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Locality Name:
L'oriental Region, Morocco

Oldest recorded age at locality: 174
Youngest recorded age at locality: 31

mindat Locality ID: 121044
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-121044.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "L'oriental Region, Morocco": 39
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 26

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Berkane Province
Figuig Province
Jbel Bou Arhous
Jebel Mahser
Jerada Province
Nador Province
Oudida
Oujda-Angad Prefecture
Taourirt Province

Latitude: 34°3'36"N
Longitude: 2°16'36"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 34.06,-2.2766666666667

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Andalusite	Apatite	Aragonite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Covellite	Descloizite	Diaspore	Dundasite	Epidote	Fluorite	Garnet
Gypsum	Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nadorite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Serpentine	Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite	Spinel	Sulphur	Titanite	Tridymite

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 Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti V Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Adelite Alunite Amphibole Andalusite Apatite Aragonite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Covellite Descloizite Diaspore Dundasite Epidote Fluorite Garnet
Gypsum Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nadorite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite
Prehnite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Serpentine Smectite-vermiculite
Sphalerite Spinel Sulphur Titanite Tridymite

63 IMA Minerals at location:

Adamite ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*
Aragonite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Bindheimite ()*
Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Duftite ()*
Dundasite ()*	Epidote ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fraipontite ()*
Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*
Hydrozincite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaersutite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Massicot ()*	Mimetite ()*	Mottramite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Nadorite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Olivenite ()*	Paralaurionite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Phosgenite ()*	Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sauconite ()*
Siderite ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Titanite ()*
Vanadinite ()*	Willemite ()*	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)	174	164	1	85656	254
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	85664	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	174	164	4	85655,85659,85661,85662	2734
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)	60	31	2	85673,85676	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	85668	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	174	164	4	85654,85659,85661,85662	3250
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	174	164	6	85655,85656,85659,85661,85662,85671	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	174	31	5	85656,85661,85668,85673,85676	11547
Beaverite-(Cu) ()*	Alunite	Pb(Fe³⁺₂Cu)(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	174	164	1	85656	132
Bindheimite ()*	Pyrochlore	Pb₂Sb⁵⁺₂O₇	174	164	1	85659	450
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	85668	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	174	164	1	85656	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	174	31	7	85643,85646,85650,85659,85664,85668,85674	27770
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	174	164	5	85655,85656,85659,85661,85662	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	174	164	3	85656,85661,85668	27198
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	85655	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			1	85655	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	60	31	2	85664,85674	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	174	164	3	85656,85659,85661	9895
Duftite ()*	Adelite	PbCu(AsO₄)(OH)			1	85655	220
Dundasite ()*	Dundasite	PbAl₂(CO₃)₂(OH)₄·H₂O			1	85662	97
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			4	85646,85647,85664,85668	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	60	31	1	85674	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	60	31	1	85677	9617
Fraipontite ()*	Clay Serpentine	(Zn,Al)₃(Si,Al)₂O₅(OH)₄			1	85650	49
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	174	31	9	85643,85650,85655,85659,85661,85662,85668,85673,85676	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			3	85655,85662,85668	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	174	164	2	85656,85661	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			2	85666,85668	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O			3	85643,85650,85661	1689
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆			2	85643,85650	1066
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	60	31	1	85674	5433
Kaersutite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃AlTi⁴⁺)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂O₂	60	31	1	85674	179
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	85650	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	85664,85668	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	174	164	5	85655,85656,85659,85661,85662	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂			1	85668	5674
Massicot ()*	None	PbO			1	85661	202
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl			2	85655,85661	1107
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	85655	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	85650	17380
Nadorite ()*	Nadorite	PbSb³⁺O₂Cl			1	85661	18
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	60	31	1	85674	884
Olivenite ()*	Andalusite	Cu₂(AsO₄)(OH)	174	164	1	85654	492
Paralaurionite ()*	None	PbCl(OH)	174	164	1	85659	46
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	60	31	2	85668,85674	2273
Phosgenite ()*	None	Pb₂(CO₃)Cl₂	174	164	3	85655,85659,85661	142
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	85646,85647	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			3	85643,85661,85668	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	85661	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			1	85668	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	174	31	9	85646,85647,85656,85664,85666,85668,85673,85676,85677	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	174	164	1	85656	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	60	31	1	85674	5614
Sauconite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Zn₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	85650	56
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	85668	6417
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	174	164	5	85643,85650,85656,85659,85661	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	60	31	6	85643,85650,85661,85668,85673,85676	21482
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	85661	2045
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	85646	4899
Vanadinite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(VO₄)₃Cl			3	85660,85661,85662	605
Willemite ()*	Phenakite	Zn₂SiO₄			1	85650	303
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	174	164	9	85652,85655,85657,85658,85659,85660,85661,85662,85670	1655

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000653	ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Camptonite and monchiquite dykes; nephelinite flows; pyroxenite and nepheline syenite xenoliths.
Jen_0000654	ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Camptonite and monchiquite dykes; nephelinite flows; pyroxenite and nepheline syenite xenoliths.
Jen_0000655	ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Camptonite and monchiquite dykes; nephelinite flows; pyroxenite and nepheline syenite xenoliths.

4 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Sample Source	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
sedexmvt-00185	174	164	Middle Jurassic		host rock age		2403	Bou Beker (Bou Bekker; Bou Becker), Touissit-Bou Beker District, Jerada Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco	Touissit-Bou Beker	Taylor et al. (2009)		USGSOFR2009_1297
Jen_0000653	47	47	47	K-Ar		biotite	68220	Taourirt, Taourirt Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco	Taourirt area	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000654	43	31	37±6	K-Ar		biotite	68220	Taourirt, Taourirt Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco	Taourirt area	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000655	60	54	57±3	K-Ar		biotite	68220	Taourirt, Taourirt Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco	Taourirt area	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R050052	Touissit, Touissit-Bou Beker District, Jerada Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco	https://rruff.info/R050052

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

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