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Locality Name:
Tachgagalt Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco


mindat Locality ID: 10226
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-10226.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tachgagalt Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 30°46'59"N
Longitude: 6°51'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 30.783055555556,-6.85
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 B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti U 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Na O P Pb S Si Sr Ti U 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteAutuniteBaryteBrauniteBruciteCalciteClinozoisiteCoronaditeCorundum
EpidoteEttringiteFeldsparFleischeriteGarnetMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPerovskitePost-spinel
PrehniteQuartzRutileSpinelVesuvianite

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Anatase  (*)Autunite  (*)Baryte  (*)Braunite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Crednerite  (*)Cryptomelane  (*)Despujolsite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Gaudefroyite  (*)Hausmannite  (*)Hematite  (*)Henritermierite  (*)
Jacquesdietrichite  (*)Jouravskite  (*)Malachite  (*)Manganite  (*)Marokite  (*)
Mimetite  (*)Neltnerite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Perovskite  (*)
Piemontite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)Quartz  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Vesuvianite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Braunite  (*)BrauniteMn2+Mn3+6O8(SiO4)0483
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)20462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Crednerite  (*)NoneCuMnO2035
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O160599
Despujolsite  (*)FleischeriteCa3Mn4+(SO4)2(OH)6·3H2O010
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Gaudefroyite  (*)NoneCa4Mn3+3(BO3)3(CO3)O305
Hausmannite  (*)SpinelMn2+Mn3+2O40350
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Henritermierite  (*)GarnetCa3Mn3+2(SiO4)2(OH)404
Jacquesdietrichite  (*)NoneCu2BO(OH)501
Jouravskite  (*)EttringiteCa3Mn4+(SO4)(CO3)(OH)6·12H2O06
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)0770
Marokite  (*)Post-spinelCaMn3+2O408
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Neltnerite  (*)BrauniteCaMn3+6O8(SiO4)08
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)02349
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO30495
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0260
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)201898
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO203106
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O0433
Vesuvianite  (*)Vesuvianite(Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)1001395


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R060829Tachgagalt Mine, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccohttps://rruff.info/R060829

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