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Idikel

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 10003899
MRDS ID AD00279
Record type Site
Current site name Idikel

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -8.66505, 29.66635 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)
Relative position 110KM SOUTH EAST OF AGADIR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morocco(country)

Africa(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Morocco

Comments on the location information

  • ANTI ATLAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hausmannite Ore
Polianite Ore
Rhodonite Ore
Acmite Gangue
Albite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue
Spessartite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -8.66505, 29.66635
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRATIFORM LENSES
    Thickness 2M
    Length 1500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3 BEDS / LENSES

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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