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Chalcocite from
Bleida Mine, Bleida Mines, Tinzouline Caïdat, Zagora Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bleida Mine, Bleida Mines, Tinzouline Caïdat, Zagora Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:944302
Long-form Identifier:1:3:944302:0
GUID (UUID V4):65580784-b5ad-4e3d-898a-526a2020cfcf
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcocite
6.5km (4.0 miles) Bleida Far West Mine, Bleida Mines, Tinzouline Caïdat, Zagora Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
35.1km (21.8 miles) Tamdrost Mine, Tamdrost, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
36.2km (22.5 miles) Bouismas Mine, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
38.6km (24.0 miles) Aghbar open pit, Aghbar, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
46.0km (28.6 miles) Bou Azzer Vein No. 2, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
48.1km (29.9 miles) Agoulzi Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
54.9km (34.1 miles) Méchoui deposit, Méchoui, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
65.6km (40.7 miles) Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): The Late Triassic Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Event Mohammed Ouchchen...of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco): The Late Triassic Central Atlantic Magmatic Province Event. Minerals 2023...Sciences, Ibnou Zohr University, Agadir 80000, Morocco Department of Geology, DLGR Laboratory, Faculty...Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech 40000, Morocco MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Center—Sedimentary...Paleozoic sedimentary cover of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco) is continually being revised not only to improve
Report (issue)
and recommendations for the cobalt mission to Morocco sponsored by The Trade and Development Program...and Development Program and the Government of Morocco This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed............................ 16 EVALUATION OF THE BLEIDA AREA ........................................ 18....................................... 18 SIROUA REGION COBALT OCCURRENCES ..............................ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1. Index map of areas visited showing Morocco.................. 2a 2. Generalized setting of
Report (chapter)
mineralization in the Proterozoic Bleida ophiolite, Anti-Atlas, Morocco Abdelhay Belkabir, Michel Jébrak...mineralization in the Proterozoic Bleida ophiolite, Anti-Atlas, Morocco ABDELHAY BELKABIR1, MICHEL JÉBRAK2...Département de Géologie, B.P. 549, Marrakech 40 000, Morocco (e-mail: abelkabir@fstg-marrakech.ac.ma) 2 Université...235, Lot. Hamra, Marrakech, Morocco 4 Akka Gold Mining, Tafraout, Morocco Abstract: The newly discovered...(1998) West Bleida gold mineralization (3 tonnes metal Au) lies west of the main Moroccan Bleida copper deposit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Xizang(Tibet) autonomous region,Zhongtiaoshan of Shanxiprovince,Daye of Hubei province,Tonglingof Anhuiprovince...Dexing in Jiangxiprovince, Yulongof Xizangautonomous region,Zhongtiaoshanvalleysuture.The nucleusof the Chinaplate...in Hubei province,Tong- the Precambrian basement. The Tianshan-Inner ling in Anhui province,and Dongchuanin...melangeare four million tons to 1.5 billion tons. One new mine present. about 50 miles away from Baiyin has a proven...regionis probably ore (Brady, 1981). In the Tongling region, the located along the Chinese continentalmargin
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
5 4 Crystallography BORNITE CRYSTALS from Morocco and the USSR CART. \ . FRANCIS Harvard Mineralogical...found a specimen of crystallized bornite from Morocco on the table of a young Italian dealer. Appreciating...of speci­ mens collected by the dealer at the Bleida mine in Moroc­ co's Anti-Atlas Mountains. The matrix...formed. Bornite crystals were first described from Morocco by Barrakad and Marcil (1972). The crystals are...MINERALS HI26654 suggests to the writer that the Bleida mine may be a synonym for the Talate-n'Ouamane deposit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Proterozoic age (Anti-Atlas, Morocco). The copper sulphides (chalcocite, bornite with accessory chalcopyrite...la fin du Pr6cambrien. Les sulfures de cuivre (chalcocite, bornite avec accessoirement chalcopyrite et...une province cuprifkre (Saadi 1968; Bouchta et al. 1977) qui comprend les areas sulfurts de Bleida (200...6pidote-chlorite-quartz avec bornite et chalcocite, des taches de chalcocite dans des zones dtcamttriques fortement...6pidotitistes, des imprtgnations de chalcopyrite, chalcocite, bornite dans des zones failltes et broytes ~t
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
