| Álvaro, J. Javier, Ezzouhairi, Hassan, Ayad, Nouredine Ait, Charif, Abdelmounim, Solá, Rita, Ribeiro, M. Luisa (2010) Alkaline lake systems with stromatolitic shorelines in the Ediacaran volcanosedimentary Ouarzazate Supergroup, Anti-Atlas, Morocco. Precambrian Research, 179 (1) 22-36 doi:10.1016/j.precamres.2010.02.009 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | volcanosedimentary Ouarzazate Supergroup, Anti-Atlas, Morocco J. Javier Álvaro a,∗ , Hassan Ezzouhairi b , Nouredine...Université Chouaib Doukkali, 24000 El Jadida, Morocco c INETI -Area de Geociências, Estrada da Portela...the Zenaga and Saghro inliers of the Anti-Atlas, Morocco, the Ediacaran Ouarzazate volcanosedimentary Supergroup...reserved. 1. Introduction In the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, the northern limit of the West African craton...subdivision has been recently applied to the Bas Drâa, Bou Azzer, Kerdous, Sirwa, and Zenaga inliers (Fig | | | Report (issue) | 03(2) c = 3.162(5) X-ray Powder Pattern: Tachgagalt, Morocco. 2.71 (FF), 2.22 (FF), 2.29 (F), 2.07 (F)... 26.21 Total 99.76 [100.00] 100.00 (1) Tachgagalt, Morocco. (2) Do.; recalculated to 100% after deduction...dolomite, barite, calcite (Tachgagalt, Morocco); pyrolusite, cryptomelane, “opal” (Kuruman, South Africa)...From Tachgagalt, 17 km south of Ouarzazate, Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco. In the Black Rock mine, near...near Kuruman, Cape Province, South Africa. Name: For the first occurrence in Morocco, Maroc in French | | | Book | marokkanischen ses Buches die äußerst mineralreiche Region in Nordafrika nicht wiedergeben. Mineralien aus...r, al so wieder zurück zur Hauptstraße. Nahe der Mine von Guemassa können wir im Gelände noch kleine Achatkugeln...jedoch weder etwas über die aktuelle Situation der Mine in Erfahrung bringen noch irgendwelche Mineralien...müssten, der uns dann die Mineraliensammlung der Mine zeigen würde. , der Mineralienjagd und lässt durchblicken...nicht anzutreffen ist, fahren wir weiter Richtung Zagora, wo an einem Tagebau Belegstücke von Erythrin aufgesammelt | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 1958 I was taken into the upper levels of the South mine from the bot tom of the old open cut, and saw the...post-mine pro duct and, therefore, not eligible to be called a mineral, though some post-mine efflorescences...photograph, if available. MEXICO Hedenbergite, Opal, and Calcite Mr. Francisco Martinez Gallardo of...the green material revealed the specimen to be the opal variety of cristobalite. The brown specimen was...mineralization, is from the Mercedes and Herminia mine group. MOROCCO Henritermierite Mr. Gilbert Gauthier of | | | Journal (issue) | gypsum on chert that I collected at the Minerva No. 1 mine dump in 1985. It had bundles of orange crystals...specimens I had collected in 1995 from the Annabel Lee mine ore pile had been cataloged as "celestine." I found...Meridiani, in the last spring was not a fluke. } region where the Rover Furthermore. it has mapped the... east of Valles Marineris, and also in a small region (240°E, clues about past climates on Mars and the...Pigmy (Pygmy) mine, near the village of Mexico in Crittenden Co., KY. A description of this mine can be found | | | Book (edition) | deposit, it will normally contain amorphous silica/opal rather than quartz in its initial stages, as is... Mineral Descriptions Molybdenite in Graphite; Bogala Mine, Sri Lanka 51 Copper, native Synonym(s): Cuivre...of cuprite (bluish grey); North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co.,...internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL...(greenish grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample | | | Catalog/List | alkali massif, located in the Kola Peninsula , province of Murmansk in the Soviet Union , is one of the...silver-arsenide deposits of the Cobalt-Gowganda region , Ontario",Can. Min. 11:1-429. Slabs show globular...(SiO,),(OH),, #2 Vein , Tachgagalt , near Ouarzazate, Anti-Atlas Mts. , Morocco. Very dark brown granular...9 cm - 9 x 12 cm ... $15.00 AgCI , Proprietary Mine, Broken Hill , New South Wales. 10 x 5 x 4 cm matrix...MALACHITE, . . . $120.00 AESCHYNITE-Y Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba , Zaire. •82834 (a) Excellent green | | | Book (edition) | (yellowish white), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(greenish grey), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // Anhedral electrum...