| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Agardite-(Y) |
| Formula: | YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O |
| Habit: | needles |
| Colour: | yellowish green, green, blue-green |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed - Type Locality |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Azurite | 25 |
| Malachite | 17 |
| Chamosite | 3 |
| Chalcocite | 2 |
| Native Copper | 1 |
| Hemimorphite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Rosasite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Agardite-(Y) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (31 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 114868 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:114868:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Agardite-(Y) in this Region |
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| Patte d'Oie deposit, Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
| Nearest other occurrences of Agardite-(Y) |
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| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘPatte d'Oie deposit, Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘAgoulzi Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
| 64.7km (40.2 miles) | ⓘOumlil Mine (incl. Oumlil East Mine), Oumlil, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco |
| References |
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Anthony, John Williams, Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. (2000) Handbook of Mineralogy Vol. 4 - Arsenates, phosphates, vanadates. Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson, Arizona. |
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Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco