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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 45' 20'' North , 6° 16' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kelaat Mgouna14,190 (2018)56.0km
Zagora35,154 (2016)62.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
219830
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:219830:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Mine d'Agoulzi, district de Bou Skour, Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), province de Ouarzazate, région du Souss-Massa-Draâ, Maroc


A copper-zinc-lead mine south of the Bou Skour mine. The mine was started in the oxidized zone that provided secondary minerals but is now operated in the non-oxidized deeper levels yielding sulfides.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


38 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Agardite-(Y)
Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Habit: small needles
Colour: pale green
ⓘ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
ⓘ Aragonite
Formula: CaCO3
Habit: sharp thick needles
Colour: colorless, white
ⓘ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Habit: short pearly plates, needles
Colour: blue-green
✪ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Habit: small, very shiny elongated prisms
Colour: dark blue
ⓘ Brianyoungite
Formula: Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
ⓘ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Habit: very small platy crystals
Colour: dark green
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Habit: short faceted prisms, long prisms
Colour: gray, white, colorless
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Habit: small platy crystals, usually covered with copper secondaries
Colour: green (coating), black
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Connellite
Formula: Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
ⓘ Covellite ?
Formula: CuS
Description: Analyzed blue hex. plates were chalcocite
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Erythrite
Formula: Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Habit: small balls
Colour: pale pink, pink
Description: Analysis showed it was köttigite
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Habit: platy elongated crystals, as balls and fans
Colour: colorless, white
ⓘ Johannite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Köttigite
Formula: Zn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘ Ktenasite
Formula: ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Habit: small blocky crystals
Colour: grayish green, green
ⓘ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Habit: needles, flat crystals
Colour: bright blue
ⓘ Magnesiozippeite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Habit: balls of short needles
Colour: bright yellow
Description: SEM-EDS analysis Association Jean Wyart, Paris. The first uranium mineral described in the district. Associated with ktenasite and serpierite.
ⓘ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Habit: small needles
Colour: pale yellow, white
ⓘ Namuwite
Formula: Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Habit: balls, rounded platy crystals
Colour: dark blue
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Rutherfordine
Formula: (UO2)CO3
ⓘ Schulenbergite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Habit: hexagonal plates, balls
Colour: light greenish blue
ⓘ Serpierite
Formula: Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Habit: balls, short crystals
Colour: bright greenish blue
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Habit: "rice grain" crystals, rhombohedrons
Colour: white, yellowish
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Woodwardite
Formula: Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
ⓘ Zeunerite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
ⓘ Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘ Zinczippeite
Formula: Zn(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
ⓘ Znucalite
Formula: Zn10Ca0.83(UO2)0.83(CO3)4(OH)15.31(H2O)5.48

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘCovellite ?2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
ⓘConnellite3.DA.25Cu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘRosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘAurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
ⓘBrianyoungite5.BF.30Zn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
ⓘRutherfordine5.EB.05(UO2)CO3
ⓘZnucalite5.ED.45Zn10Ca0.83(UO2)0.83(CO3)4(OH)15.31(H2O)5.48
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
ⓘBrochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘLinarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
ⓘGypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 · 2H2O
ⓘPosnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
ⓘKtenasite7.DD.20ZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
ⓘSerpierite7.DD.30Ca(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
ⓘWoodwardite7.DD.35Cu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
ⓘNamuwite7.DD.50Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
ⓘSchulenbergite7.DD.80(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
ⓘJohannite7.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
ⓘMagnesiozippeite7.EC.05Mg(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
ⓘZinczippeite7.EC.05Zn(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘZincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ⓘMimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
ⓘErythrite ?8.CE.40Co3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘKöttigite8.CE.40Zn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
ⓘAgardite-(Y)8.DL.15YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
ⓘZeunerite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘHemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Hⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Hⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hⓘ JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Hⓘ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Hⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hⓘ MagnesiozippeiteMg(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Hⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Hⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Hⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Hⓘ ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Hⓘ ZinczippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Hⓘ ZnucaliteZn10Ca0.83(UO2)0.83(CO3)4(OH)15.31(H2O)5.48
Hⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Cⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Cⓘ ZnucaliteZn10Ca0.83(UO2)0.83(CO3)4(OH)15.31(H2O)5.48
OOxygen
Oⓘ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Oⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Oⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Oⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oⓘ JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Oⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnesiozippeiteMg(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Oⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Oⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
Oⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Oⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Oⓘ ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Oⓘ ZinczippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Oⓘ ZnucaliteZn10Ca0.83(UO2)0.83(CO3)4(OH)15.31(H2O)5.48
Oⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ MagnesiozippeiteMg(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Sⓘ BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Sⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sⓘ JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Sⓘ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Sⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sⓘ MagnesiozippeiteMg(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Sⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Sⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Sⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Sⓘ ZinczippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Clⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AragoniteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Caⓘ ZnucaliteZn10Ca0.83(UO2)0.83(CO3)4(OH)15.31(H2O)5.48
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Coⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ ConnelliteCu19(SO4)(OH)32Cl4 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Cuⓘ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Cuⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuⓘ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuⓘ WoodwarditeCu1-xAlx(OH)2(SO4)x/2 · nH2O
Cuⓘ ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Cuⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znⓘ BrianyoungiteZn3(CO3,SO4)(OH)4
Znⓘ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znⓘ KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Znⓘ KtenasiteZnCu4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 6H2O
Znⓘ NamuwiteZn4(SO4)(OH)6 · 4H2O
Znⓘ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Znⓘ Schulenbergite(Cu,Zn)7(SO4)2(OH)10 · 3H2O
Znⓘ SerpieriteCa(Cu,Zn)4(SO4)2(OH)6 · 3H2O
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Znⓘ ZinczippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Znⓘ ZnucaliteZn10Ca0.83(UO2)0.83(CO3)4(OH)15.31(H2O)5.48
Znⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
Asⓘ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Asⓘ ErythriteCo3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ KöttigiteZn3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Asⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asⓘ ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Asⓘ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
YYttrium
Yⓘ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
PbLead
Pbⓘ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbⓘ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
UUranium
Uⓘ JohanniteCu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2 · 8H2O
Uⓘ MagnesiozippeiteMg(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Uⓘ Rutherfordine(UO2)CO3
Uⓘ ZeuneriteCu(UO2)2(AsO4)2 · 12H2O
Uⓘ ZinczippeiteZn(UO2)2(SO4)O2 · 3.5H2O
Uⓘ ZnucaliteZn10Ca0.83(UO2)0.83(CO3)4(OH)15.31(H2O)5.48

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