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Locality Name:
Souss-Massa Region, Morocco

Oldest recorded age at locality: 900
Youngest recorded age at locality: 225

mindat Locality ID: 290544
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-290544.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Souss-Massa Region, Morocco": 29
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 20

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Agadir-Ida-Ou-Tanane Prefecture
Chtouka-Aït Baha Province
Inezgane-Aït Melloul Prefecture
Taroudant Province
Tata Province
Tiznit Province

Latitude: 29°59'23"N
Longitude: 8°17'54"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 29.989722222222,-8.2983333333333

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	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Cancrinite-sodalite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cubanite	Descloizite	Diamond	Digenite	Epidote	Epsomite
Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Iron	Marcasite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Palmierite	Pentlandite	Perovskite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sapphirine	Scheelite	Sengierite	Sodalite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetrahedrite
Tridymite	Vesuvianite	Vivianite	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: Ag Al As Au Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Ti U V W Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Amphibole Arsenic Arsenopyrite Calcite Cancrinite-sodalite Cerite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite
Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cubanite Descloizite Diamond Digenite Epidote Epsomite
Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Iron Marcasite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Palmierite Pentlandite Perovskite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt
Rutile Sapphirine Scheelite Sengierite Sodalite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetrahedrite
Tridymite Vesuvianite Vivianite Wollastonite

87 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Ahrensite ()*
Akimotoite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Azurite ()*	Bayleyite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chenmingite ()*	Chromite ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprosklodowskite ()*	Diamond ()*
Digenite ()*	Diopside ()*	Dioptase ()*	Djurleite ()*	Dolomite ()*
Epidote ()*	Epsomite ()*	Erythrite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Forsterite ()*
Galena ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hedenbergite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Lingunite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Majorite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Mottramite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Narsarsukite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Nosean ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Pearceite ()*
Pentlandite ()*	Perovskite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Pigeonite ()*	Powellite ()*
Proustite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ringwoodite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sengierite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sternbergite ()*	Stishovite ()*
Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrataenite ()*
Tissintite ()*	Troilite ()*	Tuite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Wollastonite ()*	Wüstite ()*

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			1	85757	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	85757	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			1	85756	1022
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]			1	85756	133
Ahrensite ()*	Spinel	SiFe₂O₄			1	85769	3
Akimotoite ()*	Corundum	MgSiO₃			1	85769	10
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	85757	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	85757	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	400	350	1	85764	1534
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	85756	295
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	400	350	3	85757,85764,85773	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			2	85756,85769	2060
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂			1	85759	5509
Bayleyite ()*	None	Mg₂(UO₂)(CO₃)₃·18H₂O	400	350	1	85764	38
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	400	350	1	85764	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	400	350	1	85764	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	900	350	3	85755,85757,85764	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	400	350	3	85757,85764,85773	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	900	350	4	85755,85757,85759,85764	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	900	350	4	85755,85757,85758,85764	27198
Chenmingite ()*	None	FeCr₂O₄			1	85769	1
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	85768,85769	3902
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	85757	4165
Cuprosklodowskite ()*	None	Cu(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·6H₂O			1	85751	58
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			1	85767	697
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S			1	85759	1027
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	400	350	1	85764	4135
Dioptase ()*	None	CuSiO₃·H₂O			1	85751	164
Djurleite ()*	None	Cu₃₁S₁₆			1	85759	300
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	85757,85773	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	85773	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	400	350	1	85764	484
Erythrite ()*	Vivianite	Co₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	85759	814
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	400	350	1	85764	9617
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)			1	85767	1188
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	400	350	2	85757,85764	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			1	85773	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			2	85757,85767	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	900	350	3	85751,85762,85764	6890
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	400	350	1	85764	741
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			2	85757,85769	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			2	85766,85768	1089
Lingunite ()*	Coronadite	NaAlSi₃O₈			1	85769	9
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	85756,85769	14899
Majorite ()*	Garnet	Mg₃(MgSi)(SiO₄)₃			1	85769	24
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	400	350	2	85757,85764	5674
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			2	85766,85769	230
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	400	350	1	85764	5800
Mottramite ()*	Descloizite	PbCu(VO₄)(OH)			1	85758	362
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	85757	17380
Narsarsukite ()*	None	Na₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)Si₄(O,F)₁₁			1	85756	34
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)			1	85756	884
Nosean ()*	Sodalite Cancrinite-sodalite	Na₈(Si₆Al₆)O₂₄(SO₄)·H₂O			1	85756	75
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	85757	2349
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			1	85757	249
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			1	85768	1512
Perovskite ()*	Perovskite	CaTiO₃			1	85769	495
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	85759	2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			2	85767,85769	303
Powellite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(MoO₄)	400	350	1	85764	494
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃			1	85757	733
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃			1	85757	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	400	350	3	85757,85764,85773	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	400	350	4	85757,85764,85769,85773	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			4	85757,85759,85761,85773	61156
Ringwoodite ()*	Spinel	SiMg₂O₄			1	85769	25
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	85757	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)	400	350	1	85764	4894
Sengierite ()*	Sengierite	Cu₂(UO₂)₂(VO₄)₂(OH)₂·6H₂O			1	85751	11
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			2	85757,85773	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	85757	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	400	350	2	85757,85764	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	85757	1934
Sternbergite ()*	Cubanite	AgFe₂S₃			1	85757	62
Stishovite ()*	Rutile	SiO₂			1	85769	26
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			1	85766	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	85757	3337
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	85757	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			1	85757	5317
Tetrataenite ()*	None	FeNi			2	85766,85768	116
Tissintite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na, )AlSi₂O₆			1	85769	2
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			2	85766,85768	1044
Tuite ()*	Palmierite	Ca₃(PO₄)₂			1	85769	7
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄			1	85769	120
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	400	350	1	85764	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	400	350	1	85764	1247
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO			1	85769	74

5 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	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 ID
sedcu-00524	225	225	Triassic		Cu	228165	Argana Cu Deposit, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco	Argana	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00527	900	900	U. Proterozoic		Cu	228167	Iminirfi, Igherm, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco	Iminirfi	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00526	900	900	U. Proterozoic		Cu	71511	Talat N'Ouamane (Talate N’Ouamine), Igherm, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco	Talat n Ouamane	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
sedcu-00528	900	900	U. Proterozoic		Cu	228169	Agoujgal, Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco	Agoujgal	Cox et al. (2003)	USGSOFR03_107
Mo-00036	400	350	400–350	Molybdenite, Powellite	Mo	2387	Azegour Mine, Azgour (Azegour), Tata Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco	Azegour	Pelleter (2007); Berrada et al. (2011)

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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