West, Bou Azzer–El Graara Inlier, Anti-Atlas, Morocco Received: 20 December 2005 / Accepted: 12 June...group minerals . Bleïda Far West . Anti-Atlas . Morocco Introduction Editorial handling: B. Lehmann M...of Geology, University Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco e-mail: must_elghorfi@yahoo.fr V. Lüders Geoforschungszentrum...Fassi, Marrakech, Morocco The Bou Azzer–El Graara inlier of the Anti-Atlas in Morocco is well-known for...mineralization some 7 km NW of the former Bleïda copper mine. Managem, a subsidiary of the ONA group, intends
Book (edition)
Left: Reflection colours of bornite (brown), chalcocite (blue), and pyrite (creme). 2 Reflectance... Hydrothermal Replacements (continued) Right: Chalcocite (bluish grey) irregularly replaces chalcopyrite...stellate forms redbrown strong, red Mineral Chalcocite Selenium, native yes Proustite Tiemannite... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...deposits, • meteorites not known Azurite, Bornite, Chalcocite, Cuprite, Domeykite, Fe-oxides, Jasper, Malachite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to an Upper ProterozoicOphiolite: Bou Azzer (Morocco) MARC LEBLANC CentreGeologique et Geophysique...France AND PIERRE BILLAUD Mine de Bou Azzer, C.T.T., Marrakech, Morocco Abstract The Bou Azzer cobaltdeposits...districtis the mostimportant one of the Anti-Atlas (Morocco).Worked since 1950, it has produced to date more...metamorphicaureoleof a COBALTARSENIDEOREBODIES,MOROCCO basicdike on the continentalmargin (Clauer, 1976)...coppersulfidesremind usof the massivesulfidecopperdepositof Bleida located on the neighboringcontinentalmargin(Leblancand
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convert, refine and treat whatever you want to mine. From the initial evaluation and planning to the...Lebanon 29 31 8 Libya 32 35 9 10 Mauritania Morocco 11 12 Saudi Arabia Somalia 13. Sudan 9 36...the so-called King Solomon's mines are nothing but an ancient copper mine exploited by the ancient Egyptians...Emirate Republic Kuwait Beirut Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman* Republic Republic Kingdom Sultanate Tarablus...important in locating mineral deposits. Every gold mine presently known in Egypt was operated thousands
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Contactbetween Serpentinite and Quartz Diorite (Bou Azzer, Morocco) MARC LEBLANC Centre Gdol•gique etGdophysique...Casablanca,Morocco Abstract The newly discoveredsilver mineralizationof Bou Azzer (Anti-Atlas,Morocco) is located...(Leblanc, 1981a) is loIn the Bou Azzer district(Morocco)the location catedin the centralpart of the Anti-AtlasMountains...investigatedsilvermineralizationof Bou Azzer. BOU AZZER, MOROCCO: Ag MINERALIZATION 13 81 up to 500 g/metricton...thebordersof the magnetitegrains(Besson BOUAZZER, MOROCCO: AgMINERALIZATION 1383 FIG.3. Structural sketch
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
their modes of occurrence in ores of the Noril’sk region, both with the objective of determining the geological...mineral deposits and occurrences of the Noril’sk region. Editorial handling: C. Li Electronic supplementary...ore types The PGE–Cu–Ni deposits of the Noril’sk region are confined to the mesocratic differentiated intrusions...deposit in the Kharaelakh intrusion (Fig. 3). Five mines exploit ores of the Talnakh junction: the Mayak...Mayak, Komsomolsk, Oktyabrsk, Taymyr and Scalisty mines. Disseminated ore of the Noril’sk I intrusion is mined
Book
of Earth Sciences Mohammed Ist University Oujda Morocco ISSN 2365-0559 Mineral Resource Reviews ISBN 978-3-319-31731-1...data on diverse types of metallic deposits in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan...the setting and origin of major deposits in the region, together with information on tonnages and grades...lead-zinc-silver deposits of the Tighza district of Morocco, proposing links to granite-related porphyry and...Zgounder epithermal silver-mercury deposit of Morocco, providing evidence for a genetic tie to Neoproterozoic
Journal (issue)
Number Five Famous mineral localities: Bou Azzer, Morocco _______________________ avrea r gger Ait y ietrich...COVER ER THRITE crystal, 3 mm, from Bou Azzer, Morocco. G. Favreau collection; Robert Vernet photo. The...showing early mining methods, a case of antique mine lamps, worldwide uranium and rare earth ores, gold... e tem er cto er Calcite, 24.1 cm, Verchniy mine, Dalnegorsk, Russia. Jeff Scovil photo. Famous...well-mineralized region thereabouts. The Bou Azzer mining district encompasses many distinct mines, of which
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Sierra Madre Occidental silicic large igneous province. The Guaynopa IOCG deposit consists of (1) early...Therefore, this region may constitute a part of a previously unnoticed metallogenetic region, and petrogenetic...Sierra Madre Occidental and the Basin and Range province, with large Mesozoic NW-SE fault D zones disrupted...(Sierra Madre Occidental silicic large igneous province, or SLIP; see Ferrari et al., 2005, 2007a), and...Western Mexico, especially the northern part of this region, is well known to contain SC numerous metalliferous
Book
