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Ikiss Quarries, Ikiss, Ighrem N'Ougdal Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ikiss Quarries | Quarry (Active) |
| Ikiss | Village |
| Ighrem N'Ougdal Caïdat | Caïdat |
| Amerzgane Cercle | Cercle |
| Ouarzazate Province | Province |
| Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Region |
| Morocco | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 8' 56'' North , 7° 23' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Setti Fatma | 22,283 (2018) | 27.7km |
| Oukaïmedene | 4,440 (2018) | 44.3km |
In the hills above the small village of Ikiss, a basalt layer is dug by hand in search of quartz geodes. The workings range from small pits a few meters deep to tunnels up to a few tens of meters long.
The quartz ranges from colorless to amethyst, with frequent goethite inclusions, sometimes sticking out of the quartz crystals. The goethite is occasionally much more developped, forming sprays up to a few centimeters. More rarely, baryte clusters are present in the geodes.
The locality was visited in November 2022 by the Young Mineral Collectors trip to Morocco led by Tomasz Praszkier.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Goethite Formula: Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Atlas MountainsMountain Range
- West African Craton
- Anti-AtlasMountain Range
Morocco
- High AtlasMountain Range
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Ikiss Quarries, Ikiss, Ighrem N'Ougdal Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco