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Glib-En-Nam

Occurrence 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003904
MRDS ID AD00286
Record type Site
Current site name Glib-En-Nam

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -2.0816, 34.33272 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 35KM SOUTH OF OUJDA

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
Braunite Ore
Hausmannite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Rhodonite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -2.0816, 34.33272
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Jerada Syncline

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 1000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VINCIENNE, H., 1956. OBSERVATIONS GWOLOGIQUES SUR QUELQUES GITES MARCOAINS DE MANGANESE SYNGENETIQUE. MANGANESO, MEXICO, 2: 249-269

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISCONTINUOUS; ASSOCIATED WITH DOLOMITE LENSES THAT ARE INTERCALATED WITH TUFFS.

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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