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Youssoufia, Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Moroccoi
Regional Level Types
YoussoufiaPachalik
Youssoufia ProvinceProvince
Marrakesh-Safi RegionRegion
MoroccoCountry

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View of the Youssoufia phosphate quarrying area, ca. 1965.

Phosphate plant, Youssoufia, Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
00642080017272057478513.jpg
View of the Youssoufia phosphate quarrying area, ca. 1965.

Phosphate plant, Youssoufia, Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
00642080017272057478513.jpg
View of the Youssoufia phosphate quarrying area, ca. 1965.

Phosphate plant, Youssoufia, Youssoufia Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Youssoufia64,910 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
27156
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27156:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
اليوسفية, إقليم بوعيمي, مراكش-أسفي, المغرب
French:
Youssoufia, Youssoufia, Marrakech-Safi, Maroc
German:
Youssoufia, Youssoufia, Marrakesch-Safi, Marokko
Italian:
Youssoufia, provincia di Youssoufia, Marrakech-Safi, Marocco
Russian:
Юсуфия , Марракеш-Сафи, Марокко
Simplified Chinese:
優素菲耶, 尤素菲耶省, 马拉喀什-萨菲大区, 摩洛哥
Spanish:
Yusufía, Marrakech-Safí, Marruecos
Catalan:
Youssoufia, província de Youssoufia, Marràqueix-Safi, Marroc
Cebuano:
Youssoufia, Morocco
Dutch:
Youssoufia, Marrakech-Safi, Marokko
Farsi/Persian:
یوسفیه، مراکش, استان یوسفیه, مراکش آسفی, مراکش
Japanese:
ユスーフィーア, ユスーフィーア州, マラケシュ=サフィ地方, モロッコ
Kabyle:
Yusufeyya, Merruk
Malay:
Youssoufia, Maghribi
Portuguese:
Youssoufia, Marraquexe-Safim, Marrocos
Serbo-Croatian:
Youssoufia, Maroko
South Azerbaijani:
یوسفیه، مراکش, مراکش
Swedish:
Youssoufia, Marocko
Traditional Chinese:
優素菲耶, 摩洛哥
Urdu:
یوسفیہ، مراکش, یوسفیہ صوبہ, مراکش آسفی, مراکش


The city of Youssoufia was founded in 1931 by the French when they began to exploit the large phosphate deposits of the Gantour basin.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Francevillite
Formula: Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘFrancevillite4.HB.15Ba(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
VVanadium
Vⓘ FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O
UUranium
Uⓘ FrancevilliteBa(UO2)2(VO4)2 · 5H2O

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed66.0 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed70.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pachyvaranus crassispondylus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Pachyvaranus : Pachyvaranus crassispondylus70.6 - 66 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youssoufia,_Morocco
Wikidata ID:Q2627209

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