(bluish grey shades), quartz (dark grey); New Bullfrog mine, Nye Co., Nevada, USA [h]; Nic. // 8 Gold A ...sample - photo A), dolomite (dark grey); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden [j]; Nic...dolomite (milky internal reflections); Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden [j]; Nic | | | Journal (issue) | inclusions. СgophоtolиmiпеsceRе (77К). Liaonin Province, China. Specimen: Yana Baa. (right) Photoluminescence...calcite; crystal aggregates 15 cm in size. Vеrklinii Mine, Dabugorsk, Pпmorskii Krai, Russia. Specimen: V...crystal (about З т т across) with vacuoles. Liaonin Province, China, Specimen: Yana Bao. (left) Laser luminescence...vacuoles and mineral inclusions (10'). Liaonin Province, China. Specimen: Boo Yana. (left) Luminescence...Liaonin Province, Northeastern China (samples of these crystals from kimberlites of this region were kindly | | | Journal (issue) | Zeolites and associated minerals from the Palabora mine, Transvaal........................................& R. S. W. Braithwaite The Lake George antimony mine, New Brunswick ..................... 263 by W. E...in g m ine, Kalahari m an g an ese field, C ape Province, South Africa. (See th e article in this issue...July-A ugust, 1991 in the collection from a specific mine, state or country, or all the gem beryls over 20...Specialists in the min eralogy of a particular region have also been afforded the opportunity to study | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | 270. Natural fi-FeOOH, occurring at the Akagan6 mine, Iwate prefecture, Japan, and named from the locality...lavender-eoloured pleochroic crystals from the Centennial mine, Calumet, Michigan, have the composition Cu(OH,C1)2...apple-green crusts on quartz from Hingston Down Consols mine, Calstock, Cornwall, consist of an intimate mixture...scales with good basal cleavage from the Centennial mine, Calumet, Michigan, have the composition Cu(OH,C1)2...small monoclinic crystals at the Mounana uranium mine, Republic of Gabon. Named for J. Chervet. [M.A. | | | Book | Crystals up to 140mm (5½ in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbee, Arizona, USA. Very fine spinel-law...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Genaro Mine in Huancavelica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...Dorado, California, US.A. Gold, 68 mm, Eagle's Nest Mine, California, US.A. Gold gold on it. Typical aggregates...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine, Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from...mm (4 5/i6 in) long were very rare in Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA. The largest known sheets | | | Book | Crystals up to 140mm (5'A in) long occurred in the Ray mine and in Bisbce, Arizona, USA. Very fine spincl-law...100 mm (4 in) long, come also from the San Gcnaro Mine in Huancavclica and Uchucchaqua, Peru. New finds...many localities in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine. Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from...110 mm (47.6 in) long were very rare in Ground Hog mine, Gilman, Colorado, USA. The largest known sheets...of crystallized gold occurred in the Jamestow n mine. California, USA, where a cavity, which yielded | | | Book (edition) | polished, 70 mm, Anjanabonoina, Madagaskar, G Page 5: Opal - fire, polished, 50 mm, Mezezo, Ethiopia, G Page...Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...abbreviated, e.g. canton (Switzerland), vilayet (Turkey), region (Chile), kray and oblast (Russia). The country...rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga administrative region again. The | | | Book | should be of specimens from localities within the region of that museum, or at least from the country concerned...particularly interesting collection of miners' lamps and mine surveying instruments. Ancient and mediaeval mining...worn by mine officials of Saxony on ceremonial occasions. A special attraction is a model mine, 20m below...N. from the main railway station, landmark is a mine headframe. Tues.- Fri. 8.30-17.30 hrs.; Sat.- Sun...Luis Potosi, Mexico Tsumeb, Namibia Mibladen, Morocco Tsumeb, Namibia 2 7 7 9 9 localities) Moschellandsberg | | | Book | as in quartz Resinous like resin, as in amber and opal Pearly like a pearl, due to alignment of pl aty...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)...Other locations include Nikotawa (Russia), Hunan Province (China) and the Altai Mountains of Central Asia...Eldorado (Canada), Natsume (Japan), Bou Azzer (Morocco), Anarak (Iran) and La Rloja (Argentina). NiAs | | | Book | as in quartz Resinous like resin, as in amber and opal Pearly like a pearl, due to alignment of pl aty...