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Locality Name:
Taourirt, Taourirt Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco

Oldest recorded age at locality: 60
Youngest recorded age at locality: 31

mindat Locality ID: 68220
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-68220.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Taourirt, Taourirt Province, L'oriental Region, Morocco": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Lamprophyre Dyke Outcrops
Side Lahcen
Taourirt Mine

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

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 Ba C Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P Pb S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBaryteCalciteClayCorundumFluoriteMicaNoneNot in a structural group
PyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSphaleriteTridymite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Baryte  (*)Calcite  (*)Diopside  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Fluorite  (*)Galena  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaersutite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Sphalerite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)60311856761588
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)603118567611547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)603118567427770
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O660311856744135
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F60311856742740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF260311856779617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS603118567624243
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O360311856745433
Kaersutite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg3AlTi4+)(Si6Al2)O22O26031185674179
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)6031185674884
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)260311856742273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO26031285676,8567761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO260311856745614
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS603118567621482



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000653ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Camptonite and monchiquite dykes; nephelinite flows; pyroxenite and nepheline syenite xenoliths.
Jen_0000654ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Camptonite and monchiquite dykes; nephelinite flows; pyroxenite and nepheline syenite xenoliths.
Jen_0000655ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Camptonite and monchiquite dykes; nephelinite flows; pyroxenite and nepheline syenite xenoliths.


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
Jen_0000653474747K-Ar biotite     68220Taourirt, Taourirt Province, L'oriental Region, MoroccoTaourirt areaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000654433137±6K-Ar biotite     68220Taourirt, Taourirt Province, L'oriental Region, MoroccoTaourirt areaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 
Jen_0000655605457±3K-Ar biotite     68220Taourirt, Taourirt Province, L'oriental Region, MoroccoTaourirt areaWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 


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