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M'Koussa

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 10090237
MRDS ID AD00284
Record type Site
Current site name M'Koussa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -6.99832, 31.91623 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 100KM NORTH EAST MARRAKECH

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
Polianite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -6.99832, 31.91623
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM BEDS

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 SYNGENETIQUE. MANGANESO, MEXICO, 2: 249-269

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 BEDS

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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