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Ayat

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. 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 10003905
MRDS ID AD00288
Record type Site
Current site name Ayat

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -4.33164, 32.58282 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Comments on the location information

  • HIGH ATLAS, EAST OF MIDELT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hausmannite Ore
Jacobsite Ore
Pyrolusite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -4.33164, 32.58282
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM BEDS/LENSES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VINCIENNE, H., 1956. OBSERVATIONS GEOLOGIQUES SUR QUELQUES GITES MAROCAINS DE MANGANESE SYNGENRETIQUE. MANGANESO, MEXICO, 2: 249 - 269

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GENERALLY SEVERALTHIN SUB-PARALLEL ORE BANDS; DISCONTINUOUS

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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