(Peru). Almaden Is the oldest and largest mercury mine In the world. Hg Colour: t in-white Lustre; opacity:...stannite when zinc-rich. Stannite is found at Etna Mine (South Dakota, USA), Seward Peninsula (Alaska, USA)...Other locations include Nikotawa (Russia), Hunan Province (China) and the Altai Mountains of Central Asia...Eldorado (Canada), Natsume (Japan), Bou Azzer (Morocco), Anarak (Iran) and La Rloja (Argentina). NiAs | | | Book | specim ens, and note that t hese may vary from region to region, and from country to country. Useful information...out of the water first. , .2.t'l UNDERSTAN DING MINE RALS HOVV MINERALS FORM Minerals are the natural...thicker E.g barite, linante. r& iJ NDE RSTA NDING MINE RAL S MI NERAL PROPERTIES: PHYSICAL Every 1nineral...of azurite to the shimmering rainbow colours of opal and these optical properties are often what gives...Milky, lustrous shimmer on the surface of potch opal. The way light passing through a transparent substance | | | Book | On a spectacular find of crocoite in the Adelaide mine, Dundas, Tasmania (by A. H. Chapman) 3:111-113 ADOLFSSON...AJO Famous mineral localities: the New Cornelia mine, Ajo, Arizona (by W. J. Thomas & R. B. Gibbs) 14:283-298...ALLEN, GEORGE B. --and W. Hunt: The Tonopah-Belmont mine, Maricopa County, Arizona 19:139-144 ALLGOOD, GENNE...Allgood, C. Williams: Ramsdellite from the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALLGOOD, ROBERT W. -with G...the Mistake mine [Arizona] 14:333-335 ALMA Famous mineral localities: the Home Sweet Home mine, [near Alma | | | Journal (issue) | on the Benitoite Gem mine, it was stated that the Mina Numero Uno, a nearby mine having a similar mineralogy...Alpine clefts in the Mont Blanc Swiss-French border region. genbach quarry specimens (see the Record, They...prices would otherwise be way out of reach. buck region. This can produce some surprises both ways. Another...France’s “Mine Des Farges,” now known worked the high altitudes of the Goscheneralp (canton Uri) region also...Massif Mont Tondu (range), in France’s Savoie province. The deep blue crystals were sharply terminated | | Gaines, Richard V., Skinner, H. Catherine W., Foord, Eugene E., Mason, Brian, Rosenzweig, Abraham, King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.) Wiley-Interscience. p.1872 | Book (edition) | extent of producing diffraction patterns (e.g., opal), (2) metamict materials that were crystalline at...few materials by X-ray diffraction order (e.g., opal). Lattice constants are generally derived es be...fibrous minerals Columbite, wolframite Quartz Opal, some yellow varieties of sphalerite Nepheline Tale...British Columbia NF Labrador (part of Newfoundland Province) MB Manitoba NB New Brunswick NF Newfoundland...Spotsylvania Co., and Partridge mine, Orange Co., VA, and at Dahlonega, GA; Homestake mine, Lawrence Co., SD; Silver | | | Book (edition) | (top, right) vanadinite, Morocco; (center, left) wulfenite, San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center)...rnodochrosite, N’Chwaning mine, South Africa; (lower left, center) wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, Arizona; (lower...Pe Wr * se vat © C6 tad GAa Snive Sr Certain Mine (ax agry wh Oe ee — SS 4 eae wid Bharce ©...opalescence Somewhat pearly luster such as shown by some opal. opaque Property of being impervious to visible...ye ty a ara id (ean ® “1 le hI AAP : oo A Mine seh Ranier “i i : lever vei ekealps ; cet | | | Book (edition) | (top. 1ight) vanadinite, Morocco; (center, left) wulfen ite San Francisco mine, Sonora, Mexico; (center)...Mountains, Utah; (lower le ft) rhodochrosite, N'Chwaning mine, Sou th A frica; {lower left, center) wulfenite...opalescence Somewhat pearly luster such as sho,vn by some opal. opaque Property of being impervious to visible...coating fractures in sandstone at the Fuemrol No. 2 mine, Temple Mountain, Emery County, Utah; also sparsely...district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County; at the Enterprise mine, Dolores County; at the Double | | | Journal (issue) | TourmalineGolconda mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil SHOWS r Houston-Se.9-11 Bisbee - Oct. 9-12 Detroit - Oct...T°LOSANct ,Ccmine, Phoenixville, Pa. Hours: Wed-Sat. 10-5 Sunday...rhodochrosite, “W olf” mine, Herdorf, Siegerland, brown pyromorphite, “Friedrichssegen” mine, Bad Ems; brilliant...manganite, Ilfeld, Sax ony; stephanite, “Himmelsfurst” mine, Freiberg, Saxony; proustite, Niederschlema near...sulfate, as described above, from a now de funct mine in western Massachusetts, one should examine the | | | Book | K(U02)As04*3H20, Tet. Vitreous yellow. Fuemrole mine, Temple Mt., Emery Co., Utah, USA. H= 2-3, Djjj=...grey, bluish-grey, yellow, light green. Langban mine, Filipstad (near), Varmland, Sweden. H= 5, Djjj=3...5As30ig, E Rhom. Translucent blue-green. Terres mine, St. Ausdell, Cornwall, England and/or Johanngeorgenstadt...804)3 •nH20, ® Hex. Transparent bluish. Lapis-lazuli mine, Sar-e-Sang, Badakshan, Afghanistan. H= 5.5-6, Djj4=...*21120, Mon. Vitreous colorless, white. Dutoitspan mine, Kimberley, South Africa. H= 4.5, Djjj= 2.630, D( |
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