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Locality Name:
Jbel Aouam (Djebel Aouam; Jebel Awam), M'Rirt, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco


mindat Locality ID: 73030
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-73030.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Jbel Aouam (Djebel Aouam; Jebel Awam), M'Rirt, Khénifra Province, Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region, Morocco": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 33°9'38"N
Longitude: 5°37'46"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 33.160555555556,-5.6294444444444
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 As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P Pb S Sb Si Ti W Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteArsenopyriteBaryteCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCopper
CorundumFeldsparGarnetGypsumMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNonePyritePyroxene
QuartzRocksaltRutileScheeliteSphaleriteStibniteVesuvianiteWollastonite

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Andradite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Baryte  (*)
Calcite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcanthite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Gypsum  (*)Halite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Molysite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Stibnite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)Wollastonite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)301534
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)203092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O0925
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gold  (*)CopperAu030554
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Halite  (*)RocksaltNaCl01398
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Molysite  (*)NoneFeCl3012
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60170
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl01725
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)04894
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Stibnite  (*)StibniteSb2S303418
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395
Wollastonite  (*)WollastoniteCaSiO301247


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