅(AsO₄)₂(OH)₁₄	287	285	1	85491	58
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	287	285	0		4899
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄	287	285	0		120
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	287	285	1	85491	1655

1 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	DeepDive-Co-0047	287	285	286										Co	2400	Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour District, Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	Bou Skour copper deposit	Azmi et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2014.04.020	JAES97_40

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R070205	Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	https://rruff.info/R070205
R060924	Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour District, Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	https://rruff.info/R060924

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