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Tasdremt

Past Producer in Morocco with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003901
MRDS ID AD00282
Record type Site
Current site name Tasdremt

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -8.03169, 30.58296 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 125KM WEST OF OUARZAZATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Coronadite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -8.03169, 30.58296
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SUBHORIZONTAL BEDS (3)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VINCIENNE, H., 1956 OBSERVATIONS GEOLOGIQUES SUR QUELQUES GITES MAROCAIN DE MANGANESE SYNGENETIQUE MANGANESO, MEXICO, 2 : 249-268

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE OCCURS IN TRANSITIONAL ZONE BETWEEN DOLOMITIC ROCKS AND DETRITAL MATERIALS (CONGLOMERATES).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Pracejus, Bernard.M. Adelaide University

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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