Touroug-El Hamda Quarries (Lhamda Mine), Melaab Caïdat, Goulmima Cercle, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Moroccoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Touroug-El Hamda Quarries (Lhamda Mine) | Group of Quarries |
| Melaab Caïdat | Caïdat |
| Goulmima Cercle | Cercle |
| Errachidia Province | Province |
| Drâa-Tafilalet Region | Region |
| Morocco | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 30' 41'' North , 4° 36' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arfoud | 23,637 (2018) | 36.4km |
| Reçani | 20,469 (2018) | 41.1km |
| Errachidia | 92,374 (2017) | 49.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
134746
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134746:6
GUID (UUID V4):
914560b8-d301-4dca-aa25-9737120d5809
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Hameda Quarries
A group of quarries located in the Jbel Lhamda, at the NE of the Jbel Ougnat massive. The quarries are situated 36 km NW of Erfoud and 9 km E of the village Asselaa, between Jorf and Touroug, often erronously refered to as Lhamda mine.
The hydrothermal fluorite-baryte deposit lies in precambrian-hercynian granites in the northern part of the Jebel Ougnat massiv. It consisted of a 1.500 m long and 2 m wide fluorite vein, which had been exploited til 2003. New exploration works had been envisaged. The fluorite from this locality went to France and to Venezuela to be used in the ceramics industry. Apart from huge fluorite cubed there were also very large blocky baryte crystals up to 25 cm length.
See discussion on messageboard http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-261866.html
and https://www.mindat.org/mesg-103284.html
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Fluorite Formula: CaF2 Description: Occurs on quartzite matrix. |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Occurs as inclusions in fluorite. |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| ⓘ | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Atlas basinBasin
- West African CratonCraton
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