Tazalaght Copper Mine, Tazalaght, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Moroccoi
Regional Level Types | |
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Tazalaght Copper Mine | Pit |
Tazalaght | Town |
Taroudant Province | Province |
Souss-Massa Region | Region |
Morocco | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 44' 51'' North , 8° 43' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Tafraout | 4,924 (2016) | 24.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
435428
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:435428:7
GUID (UUID V4):
c14fcee7-5b56-4638-bf4c-981977a68c31
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tazalarht Copper mine; La mine de Tazalarht
A copper open pit mine located at an altitude of 1826 metres.
Lies on a folded structure about 500 m along the NNE–SSW axis.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
15 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ Carrollite Formula: CuCo2S4 |
ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Covellite Formula: CuS |
ⓘ Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Olivenite Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
ⓘ | Carrollite | 2.DA.05 | CuCo2S4 |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Olivenite | 8.BB.30 | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' | - | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
S | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Co | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Cu | ⓘ Carrollite | CuCo2S4 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Olivenite | Cu2(AsO4)(OH) |
As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
- West African CratonCraton
Morocco
- Anti-Atlas MountainsMountain Range
North Africa
- Atlas MountainsMountain Range
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References
Ouchchen, Mohammed, Abia, El Hassan, Soulaimani, Abderrahmane, Abioui, Mohamed, Lutz, Brandon, Benssaou, Mohammed, Abdelrahman, Kamal, Abu-Alam, Tamer, Echogdali, Fatima Zahra, Boutaleb, Said (2023) The Missing Link in the Genesis of the Lower Paleozoic Copper Deposits of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): The Late Triassic Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Event. Minerals, 13 (4) 488 doi:10.3390/min13040488