Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Oldest recorded age at locality: 577
Youngest recorded age at locality: 563

mindat Locality ID: 263859
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-263859.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 8

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Alnif County
Imiter District
Tinghir

Latitude: 31°0'24"N
Longitude: 5°25'6"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 31.006666666667,-5.4183333333333

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.

Acanthite	Acetate	Allargentum	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Brochantite	Calcite	Caledonite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Cobaltite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Enargite	Feldspar
Fluorite	Gypsum	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Linarite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Sphalerite	Tetrahedrite	Titanite
Ullmannite	Vivianite	Wurtzite	Xanthoconite	Zircon

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 C Ca Cl Co Cu F Fe H Hg K Mg Mo Na Ni O Pb S Sb Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Acetate Allargentum Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Baryte Brochantite Calcite Caledonite
Chalcopyrite Clay Cobaltite Copper Corundum Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Enargite Feldspar
Fluorite Gypsum Kaolinite Löllingite Linarite Malachite Marcasite Mica Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Sphalerite Tetrahedrite Titanite
Ullmannite Vivianite Wurtzite Xanthoconite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*	Aragonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*
Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*	Cattierite ()*	Cerussite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Cinnabar ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Copper ()*	Covellite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dickite ()*	Dioptase ()*	Dolomite ()*
Dyscrasite ()*	Enargite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Eugenite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Freibergite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucodot ()*	Goethite ()*	Gypsum ()*
Hematite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Hoganite ()*	Imiterite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Lavendulan ()*	Linarite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Luanheite ()*	Malachite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Metacinnabar ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pearceite ()*	Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Smithsonite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Stephanite ()*	Sternbergite ()*
Stromeyerite ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Titanite ()*	Ullmannite ()*
Vaesite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xanthoconite ()*	Zircon ()*

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
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	577	563	2	85577,85578	2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	577	563	1	85578	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	577	563	1	85578	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	577	563	1	85578	2734
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	577	563	2	85577,85578	3250
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	577	563	1	85578	9052
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	577	563	4	85572,85574,85575,85578	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	577	563	3	85572,85574,85578	11547
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	577	563	1	85578	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	577	563	1	85578	843
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆			1	85572	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	577	563	3	85574,85577,85578	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	577	563	1	85578	359
Cattierite ()*	Pyrite	CoS₂	577	563	1	85578	30
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	577	563	2	85578,85579	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	577	563	3	85572,85574,85578	27198
Cinnabar ()*	None	HgS	563	563	2	85577,85578	2600
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	577	563	1	85578	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	85572,85574	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	577	563	1	85578	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	577	563	1	85578	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O			2	85572,85574	2970
Dickite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	577	563	1	85578	651
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O			1	85572	164
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	577	563	1	85578	9895
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	577	563	1	85578	180
Enargite ()*	Enargite Wurtzite	Cu₃AsS₄	577	563	1	85578	910
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	577	563	1	85578	814
Eugenite ()*	None	Ag₁₁Hg₂	563	563	1	85578	17
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	577	563	1	85577	9617
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	577	563	1	85578	663
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	577	563	4	85574,85577,85578,85579	24243
Glaucodot ()*	Arsenopyrite	(Co_0.5Fe_0.5)AsS	577	563	1	85578	131
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	577	563	2	85575,85578	7437
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	85575	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	577	563	1	85578	14640
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	577	563	1	85579	1689
Hoganite ()*	Acetate	Cu(CH₃COO)₂·H₂O	0	0	1	85574	4
Imiterite ()*	None	Ag₂HgS₂	563	563	2	85577,85578	17
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	577	563	1	85578	5591
Lavendulan ()*	None	NaCaCu₅(AsO₄)₄Cl·5H₂O	577	563	1	85578	149
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	577	563	1	85578	987
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	577	563	1	85578	762
Luanheite ()*	None	Ag₃Hg	563	563	1	85578	17
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	577	563	4	85572,85574,85575,85578	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	577	563	5	85572,85573,85574,85577,85578	5674
Metacinnabar ()*	Sphalerite	HgS	563	563	1	85578	255
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	577	563	2	85578,85579	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	577	563	1	85578	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	577	563	1	85578	2349
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	577	563	1	85578	767
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]	577	563	1	85578	249
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	577	563	2	85577,85578	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	577	563	1	85578	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	577	563	1	85578	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	577	563	4	85572,85573,85574,85578	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	577	563	1	85578	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	577	563	6	85570,85571,85572,85574,85575,85578	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	577	563	1	85578	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	577	563	2	85574,85578	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	577	563	2	85577,85578	5186
Smithsonite ()*	Calcite	Zn(CO₃)	577	563	1	85578	2473
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	577	563	2	85577,85578	21482
Stephanite ()*	None	Ag₅SbS₄	577	563	1	85578	586
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃	577	563	1	85578	62
Stromeyerite ()*	None	CuAgS	577	563	1	85578	332
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃	577	563	1	85578	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	577	563	1	85578	5317
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	577	563	1	85578	4899
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	577	563	1	85578	293
Vaesite ()*	Pyrite	NiS₂	577	563	1	85578	106
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	577	577	2	85578,85579	1655
Xanthoconite ()*	Xanthoconite	Ag₃AsS₃	577	563	1	85578	89
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	577	563	1	85578	5251

2 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
	Hg-00023	563	563		U-Pb, Ar-Ar								Eugenite, Imiterite, Luanheite, Metacinnabar	Hg	2394	Imiter Mine, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco		Cheilletz et al. (2002)	10.1007/s00126-002-0317-0	MD37_772
	Mo-00037	577	577		U-Pb, Ar-Ar								Wulfenite	Mo	2394	Imiter Mine, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco		Cheilletz et al. (2002)	10.1007/s00126-002-0317-0	MD37_772

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R080014	Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	https://rruff.info/R080014
R080016	Imiter Mine, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	https://rruff.info/R080016
R050611	Imiter Mine, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	https://rruff.info/R050611
R080013	Imiter Mine, Imiter District, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco	https://rruff.info/R080013

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