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Chromite from
Aït Ahmane, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Chromite
Formula:Fe2+Cr23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Aït Ahmane, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:317647
Long-form Identifier:1:3:317647:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Chromite in this Region
Vein No. 60, Aït Ahmane, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Nearest other occurrences of Chromite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘAgoudal East Mine, Agoudal Mines, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘAgoudal Mines, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘInguijem, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘAghbar, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘBou Azzer Vein No. 2, Tansifte Caïdat, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘVein No. 7, Bou Azzer Mine, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
32.1km (20.0 miles) ⓘBou Azzer Mine, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘTaghouni Mine (Tarouni Mine), Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
86.8km (53.9 miles) ⓘTamdakht meteorite, Ghassate Caïdat, Ouarzazate Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
References
Favreau, G., Dietrich, J. E. (2006) Die Mineralien von Bou Azzer. Lapis, 31 (7/8) 27-68
El Ghorfi, M., Melcher, F., Oberthür, T., Boukhari, A. E., Maacha, L., Maddi, A., Mhaili, M. (2008) Platinum group minerals in podiform chromitites of the Bou Azzer ophiolite, Anti Atlas, Central Morocco. Mineralogy and Petrology, 92 (1) 59-80 doi:10.1007/s00710-007-0208-2
 
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