Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Bou Skour District, 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: 219834
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-219834.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bou Skour District, Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Agoulzi Mine
Agoulzi Slag Locality
Bou Skour Mine

Latitude: 30°55'47"N
Longitude: 6°18'5"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.929722222222,-6.3013888888889

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	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Arseniosiderite	Arsenopyrite	Atacamite	Baryte
Brochantite	Calcite	Carminite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Connellite	Copper	Covellite	Devilline	Gypsum
Ktenasite	Linarite	Malachite	Mixite	None	Not in a structural group	Perovskite	Pharmacosiderite	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Scheelite	Skutterudite	Sphalerite	Stibnite	Sulphur	Tetrahedrite	Vivianite	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 Ba Bi C Ca Cl Co Cu Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si U Y Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H Mg Na O Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Allophane Alunite Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Arseniosiderite Arsenopyrite Atacamite Baryte
Brochantite Calcite Carminite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Connellite Copper Covellite Devilline Gypsum
Ktenasite Linarite Malachite Mixite None Not in a structural group Perovskite Pharmacosiderite Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Scheelite Skutterudite Sphalerite Stibnite Sulphur Tetrahedrite Vivianite Zippeite

65 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Aerinite ()*	Agardite-(Y) ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arseniosiderite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Atacamite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Bayldonite ()*	Beudantite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Carminite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcanthite ()*
Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Conichalcite ()*	Connellite ()*
Copper ()*	Cornetite ()*	Cornwallite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*
Devilline ()*	Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Galena ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Ktenasite ()*	Langite ()*	Linarite ()*
Litharge ()*	Magnesiozippeite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mimetite ()*	Namuwite ()*
Nantokite ()*	Olivenite ()*	Pharmacosiderite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Schulenbergite ()*	Scorodite ()*	Serpierite ()*
Siderite ()*	Silver ()*	Skutterudite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Theisite ()*	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
Aerinite ()*	Not in a structural group	(Ca,Na)₆(Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg,Al)₄(Al,Mg)₆Si₁₂O₃₆(OH)₁₂(CO₃)·12H₂O	287	285	0		22
Agardite-(Y) ()*	Mixite	YCu²⁺₆(AsO₄)₃(OH)₆·3H₂O	287	285	2	85489,85491	90
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	287	285	1	85491	2734
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	1	85491	9052
Atacamite ()*	Atacamite	Cu₂Cl(OH)₃			1	85490	544
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	3	85489,85490,85491	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	1	85491	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	287	285	1	85491	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	2	85489,85491	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	287	285	2	85489,85491	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	2	85489,85491	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	287	285	3	85489,85490,85491	2970
Devilline ()*	Devilline	CaCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·3H₂O	287	285	1	85491	366
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	287	285	1	85491	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)	287	285	1	85491	220
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	85489	814
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	287	285	2	85489,85491	24243
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	287	285	2	85489,85491	6890
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	287	285	2	85489,85491	1689
Ktenasite ()*	Ktenasite Devilline	ZnCu₄(SO₄)₂(OH)₆·6H₂O			1	85489	75
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	287	285	1	85491	593
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	287	285	2	85489,85491	987
Litharge ()*	None	PbO	287	285	1	85491	139
Magnesiozippeite ()*	Zippeite	Mg(UO₂)₂(SO₄)O₂·3.5H₂O	0	0	1	85489	14
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	287	285	2	85490,85491	12537
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	287	285	2	85489,85491	1107
Namuwite ()*	Ktenasite	Zn₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·4H₂O			1	85489	58
Nantokite ()*	Sphalerite	CuCl			1	85490	35
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	287	285	1	85491	492
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
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	287	285	2	85489,85491	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	287	285	1	85491	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	287	285	2	85489,85491	454
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	2	85489,85491	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	287	285	1	85491	2045
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
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
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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