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Locality Name:
Marrakech-Safi Region, Morocco

Oldest recorded age at locality: 350
Youngest recorded age at locality: 350

mindat Locality ID: 121042
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-121042.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Marrakech-Safi Region, Morocco": 42
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 25

Number of Child Localities: 8
Child Localities:
Al Haouz Province
Chichaoua Province
El Kelaâ Des Sraghna Province
Essaouira Province
Jebilet Mtn (Djebilet Mtn)
Marrakech Prefecture
Rehamna Province
Safi Province

Latitude: 31°40'21"N
Longitude: 8°16'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.6725,-8.2797222222222
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 As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Cl Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hf K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb S Sb Se Si Sn Ti U V W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteAmorphousAndalusiteApatiteAragoniteArrojaditeArsenicArseniosideriteArsenopyrite
AutuniteBaryteBerauniteBerylCalcioferriteCalciteCeriteChalcopyriteChloriteClay
ClinozoisiteCobaltiteColumbiteCopiapiteCopperCoquimbiteCorundumCovelliteDiasporeDufrénite
EpidoteFairfielditeFeldsparFritzscheiteGarnetGraftoniteGypsumHalotrichiteHureauliteIron
JahnsiteLöllingiteLazuliteLeucophosphiteLipscombiteMalachiteMarcasiteMicaMixiteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePaulkerritePhosphosideritePyritePyroxeneQuartzReddingiteRockbridgeite
RocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteSpinelStanniteStarkeyiteStewartiteSulphurTalc
TetradymiteTetrahedriteTitaniteTourmalineVesuvianiteZircon

