Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Chouichiat, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2046
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2028

mindat Locality ID: 207551
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-207551.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Chouichiat, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Calcite	Clay	Corundum	Diaspore	Feldspar	Kaolinite	Mica	None	Pyrophyllite	Quartz

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 C Ca Cl F Fe H K Na O Si

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

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Calcite Clay Corundum Diaspore Feldspar Kaolinite Mica None Pyrophyllite Quartz

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Calcite ()*	Diaspore ()*	Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Muscovite ()*	Pyrophyllite ()*	Quartz ()*	Zunyite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2046	2028	8803
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2046	2028	27770
Diaspore ()*	Diaspore	AlO(OH)	2046	2028	481
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2046	2028	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	2046	2028	5591
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2046	2028	17380
Pyrophyllite ()*	Clay Pyrophyllite	Al₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2046	2028	771
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2046	2028	61156
Zunyite ()*	None	Al₁₃Si₅O₂₀(OH,F)₁₈Cl	2046	2028	86

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
	Kristen002511	2046	2028	2037±9				zircon			Yes	Zircon			127028	Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	Tazenakht	Tkachev (2011)	10, 1144/SP350,2	GSLSP350_7

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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