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Ait Abdellah, Bleida Mines, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ait Abdellah | Mine |
| Bleida Mines | - not defined - |
| Tansifte Caïdat | Caïdat |
| Agdz Cercle | Town |
| Zagora Province | Province |
| Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Region |
| Morocco | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 30' 18'' North , 6° 39' 39'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ouarzazat | 57,245 (2018) | 51.1km |
Copper sulphides in silicified sandstone.
379,269.669 389,580.902 UTM.
he Aït Abdellah area is characterized by Ediacaran volcanic and sedimentary sequences, including basalts, andesites, rhyolites, tuffs, shales, and siltstones, reflecting a complex volcano-sedimentary environment. the copper mineralization is hosted in lens-shaped ore bodies reaching approximately 100 m in extension, with grades ranging from 0.8 to 1.2% Cu, and an estimated resource potential of 5 million tonnes (5 MT). These ore bodies are primarily developed within sandstone and siltstone units. Two distinct mineralization styles are recognized. The first is vein-type copper mineralization, characterized by quartz-carbonate veins that crosscut sandstones near shear zones. These veins, typically a few centimeters thick, contain centimeter-sized sulfides within stockwork system fracture-veins and veinlets and larger veins. The second style is disseminated sandstone-hosted mineralization, occurring in zones adjacent to the veins and forming horse-tail structures associated with shear zones. he paragenetic evolution can be subdivided into three main stages. The first stage includes early precipitation of quartz, dolomite, sericite, pyrite, and initial generations of bornite and chalcopyrite, under medium to high temperatures. The second stage, which represents the main economic mineralization phase, is marked by intense hydrothermal activity and fracturing, with the deposition of chlorite, calcite, bornite II, chalcopyrite II, and Ag-bearing sulfosalts. The third, supergene stage corresponds to the oxidation and enrichment of primary sulfides into chalcocite, covellite, malachite, chrysocolla, and iron oxides.
379,269.669 389,580.902 UTM.
he Aït Abdellah area is characterized by Ediacaran volcanic and sedimentary sequences, including basalts, andesites, rhyolites, tuffs, shales, and siltstones, reflecting a complex volcano-sedimentary environment. the copper mineralization is hosted in lens-shaped ore bodies reaching approximately 100 m in extension, with grades ranging from 0.8 to 1.2% Cu, and an estimated resource potential of 5 million tonnes (5 MT). These ore bodies are primarily developed within sandstone and siltstone units. Two distinct mineralization styles are recognized. The first is vein-type copper mineralization, characterized by quartz-carbonate veins that crosscut sandstones near shear zones. These veins, typically a few centimeters thick, contain centimeter-sized sulfides within stockwork system fracture-veins and veinlets and larger veins. The second style is disseminated sandstone-hosted mineralization, occurring in zones adjacent to the veins and forming horse-tail structures associated with shear zones. he paragenetic evolution can be subdivided into three main stages. The first stage includes early precipitation of quartz, dolomite, sericite, pyrite, and initial generations of bornite and chalcopyrite, under medium to high temperatures. The second stage, which represents the main economic mineralization phase, is marked by intense hydrothermal activity and fracturing, with the deposition of chlorite, calcite, bornite II, chalcopyrite II, and Ag-bearing sulfosalts. The third, supergene stage corresponds to the oxidation and enrichment of primary sulfides into chalcocite, covellite, malachite, chrysocolla, and iron oxides.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
20 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | 'Tennantite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.FD.10 | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Group' | - | M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Group | M2(A6)M1(B4 C2)X3(D4)S1(Y12)S2(Z) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3A |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Tennantite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Atlas MountainsMountain Range
- West African CratonCraton
- Anti-Atlas Pan-African BeltOrogenic Belt
Morocco
- Anti-Atlas MountainsMountain Range
- Drâa-Tafilalet Region
- Zagora Province
- Agdz Cercle
- Bou Azzer ophioliteOphiolite Complex
- Zagora Cercle
- Tinzouline Caïdat
- Bleida MinesGroup of Mines
- Tinzouline Caïdat
- Agdz Cercle
- Zagora Province
Northwest Africa MeteoritesGroup of Meteorite Fall Locations
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References
Koucham, M’hamed; Ait-Khouia, Yassine; Soulaimani, Saâd; El-Adnani, Mariam; Khalil, Abdessamad (2024) 3D Geostatistical Modeling and Metallurgical Investigation of Cu in Tailings Deposit: Characterization and Assessment of Potential Resources. Minerals, 14 (9). p.893. doi:10.3390/min14090893
[1]Jabbour, Marieme; Ilmen, Said; Ikenne, Moha; Zoheir, Basem; Souhassou, Mustapha; Bouskri, Ismail; El-Masoudy, Ali; Prokopyev, Ilya; Oulhaj, Mohamed; Ait Addi, Mohamed; et al. (2025) Genesis of the Aït Abdellah Copper Deposit, Bou Azzer-El Graara Inlier, Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Minerals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/min15050545
