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Migouden

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 10090238
MRDS ID AD00287
Record type Site
Current site name Migouden

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -7.13168, 30.88293 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 40KM WEST OF OUARZAZATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Comments on the location information

  • SOUTH - MOROCCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Coronadite Ore
Hollandite Ore
Barite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN FOR MO10.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -7.13168, 30.88293
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR STRATIFORM LENSES
    Dip 15 - 20 DEGREES TO CENTER OF BASIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOULADON, J. AND JOURAVSKY, G, 1956. LES GITES DE MANGANESE DU MAROC (SUIVI DUNE DESCRIPTION DES GISEMENTS DU PRECAMBRIEN III). MANGANESO, MEXICO, 2: 217-248

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT PROBABLY DEVELOPED IN LACUSTRINE BASIN

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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