| Belkabir, A., Gibson, H.L., Marcoux, E., Lentz, D., Rziki, S. (2008) Geology and wall rock alteration at the Hercynian Draa Sfar Zn–Pb–Cu massive sulphide deposit, Morocco. Ore Geology Reviews, 33 (3) 280-306 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.03.001 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Hercynian Draa Sfar Zn–Pb–Cu massive sulphide deposit, Morocco A. Belkabir a,⁎, H.L. Gibson b , E. Marcoux c ...P. 549, Av. Abdelk. Khattabi, Marrakech, 40000 Morocco Mineral Exploration Research Centre, Department... New Brunswick, Canada E3B 5A3 e Mine Draa Sfar, Marrakech, Morocco Received 4 April 2006; accepted 3...Zn–Pb–Cu deposit located 15 km north of Marrakesh within the Jebilet massif of the western Moroccan Meseta. The...that hosts other massive sulphide deposits (e.g., Hajar, Kettara) within the dominantly siliciclastic sedimentary | | Essaifi, Abderrahim, Goodenough, Kathryn, Tornos, Fernando, Outigua, Abdelhak, Ouadjou, Abdelmalek, Maacha, Lhou (2019) The Moroccan Massive Sulphide Deposits: Evidence for a Polyphase Mineralization. Minerals, 9 (3) 156 doi:10.3390/min9030156 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Cadi Ayyad University, BP. 2390, Marrakech 40000, Morocco British Geological Survey, The Lyell Centre Research...es Managem Group, BP. 5199, Casablanca 20100, Morocco; A.OUTIGUA@managemgroup.com (A.O.); a.ouadjou@managemgroup...southern Meseta where this belt continues into Morocco (Figure 1) [16]. Among these deposits the Kettara...Geology Geology of of the the Jebilet Jebilet Massif Massif in in the the framework framework of of the...Variscan of Morocco (modified fromand [28]), and (c) Africa, (b) of the Variscan Belt Belt of Morocco (modified | | | Book | of Earth Sciences Mohammed Ist University Oujda Morocco ISSN 2365-0559 Mineral Resource Reviews ISBN 978-3-319-31731-1...data on diverse types of metallic deposits in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan...the setting and origin of major deposits in the region, together with information on tonnages and grades...lead-zinc-silver deposits of the Tighza district of Morocco, proposing links to granite-related porphyry and...Zgounder epithermal silver-mercury deposit of Morocco, providing evidence for a genetic tie to Neoproterozoic | | Draidia, Salah, El Ouahabi, Meriam, Daoudi, Lahcen, Havenith, Hans-Balder, Fagel, Nathalie (2016) Occurrences and genesis of palygorskite/sepiolite and associated minerals in the Barzaman formation, United Arab Emirates. Clay Minerals, 51 (5) 763-779 doi:10.1180/claymin.2016.051.5.06 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Environment, University of Cadi Ayaad, Marrakech, Morocco (Received 24 February 2016; revised 17 August 2016;...sequences lying along the western margin of the Hajar Mountains, part of the Oman–UAE ophiolite. This...direct precipitation from solution rich in Ca, Mg, Al, Fe and Si ions. KEYWORDS: Dubai, palygorskite/sepiolite...1973; Badraoui et al., 1992; Daoudi, 2004; Hillier & Pharande, 2008; Knidiri et al., 2014). The authigenic...Si and Mg activities (Golden et al., 1985; Birsoy, 2002; Hong et al., 2007). Lacustrine and *E-mail: | | | Book | Courtesy M. Ihmadi (Ihmadi Trilobite Center, Alnif, Morocco) André Michard · Omar Saddiqi · Ahmed Chalouan...(Eds.) Continental Evolution: The Geology of Morocco Structure, Stratigraphy, and Tectonics of the ...Faculty of Sciences B.P. 5366 Maârif Casablanca Morocco o.saddiqi@fsac.ac ma Prof. Dr. Ahmed Chalouan...University avenue Ibn Batouta Rabat B.P. 1014 Morocco chalouan@fsr.ac.ma Prof. Dr. Dominique Frizon...including the major Pan-African and Variscan cycles, Morocco has always been characterized by intense mining | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | (Fig. 1), are Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fig. 1 Geology of Northern...covered by the Northern Emirates, is a continental region that has essentially been tectonically stable since...Cretaceous Jurassic TrP: Triassic Permian Geological