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Jebel Bou Dahar, Moroccoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jebel Bou Dahar | Mountain Range |
| Morocco | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° North , 3° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~78km
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Jebel Bou Dahar is a small mountain range extending approximately 40 km in a west to east direction and contains numerous Pb-Zn deposits.
The range extends over several regions.
Jebel Bou Dahar is situated within the Moroccan High Atlas, a constituent of the fertile Pb-Zn metallogenic belt within the intracontinental Atlas system. These ore deposits are predominantly distributed along the margins of the Lower Jurassic carbonate platform, which extends as an elongated ENE-trending flat-topped mountain spanning over 40 km × 15 km. The Zn-Pb ore bodies are restricted to the Lower Jurassic carbonate. They appear as strata-bound mineralization in the silicified oolitic limestone beds from the Middle–Late Sinemurian. Additionally, they manifest as vein-type mineralization within the massive bioclastic and reef limestone of the Pliensbachian carbonate platform. The strata-bound orebodies, identified as 20 to 30 m thick, are partly exposed in the Sebbab Kebir paleohigh domain, primarily composed of disseminated galena as the main ore mineral.
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| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Celestine Formula: SrSO4 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| ⓘ Hydrozincite Formula: Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 References: Zhao, Kai; Wu, Fafu; Cheng, Xiang; Cheng, Shunbo; Wu, Jinchao; He, Yaoyan; Wang, Chenggang; Lkebir, Noura; Cui, Sen; Hu, Peng; et al. (2024) Trace Element Compositions of Galena and Cerussite from the Bou Dahar MVT District, Morocco: Insights from LA-ICP-MS Analyses. Minerals, 14 (8). 748 doi:10.3390/min14080748 |
| ⓘ 'Melnikovite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Hydrozincite | 5.BA.15 | Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Celestine | 7.AD.35 | SrSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Melnikovite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Localities in this Region
- Fès-Meknès Region
- Boulemane Province
- Boulemane Cercle
- Boulemane Caïdat
- Boulemane Cercle
- Boulemane Province
- Oriental Region
- Figuig Province
- Bni Tadjite Cercle
- Bni Tadjite Caïdat
- Bni Tadjite Cercle
- Figuig Province
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Atlas basinBasin
Morocco
- Middle AtlasMountain Range
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References
Bouabdellah, Mohammed, Boukirou, Wissale, Potra, Adriana, Melchiorre, Erik, Bouzahzah, Hassan, Yans, Johan, Zaid, Khadra, Idbaroud, Mohammed, Poot, Julien, Dekoninck, Augustin, Levresse, Gilles (2021) Origin of the Moroccan Touissit-Bou Beker and Jbel Bou Dahar Supergene Non-Sulfide Biomineralization and Its Relevance to Microbiological Activity, Late Miocene Uplift and Climate Changes. Minerals, 11 (4) 401 doi:10.3390/min11040401
[1]Zhao, Kai; Wu, Fafu; Cheng, Xiang; Cheng, Shunbo; Wu, Jinchao; He, Yaoyan; Wang, Chenggang; Lkebir, Noura; Cui, Sen; Hu, Peng; et al. (2024) Trace Element Compositions of Galena and Cerussite from the Bou Dahar MVT District, Morocco: Insights from LA-ICP-MS Analyses. Minerals, 14 (8). 748 doi:10.3390/min14080748
Beni Tajite mine, Bni Tadjite Caïdat, Bni Tadjite Cercle, Figuig Province, Oriental Region, Morocco