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Basalt from
Jebel Siroua, Askaouen Caïdat, Taliouine Cercle, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco


Locality type:Stratovolcano
Classification
Type:Basalt
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Basalt data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jebel Siroua, Askaouen Caïdat, Taliouine Cercle, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1430951
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1430951:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Basalt
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘNkob deposit, Anzal Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘImini mine, Imini area, Amerzgane Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
97.5km (60.6 miles) ⓘAit Abdellah, Bleida Mines, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
References
Choubert, G., Charlot, R., Faure-Muret, A., Hottinger, L., Marçais, J., Tisserant, D. & Vidal, P. 1968. Note préliminaire sur le volcanisme messinien (pontien) au Maroc. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris, 266D, 197-199.
BERRAHMA, M. H., & Hernandez, J. (1985). Nouvelles donnees sur le volcanisme trachytique hyperalcalin du volcan du Siroua (Anti-Atlas, Maroc). Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. Série 2, Mécanique, Physique, Chimie, Sciences de l'univers, Sciences de la Terre, 300(17), 863-868.
Berrahma, M., & Delaloye, M. (1989). Données géochronologiques nouvelles sur le massif volcanique du Siroua (Anti-Atlas, Maroc). Journal of African Earth Sciences (and the Middle East), 9(3-4), 651-656. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(89)90049-3
Wagner, Christiane, Parodi, Gian Carlo, Semet, Michel, Robert, Jean-Louis, Berrahma, M'hamed, Velde, Danielle (1991) Crystal chemistry of narsarsukite. European Journal of Mineralogy, 3 (3) 575-586 doi:10.1127/ejm/3/3/0575
 
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