province boundary Political boundary Geological contact...consisting of sea-floor rocks, which now form the Hajar Mountains, on to the margin of the Arabian platform...The current height and rugged topography of the Hajar Mountains are the result of uplift that began in | | | Report (issue) | France d’Outre-Mer CAMP Central Atlantic Magmatic Province CGIAR-CSI Consultative Group on International...Reserves Committee (Australasian) LIP Large Igneous Province LOR Lower limit of reporting LREE Light rare-earth...the nature of the Mesoarchean volcanism in this region of Mauritania. The Rgueïbat Shield in northwestern...gneisses are probably about 3,200 Ma in age. This region is interpreted as the dismembered and reworked...the region. Due to the clear potential for the discovery of orogenic gold deposits in the region, the | | | Report (issue) | France d’Outre-Mer CAMP Central Atlantic Magmatic Province CGIAR-CSI Consultative Group on International...Reserves Committee (Australasian) LIP Large Igneous Province LOR Lower limit of reporting LREE Light rare-earth...the nature of the Mesoarchean volcanism in this region of Mauritania. The Rgueïbat Shield in northwestern...gneisses are probably about 3,200 Ma in age. This region is interpreted as the dismembered and reworked...the region. Due to the clear potential for the discovery of orogenic gold deposits in the region, the | | | Report (issue) | weathered laterite profile from the Tasiast-Tijirit region showing the progressive weathering of the serpentinized...Ni-laterite occurrence are shown. A, The geology in the region consists of granodiorite, gneiss, mafic metavolcanic...trending mostly north-northeast are also mapped in the region (black lines). B, The RTP map shows through-going...View along the margin of the Iguilid metagabbro massif .................................................occurrence. A. (Cr×100)/(Cr+Al) vs (Mg×100)/(Mg+Fe2+) plot. B. Ternary plot of Fe3+, Al, and Cr. C. TiO2 vs (100×Cr)/(Cr+Al) | | | Report (issue) | weathered laterite profile from the Tasiast-Tijirit region showing the progressive weathering of the serpentinized...Ni-laterite occurrence are shown. A, The geology in the region consists of granodiorite, gneiss, mafic metavolcanic...trending mostly north-northeast are also mapped in the region (black lines). B, The RTP map shows through-going...View along the margin of the Iguilid metagabbro massif .................................................occurrence. A. (Cr×100)/(Cr+Al) vs (Mg×100)/(Mg+Fe2+) plot. B. Ternary plot of Fe3+, Al, and Cr. C. TiO2 vs (100×Cr)/(Cr+Al) | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | cooling ages between 93-102 Ma (Boudier et al. 1985; Montigny et al. 1988; Gnos and Peters 1993). The U-Pb...zircons from plagiogranites in the ophiolite (Triton et al. 1981) range from 93-97 Ma, and thus overlap with...2). The so-called Bulaydah (U_A.E)-Shis (U.A.E)-Hajar (Oman) or Bani Hamid area comprises a 2 km thick...along the north-western and western borders of the Hajar-Shis and Bulaydah areas. Enderbitic compositions...300~ Fig. 2. Simplified map of the Bulaydah-Shis-Hajar (Bani Hamid) metamorphic rocks; a, gravel; b, quartzite | | Taylor, Cliff D., Finn, Carol A., Anderson, Eric D., Joud, M. Y., Taleb, M. A., Horton, John D. (2015) Algoma-, Superior-, and oolitic-type iron deposits of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (phase V, deliverable 83): Chapter O in Second projet de renforcement institutionnel du secteur minier de la République Islamique de Mauritanie (PRISM-II). Open-File Report Vol. 2015 (2013-1280) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20131280o | Report (issue) | district, (6) the Ijibbitene Group of the Ijibbitene massif, and (7) the Guenieba and Gadel Groups of the Gorgol...Formation along the road from Zouérate to the Tazadit #1 mine (modified from Bronner and Chauvel, 1979) ........relation to mapped iron formation and the Tasiast gold mine ..................................................France