123 IMA Minerals at location:
Adamite  (*)Agardite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Alunite  (*)
Andalusite  (*)Anglesite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Aragonite  (*)Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)
Arsenopyrite  (*)Aurichalcite  (*)Autunite  (*)Azurite  (*)Barbosalite  (*)
Baryte  (*)Benyacarite  (*)Beraunite  (*)Beryl  (*)Beudantite  (*)
Bismuth  (*)Butlerite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carnotite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chromite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)
Cobaltite  (*)Collinsite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Copiapite  (*)Copper  (*)
Coquimbite  (*)Covellite  (*)Diopside  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dufrénite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fairfieldite  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fluellite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe)  (*)Francevillite  (*)Frondelite  (*)Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)
Graftonite  (*)Graphite  (*)Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hafnon  (*)
Halotrichite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hemimorphite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Hydroxylapatite  (*)Hydrozincite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)  (*)Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)Jarosite  (*)Kryzhanovskite  (*)
Laitakarite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Lipscombite  (*)Lithiophosphate  (*)Löllingite  (*)
Ludlamite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Malachite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Mimetite  (*)
Mitridatite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Montgomeryite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Olivenite  (*)
Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paraguanajuatite  (*)Paulkerrite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rittmannite  (*)Robertsite  (*)
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rosasite  (*)Scheelite  (*)Schorl  (*)Scorzalite  (*)
Sicklerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Stannite  (*)Starkeyite  (*)Stewartite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)Tavorite  (*)Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)
Theisite  (*)Titanite  (*)Torbernite  (*)Troilite  (*)Vesuvianite  (*)
Whitlockite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Adamite  (*)AndalusiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)185688254
Agardite-(Y)  (*)MixiteYCu2+6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O18568890
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)350350285715,857208803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)318572094
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6350350285715,85722966
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51857201310
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)1857072734
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21857073092
Aragonite  (*)AragoniteCa(CO3)385688,85724,857273250
Arrojadite-(KFe)  (*)Arrojadite(KNa)Fe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)2285716,8572050
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS350350585710,85712,85714,85715,857199052
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6185688919
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O1857251272
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2385688,85707,857245509
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)218572543
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)350350385688,85715,8572711547
Benyacarite  (*)Paulkerrite(H2O)2Mn2Ti2Fe3+(PO4)4(OF)(H2O)10·4H2O1857228
Beraunite  (*)BerauniteFe3+6(PO4)4O(OH)4·6H2O285722,85725136
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181857204286
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6185721413
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi3503501857141966
Butlerite  (*)Not in a structural groupFe3+(SO4)(OH)·2H2O35035018571526
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O185722280
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)350350885688,85690,85695,85712,85720,85723,85724,8572727770
Carnotite  (*)NoneK2(UO2)2(VO4)2·3H2O1856981184
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO2285720,857255171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)385688,85707,857244979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2350350985688,85707,85710,85712,85713,85714,85715,85719,8572427198
Chromite  (*)SpinelFe2+Cr2O41856933902
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81857191756
Cobaltite  (*)CobaltiteCoAsS350350185714966
Collinsite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mg(PO4)2·2H2O18572538
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O6285722,85725518
Copiapite  (*)CopiapiteFe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2·20H2O350350185715382
Copper  (*)CopperCu1856933846
Coquimbite  (*)CoquimbiteAlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12·6H2O350350185715136
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS1857074165
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61856934135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21857079895
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O185720139
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)285719,857208173
Fairfieldite  (*)FairfielditeCa2Mn2+(PO4)2·2H2O18572572
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)185720108
Fluellite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)F2(OH)·7H2O18572240
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F3503501857152740
Fluorarrojadite-(BaFe)  (*)ArrojaditeNa2CaBaFe2+Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)F21857162
Francevillite  (*)FritzscheiteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2·5H2O18569743
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)518572552
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS3503501085688,85707,85710,85712,85713,85714,85715,85719,85720,8572124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)350350285715,857277437
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2185720107
Graphite  (*)NoneC285720,857232812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3285720,857231544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O3503501857156890
Hafnon  (*)ZirconHf(SiO4)18572011
Halotrichite  (*)HalotrichiteFe2+Al2(SO4)4·22H2O350350185715409
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3350350385695,85715,8572714640
Hemimorphite  (*)Not in a structural groupZn4(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O285688,857241689
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)285722,85725204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O185725125
Hydroniumjarosite  (*)Alunite(H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)635035018571565
Hydroxylapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3OH185725367
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61857241066
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O33503501857155433
Iron  (*)IronFe1856931089
Jahnsite-(CaMnFe)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Fe2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O18572527
Jahnsite-(CaMnMg)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mg2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O18572014
Jahnsite-(CaMnMn)  (*)JahnsiteCaMn2+Mn2+2Fe3+2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O18572518
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6350350285715,857252228
Kryzhanovskite  (*)Reddingite(Fe3+,Mn2+)3(PO4)2(OH,H2O)318572534
Laitakarite  (*)TetradymiteBi4(Se,S)335035018571430
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O185725110
Lipscombite  (*)LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)218572247
Lithiophosphate  (*)NoneLi3(PO4)1857257
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2185720762
Ludlamite  (*)NoneFe2+3(PO4)2·4H2O18572566
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4350350285714,8572314899
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2485688,85707,85724,8572712537
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS2350350285713,857145674
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl1856881107
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O185725129
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)185720200
Montgomeryite  (*)CalcioferriteCa4MgAl4(PO4)6(OH)4·12H2O18572544
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2350350785710,85712,85715,85719,85720,85722,8572517380
Olivenite  (*)AndalusiteCu2(AsO4)(OH)185688492
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O1856952994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)385720,85722,857252349
Paraguanajuatite  (*)TetradymiteBi2Se33503501857149
Paulkerrite  (*)PaulkerriteKMg2TiFe3+2(PO4)4(OH)3·15H2O1857226
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O285722,85725182
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2350350985707,85710,85712,85713,85714,85715,85719,85720,8572239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8350350685710,85712,85713,85714,85715,857199056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO23503501685689,85695,85707,85708,85710,85712,85713,85714,85715,85719,85720,85722,85723,85724,85725,8572761156
Rittmannite  (*)Jahnsite(Mn2+,Ca)Mn2+(Fe2+,Mn2+,Mg)2(Al,Fe3+)2(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O18572510
Robertsite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Mn3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O18572536
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5285722,85725206
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2285688,85724454
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1857204894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)385720,85722,857252705
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)218572260
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)18572066
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1857076417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51857201516
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)285688,857242473
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)33503501857101214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS3503501085707,85710,85712,85713,85714,85715,85719,85720,85721,8572521482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O6185720688
Stannite  (*)Stannite SphaleriteCu2FeSnS4185719668
Starkeyite  (*)StarkeyiteMg(SO4)·4H2O35035018571579
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O18572548
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS3503501857152045
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)185693703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2350350585710,85712,85713,85714,857153337
Tavorite  (*)NoneLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)18572535
Tetrahedrite-(Zn)  (*)TetrahedriteCu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S131857075317
Theisite  (*)NoneCu5Zn5(AsO4)2(OH)1418568858
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1857204899
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O1857221059
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS1856931044
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10285720,857231395
Whitlockite  (*)CeriteCa9Mg(PO3OH)(PO4)6185725104
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO41857241655
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1857225251


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
vms-00651350350Mississippian       S11605Hajar Mine, Guemassa Massif, Marrakech Prefecture, Marrakech-Safi Region, MoroccoHajarMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00650350350Mississippian       S188843Draa Sfar Deposit, Marrakech, Marrakech Prefecture, Marrakech-Safi Region, MoroccoDraa SfarMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 
vms-00652350350Mississippian       S195124Kettara Mine, Marrakech, Marrakech Prefecture, Marrakech-Safi Region, MoroccoKettaraMoiser et al. (2009) USGSOFR2009_1034 

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