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Apatite from
Taourirt Complex, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Taourirt Complex, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1430653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1430653:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Apatite in this Region
Lamprophyre dyke outcrops, Taourirt Complex, Taourirt Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
73.8km (45.8 miles) ⓘChameau Cave, Zegzel commune, Berkane Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
References
Cherotzky, G. 1967. À propos de la composition chimique des mestigmerites et aïounites. Mines et Géologie. Royaume du Maroc, Ministere du Commerce, de l'Artisanat, de l'Industrie et des Mines, Rabat, 25, 51-56.
Jeremine, E. (1948). Sur quelques roches provenant du Maroc oriental: aıounites et mestigmérites. Notes Service Géologique du Maroc, 71, 67-71.
Agard, J. (1950). Sur l'âge et le mode de gisement des aïounites et mestigmérites du Maroc oriental. Notes et Mém. Serv. géol. Maroc, 76, 189-196.
Charlot, R., Choubert, G., Faure-Muret, A., & Hamel, C. (1964). Age des aıounites du Maroc Nord-Oriental. Comptes Rendus Sommaire de la Socie¤ te¤ Ge¤ ologique de France, 9, 401-402.
Mokhtari, A., & Velde, D. (1988). Xenocrysts in Eocene camptonites from Taourirt, northern Morocco. Mineralogical Magazine, 52(368), 587-601. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdelkader_Mokhtari/publication/249849715_Xenocrysts_in_Eocene_Camptonites_from_Taourirt_Northern_Morocco/links/53fb9ae30cf2dca8fffe804e/Xenocrysts-in-Eocene-Camptonites-from-Taourirt-Northern-Morocco.pdf
Wagner, Christiane, Mokhtari, Abdelkader, Velde, Danielle (1993) Xenocrystic richterite in an olivine-nephelinite: destabilisation and diffusion phenomena. Mineralogical Magazine, 57 (388) 515-525 doi:10.1180/minmag.1993.057.388.12
Mokhtari, A., Wagner, C., & Velde, D. (1996). Découverte d'une enclave de carbonatite dans une camptonite de la région de Taourirt (Nord-Est du Maroc). Conséquences géologiques. Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. Série 2. Sciences de la terre et des planètes, 323(6), 467-474.
 
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