d’Outre-Mer CAMP Central Atlantic Magmatic Province CGIAR-CSI Consultative Group on International...Reserves Committee (Australasian) LIP Large Igneous Province LOR Lower limit of reporting LREE Light rare-earth | | | Report (issue) | district, (6) the Ijibbitene Group of the Ijibbitene massif, and (7) the Guenieba and Gadel Groups of the Gorgol...Formation along the road from Zouérate to the Tazadit #1 mine (modified from Bronner and Chauvel, 1979) ........relation to mapped iron formation and the Tasiast gold mine ..................................................France d’Outre-Mer CAMP Central Atlantic Magmatic Province CGIAR-CSI Consultative Group on International...Reserves Committee (Australasian) LIP Large Igneous Province LOR Lower limit of reporting LREE Light rare-earth | | Hopson, C. A., Coleman, R. G., Gregory, R. T., Pallister, J. S., Bailey, E. H. (1981) Geologic section through the Samail Ophiolite and associated rocks along a Muscat-Ibra Transect, southeastern Oman Mountains. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 86. 2527-2544 doi:10.1029/jb086ib04p02527 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Early (pre-1970) geologists[Lees, 1928;Hudsonet al., 1954; Thegeologic mappingof thetransect at a scaleof...thevol- pergroup,mid-Permian to Cenomanian.The Hajar Superume.The readerwill no doubtperceivesomeinconsistenciesgroup...recognized asancient pieces of raneouslywith the Hajar Group; 3. The Samail ophiolite, a thick allochthonoussequence...0148-0227/81/080B- 1239501.00 2527 1.1.1 HOPSON ET AL.: MUSCAT-IBRA GEOLOGIC TRANSECT SAMAIL OPHIOLITE...Samail ophiolite were in thrust contact over the Hajar Group, with the Samail rocks representingthe highestpre-Tertiary | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | back-arc rifts or rifted marginal basins (Franklin et al., 1999). The VMS deposits are major sources of gold...processes (Hannington and Scott, 1989; Hannington et al., 1999; Huston, 1999). The characteristics of any...metamorphism and deformation are major events (Franklin et al., 1999; Lydon, 1988). These deposits are located...in greenstone belts of various ages (e.g. Dubé et al., 2007). In the sulfide-rich metavolcanics and VMS...metamorphism (e.g. Groves et al., 2000; Hagemann and Cassidy, 2000). In contrast, Chang et al. (2008) used some | | | Report (chapter) | (Glennie et al. 1973, 1974; Searle & Malpas 1980; Coleman 1981; Boudier et al. 1985; Lippard et al. 1986)...Africa and Eurasia (Dercourt et al. 1986; Boudier et al. 1985; Moores et al. 1984). During the Aptian, the...counterclockwise relative to Eurasia (Dercourt et al. 1986). The eastern passive margin of O m a n experienced...centre to the N E of the O m a n margin (Boudier et al. 1985) initiated the obduction of the Semail ophiolite...(Searle & Malpas 1980; Ghent & Stout 1981; Bucher et al. 1988). Emplacement of the Semail ophiolite onto | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | capability in mapping of mineral resources of arid region: A review on mapping of mineral resources of the...University, Al-khod, 123 Muscat, Oman Earth Science Research Centre, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-khod, 123...mapping Image processing Mineral resources Arid region Sultanate of Oman Advanced Space borne Thermal...utilized by the exploration geologists working on arid region where the surface deposits are directly exposed...been carried out to map mineral resources in arid region with inaccessible rugged mountains and deserts | | | Book | north, the series of small plates to the east Afif, Al Amar and Ar Rayn all went through similar stages...carved the picturesque silhouettes into the granite massif. THE 16 METAMORPHIC Above: Schist commonly...parts remaining as dry land were the northwest, the region around Tabuk and perhaps some ground in the southwest...marine sedimentary rock. T 28 from the polar region and into warmer latitudes. The glaciers retreated...Left: The Jibal Wajid are a large Permian sandstone massif north of Najran. Highly eroded, they break up | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | around the mine area, and petrographic and isotopic studies on samples from both the mine area and the...comparing mineral assemblages in the Guelb Moghrein mine area, particularly the coarse-grained amphibolites...African craton during the Variscan orogeny (Lécorché et al., 1989). The Mauritanides in the Akjoujt area contain...mineralization event at Guelb Moghrein (Meyer et al., 2006) establishes a minimum age of early Paleoproterozoic...15 40 Sand/alluvial cover 20 30 60 2184000N Hajar Dekhen 70 33 Guelb Moghrein 20 25 26 35 30 | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | survey etc. (e.g., Alimohammadi et al., 2015; Amer et al., 2016; Gabr et al., 2015; Cudahy and Hewson, 2002;...2015b, 2012; Rowan et al., 2005; Sabins, 1999; Sonbul et al., 2016; Van der Meer et al., 2012). No technique...(1987); Gabr et al. (2015); Govil et al. (2017); May (1994); Prost (2013); Sun et al. (2016); White (1974)...(Alimohammadi et al., 2015; Amer et al., 2016; Mathieu et al., 2017; Mazhari et al., 2017; Modabberi et al, 2017;...& Nasir, 2017; Safari et al., 2017; Sengupta et al., 2018; Van der Meer et al., 2012) substantiated a | | | Report (issue) | péridoti!es. A l'Ouest du M'Ter c'est un assez gros massif de ces roches ultrabasiques qui s'accole aux gneiss...les niveaux triasico-liasiques de la chaîne du Haouz. P. Fallot (1937) considérait les dislocations subies...métamorphiques et ultrabasiques du massif des Beni.Bousera (correspondant au massif gneissique du Jbel : Sidi...dans une no.te en collaboration (Durand-Delga 8c al., 1960-62), donne des conclusions provisoires aux...dou~e. l'origine ultra-rifaine des écailles du Haouz telle qu'elle était envisagée par M. Mattauer (1960) | | | Report (issue) | 97 Mauritania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Morocco and Western Sahara . . . 105 Mozambique . . . ...of diversified experience in mineral exploration, mine design, development, and operations, as well as...Agency for International Development in Sudan and Morocco. He.joined the Bureau in 1991 and covers the mineral...manganese; Guinea for bauxite; Madagascar for graphite; Morocco for barite;. Namibia for quartz crystal; South...manufacturing is occurring, such a!i in South Africa and Morocco. In many cases, the production of minerals is the | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | minerals Article The Use of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the Flotation of a Platinum-Group-Minerals-Bearing...Peku, Z.; Sehlotho, N.; Corin, K. The Use of Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in the Flotation of a Platinum-G...concentrators. South Africa has significant volumes of acid mine drainage (AMD) generated from vast mining operations...Keywords: platinum-group minerals; base metals; acid mine drainage; lime precipitation; water scarcity; grade;...operations which generate significant volumes of acid mine drainage (AMD). AMD is water that is formed when | | | Book (edition) | Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed by Grdllit.u.o. Stefanikova43...reflected light (e.g. micas). or flexible (e.g. talc) minerals. In crystal optics for reflected light...ability of a mineral to scratch another one: 1 - talc, 2 - relative ability of an opaque mineral to reflect...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 | | | Book | basic understanding of the geology of an area or region will never happen without initial observation of...Madeira (Portugal) Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Reunion (France)...(1872) on East Africa, in which the Great Lakes region of central eastern Africa is very poorly figured...other hand it has to be pointed out that Cahen et al. (1984) in their famous and, currently probably most...for similar reasons largely be ignored. Cahen et al. (1984) predict for future stratigraphic investigations |
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