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Galena from
Zgounder Mine, Jebel Siroua, Askaouen Caïdat, Taliouine Cercle, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Zgounder Mine, Jebel Siroua, Askaouen Caïdat, Taliouine Cercle, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:144435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:144435:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Galena
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘImourkhssen Cu±Mo±Au±Ag Porphyry Deposit, Ouzioua Caïdat, Taliouine Cercle, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘIjoukak, Talat N'Yaaqoub Caïdat, Asni Cercle, Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘAzegour Mine, Azgour, Guedmioua Caïdat, Amizmiz Cercle, Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
71.2km (44.2 miles) ⓘAit Dawd deposit, Azgour, Guedmioua Caïdat, Amizmiz Cercle, Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘHajar Mine, Guemassa Massif, Aghouatim-Tidrara Caïdat, Tahannaout Cercle, Al Haouz Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
83.4km (51.8 miles) ⓘAssif El Mal Mine, Assif El Mal Caïdat, Majjat Cercle, Chichaoua Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘTizert Mine, Adas Caïdat, Igherm Cercle, Taroudant Province, Souss-Massa Region, Morocco
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘOumlil Mine (incl. Oumlil East Mine), Oumlil, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
96.3km (59.9 miles) ⓘTamdrost-West Mine, Tamdrost, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
96.7km (60.1 miles) ⓘTamdrost Mine, Tamdrost, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
References
Petruk, W. (1975) Mineralogy and geology of the Zgounder silver deposit in Morocco. The Canadian Mineralogist, 13 (1) 43-54
El Adnani, M., Plante, B., Benzaazoua, M., Hakkou, R., Bouzahzah, H. (2016) Tailings Weathering and Arsenic Mobility at the Abandoned Zgounder Silver Mine, Morocco. Mine Water and the Environment, 35 (4). 508-524 doi:10.1007/s10230-015-0370-4
Drif, Boujemaa, Yassine Taha, Rachid Hakkou, and Mostafa Benzaazoua. (2018) "Recovery of Residual Silver-Bearing Minerals from Low-Grade Tailings by Froth Flotation: The Case of Zgounder Mine, Morocco" Minerals 8, no. 7: 273. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8070273
 
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