Chalcotrichite from
Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

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Chalcotrichite

Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Chalcotrichite

Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Chalcotrichite

Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Chalcotrichite

Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Chalcotrichite

Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Chalcotrichite

Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Chalcotrichite

Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Chalcotrichite

Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Classification
Locality type:	Mine
Species:	Cuprite var: Chalcotrichite
Formula:	Cu₂O
Habit:	needles, elongated rectangular section "prisms"
Colour:	dark red
Abundance at site:	Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Chalcotrichite 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 (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	32753
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:32753:6
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcotrichite

75.0km (46.6 miles)	ⓘ Taghouni Mine (Tarouni Mine), Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
77.3km (48.0 miles)	ⓘ Méchoui deposit, Méchoui, Ouisselsate Caïdat, Amerzgane Cercle, Ouarzazate Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
References
Vanadinite fibreuse de Mibladen Chalcotrichite de Bou-Skour Hausmannite de Tachgagalt Vésuvianite (idocrase) de Tachgagalt Anatase de Tachgagalt. Série «Notes du Service Géologique du Maroc» -TOME 26, N°°188 pp. 145-148 Dietrich J.E., Gaudefroy C., Kosakevitch A. (1966) Description provisoire ou sommaire des espèces minérales du Maroc - 14 : Barytine du gîte de pyrophyllite d'AzrouMelloul *Favreau, Georges (2026) Les espèces minérales du district de Bou Skour. [Mineral species of the Bou Skour district.]. Le Cahier des Micromonteurs 172 (2), p.59-203.*

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Chalcotrichite from Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco

Chalcotrichite from
Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour mining district, Agdz Cercle, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco