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Locality Name:
Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco

Oldest recorded age at locality: 120
Youngest recorded age at locality: 120

mindat Locality ID: 121037
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-121037.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco": 28
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Boulemane Province
El Hajeb Province
Fès Prefecture (Fez Prefecture)
Ifrane Province
Meknès Prefecture
Moulay Yacoub Prefecture
Moulouya Plateau
Sefrou Province
Taza Province

Latitude: 33°31'5"N
Longitude: 4°39'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.518055555556,-4.6569444444444

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.

Allophane	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apophyllite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Axinite	Baryte	Calcite
Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Covellite	Epidote	Fluorite	Gadolinite	Garnet
Gypsum	Löllingite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pectolite	Perovskite
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Stannite
Stibnite	Titanite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite

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 As B Ba Bi C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Pb S Si Sn Sr Ti W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apophyllite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Axinite Baryte Calcite
Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Covellite Epidote Fluorite Gadolinite Garnet
Gypsum Löllingite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pectolite Perovskite
Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Sphalerite Stannite
Stibnite Titanite Vesuvianite Wollastonite

56 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Andalusite ()*	Andradite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Burtite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Celestine ()*	Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*
Covellite ()*	Cronstedtite ()*	Datolite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Halite ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Jarosite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Malachite ()*	Malayaite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Pectolite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Scheelite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stannite ()*	Stevensite ()*
Stokesite ()*	Titanite ()*	Varlamoffite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wickmanite ()*
Wollastonite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	85601	3419
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	85601	1310
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	2	85601,85603	1534
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	85590,85601	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	85611	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	85595,85601	9052
Axinite-(Fe) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Fe²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	85601	260
Axinite-(Mn) ()*	Axinite	Ca₄Mn²⁺₂Al₄[B₂Si₈O₃₀](OH)₂	1	85601	88
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	85590,85592	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	85590,85601	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	85595,85601	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	1	85590	5516
Burtite ()*	Perovskite	CaSn⁴⁺(OH)₆	2	85601,85603	3
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	85591,85596,85601,85603,85605,85611	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	85595,85601	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)	1	85587	1252
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	85592	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	85590	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	85590,85591,85595,85601	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	85591	3531
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	85590	4165
Cronstedtite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₃(Si,Fe³⁺)₂O₅(OH)₄	1	85603	54
Datolite ()*	Gadolinite	CaB(SiO₄)(OH)	2	85601,85603	498
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	85601	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2	85587,85601	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	85601	8173
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	1	85603	303
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	3	85590,85595,85601	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	4	85590,85595,85601,85605	24243
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	85601	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	85587,85608	6890
Halite ()*	Rocksalt	NaCl	1	85601	1398
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	85601	741
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	85590,85601	14640
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	85592	2228
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	1	85603	762
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	85590,85591,85592	12537
Malayaite ()*	Titanite	CaSnO(SiO₄)	2	85601,85603	40
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	1	85600	5674
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	85601	17380
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	2	85601,85603	363
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	85601,85613	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	85590,85595,85601,85603	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2	85595,85601	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	7	85587,85590,85591,85592,85601,85602,85603	61156
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	1	85601	4894
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	85601	6417
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	4	85590,85595,85601,85605	21482
Stannite ()*	Stannite Sphalerite	Cu₂FeSnS₄	2	85595,85601	668
Stevensite ()*	Clay	(Ca,Na)_xMg_3-ySi₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	85587	57
Stokesite ()*	None	CaSnSi₃O₉·2H₂O	2	85601,85603	21
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	85601	4899
Varlamoffite ()*	Rutile	(Sn,Fe)(O,OH)₂	2	85601,85603	56
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	85601	1395
Wickmanite ()*	Perovskite	Mn²⁺Sn⁴⁺(OH)₆	2	85601,85603	24
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	2	85601,85603	1247

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
	sedcu-00523	120	120	Cretaceous										Cu	228164	Tansrift Cu Deposit (Tamarift Cu Deposit), Boulemane Province, Fès-Meknès Region, Morocco	Tansrift	Cox et al. (2003)		USGSOFR03_107

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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