metalliferous region has been eroded affects its present characteristics as a minera1 province, because of...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite...numerous high-grade Cu-Ag veins, metal zoning, chalcocite supergene blankets and the overall richness....assemblage also rich in silver has mainly hypogene chalcocite and enargite, lesser tetrahedrite in quartz-pyrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
show pyrite, galena, or chalcopyrite-bornite-chalcocite (Pardee and Park, 1948). Native Au commonly forms...distributed (Platten and Dominy, 2009). The Dolaucothi Au mines in southern Wales occur in late Ordovician to early...Cornwall and Devon, which host the most important Sn province of Europe, and the Brabant Massif, host only subordinate...late fluorite (Zachariáš and Hübst, 2012). 2.7 Morocco and Variscan Massifs within the Alpine belt The...(Burkhard et al., 2006; Michard et al., 2010). In Morocco and adjacent areas, there are three types of Paleozoic
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metalliferous region has been eroded affects its present characteristics as a mineral province, because of...sills), if they are exposed in outcrop or in the mine workings at all. The Climax Mo complex is the best...known (e.g. the Montana Tunnels deposit, Obelisk Mine). The former locality contains disseminated pyrite...numerous high-grade Cu-Ag veins, metal zoning, chalcocite supergene blankets and the overall richness....assemblage also rich in silver has mainly hypogene chalcocite and enargite, lesser tetrahedrite in quartz-pyrite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ceriopyrochlore Cerite Cerussite Chabazite-(Ca) Chalcedony Chalcocite Chalcomenite Chalcophanite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite...the Alpine region, and (3) Mid-Triassic to early Jurassic extension in the extra-Alpine region. Isotope...hanging wall. During a subsequent mining period, the mine was re-opened to recover sideritic parts of the...mineralizations in each section, of mines in operation or abandoned mines is not free from the personal view...deposits” from the Richelsdorf, area Germany, whose mines have been shut down since quite a long time. Mining
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ceriopyrochlore Cerite Cerussite Chabazite-(Ca) Chalcedony Chalcocite Chalcomenite Chalcophanite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite...the Alpine region, and (3) Mid-Triassic to early Jurassic extension in the extra-Alpine region. Isotope...hanging wall. During a subsequent mining period, the mine was re-opened to recover sideritic parts of the...mineralizations in each section, of mines in operation or abandoned mines is not free from the personal view...deposits” from the Richelsdorf, area Germany, whose mines have been shut down since quite a long time. Mining
Book
localities for good ilmenite crystals exist in the region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County...2013). MALAWI Mount Malosa, Chilwa alkaline province, Zomba district. "Illite" is the name of a series...Springfield show ( 1995: 582). Madawaska [Faraday] mine near Bow Lake, Hastings County. Some of the world's...property of, the old Madawaska uranium mine (called the Faraday mine before 1964). The mineral assemblage...Cowgill, 1977). LATINAMERICA BRAZIL Jacupiranga mine, Sao Paulo. Among the crystallized minerals in the
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these two sources of energy is continuous in the region of steep thermal and chemical gradients near the...relatively short time span, but viewed as a whole [region] the metalli¬ zation was of long duration’ (p....base of the Complex (Vermaak, 1976). At the Atok mine, platinoid minerals tend to occur at the boundaries...above the copper-zinc orebody at Prieska, Cape Province, in an intermediate to salic volcanic as¬ semblage...possibly the base metal deposits of the northern Cape Province, South Africa (Kroner, 1978). Deposition may have
Report (issue)
SUT 30>) ar ehh PARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR EAU OF MINES Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with... Bureau of Mines UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT Donald Paul Hodel, Secretary BUREAU OF MINES David S. Brown...industry—United States. States. 2. Mines and mineral resources. 3. Nonfuel 4. Mines and mineral resources—United...United States. Bureauof Mines. II. Series: Bulletin (United States. Bureau of Mines); 692. HD9506.A2A72...Office Washington, DC 20402 PREFACE The Bureau of Mines assesses the international availability of selected
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patterns of the Turyinsk-Auerbakh metallogenic province [12] and the presence of small non-economic porphyry...system of the Fairview 6 Minerals 2021, 11, 488 mine, South Africa [32], VMS La Zarza, Migollas and Sotiel...the oldest (275 years, from 1745) gold-mining province of Russia [55]. The four largest gold deposits...reserves, adding to the past production of this province (4900 t Au). 2.1. Gold Deposits The objects of...Characteristics of studied gold deposits. Deposit, Region Svetlinsk, South Urals Berezovsk, Middle Urals
 
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