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Agate occurrences ("Kerrouchene; Kerrouchen"), Boumia - Kerrouchen area, Moroccoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Agate occurrences ("Kerrouchene; Kerrouchen") | Group of Occurrences |
| Boumia - Kerrouchen area | - not defined - |
| Morocco | Country |
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Agates are found in basalt, for example in the river bed below the Azurite mine (Kerrouchene; Kerrouchen).
The areas richest in agates are Tizi-n-Tichka, Asni, and Sidi Rahal. The agate deposit in Kerrouchen was found at the beginning of this century. This small village is in the Khénifra Province (Middle Morocco) and is surrounded by the High Atlas to the south, the Rif Mountains to the north, and the Wadi Muluja valley to the east. The agates can be collected on the mountain slopes and in the agricultural fields, as well as along the road running from Bouma to Kerrouchen. They are found within the Triassic and Lower Jurassic volcanic rocks–basalts, whose outcrop in the area is in the form of a crescent 10 × 20 km in size.
Note: Boundaries are very approximate.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Agate | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Agate | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fossils
This region is too big or complex to display the fossil list, try looking at smaller subregions.Localities in this Region
- Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region
- Khénifra Province
- El Kbab Cercle
- Kerrouchen Caïdat
- El Kbab Cercle
- Khénifra Province
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African PlateTectonic Plate
- Atlas basinBasin
- Atlas MountainsMountain Range
Morocco
- Middle AtlasMountain Range
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References
Natkaniec-Nowak, Lucyna; Dumańska-Słowik, Magdalena; Pršek, Jaroslav; Lankosz, Marek; Wróbel, Paweł; Gaweł, Adam; Kowalczyk, Joanna; Kocemba, Jacek (2016) Agates from Kerrouchen (The Atlas Mountains, Morocco): Textural Types and Their Gemmological Characteristics. Minerals, 6 (3). 77 doi:10.3390/min6030077
Agate occurrences, Boumia - Kerrouchen area, Morocco