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Geographical
sections. Morocco |
Selection of
images from my collection. © Fernando Metelli. All
photos and
other material on this site are copyright, if you wish to use them please
contact me for permission
Morocco is divided into 16 regions
and subdivided in provinces and prefectures. I follow this political
geography to group the pieces
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Ouarzazate
prov., Bou
Azzer district |
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Cobaltoan calcite
Pink XX up to 1 cm on matrix, of this calcite variety (not an
IMA valid mineral) containing cobalt. It refers to an intermediary mineral between calcite and sphaerocobaltite in a solid solution series
10x5cm
Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region. Morocco
Specimen n.372
Another photo:
entire piece
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Cobaltoan
talmessite
Small XX of talmessite, with some white globular calcite.
From the locality, NE of the more famous Aghbar mine, abandoned in 2003)
8.5x8.5cm
Aghbar open pit, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region. Morocco
Specimen n.372
Another photo:
entire piece
Another photo:
view on
a detail
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Erythrite
Magenta XX, the biggest is 1cm and transparent, on cobalt ore matrix
5x4.cm
Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region. Morocco
Specimen n.196
Another photo:
entire piece
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Roselite
Small vivid red-magenta XX on matrix. Crystallized area of the photo
is 4.5cm long
7.5x6cm
Aghbar, Bou Azzer District, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region. Marocco
Specimen n.406
Another photo:
entire piece
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Ouarzazate
prov., Imiter mine. |
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Silver
var kongsbergite
Rare mercury rich native silver, with sculptured
formation, on matrix. Formation area is 2.2cm wide and 3
cm tall. This mineral is not IMA recognized, sometimes the term amalgam
is used
5.5x6cm
Imiter Mine, Boumalne-Dadès, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region. Morocco
Specimen n.351
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Khénifra
prov., Mibladen, Midelt |
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Baryte
Rounded aggregates of lamellar XX, with some grains and XX of cerussite
that you can see in the 2nd and bigger photo
10.5x8.5cm
Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region. Morocco
Specimen n.27
Another photo: entire
piece
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Fluorite
Octahedron, the tip seems cut but the piece it is a combination of
intergrown XX, and the tip is a combination of tips. The
color is very fine: pale blue the inner part, violet the external part
8x5cm
Giogon mine, Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region. Morocco
Specimen n.733
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Vanadinite
Hexagonal brilliant XX up to 0.9cm wide, on baryte
6x4 cm
Mibladen, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region. Morocco
Specimen n.113
Another photo:
entire piece
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Khénifra
prov., Aouli,
Midelt |
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Baryte
Thin lamellar XX, yellowish, with small fluorite cubes, on quartz,
reddish for hematite coating
10x5.7cm
Aouli, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region. Morocco
Specimen n.757
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Fluorite
Cubic yellow XX, with edges up to 1.7cm (on the back a broken X, 3cm
edge)
10x7.5cm
Aouli, Midelt, Khénifra Province, Meknès-Tafilalet Region. Morocco
Specimen n.419
Another photo:
entire piece
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Meknès
prefect., El Hammam Mine |
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Calcite
Prismatic XX of calcite, up to 1.8 cm long, with flat
termination. There are brown phantoms inside the XX
7x7cm
El Hammam Mine, Mount Hammam, Meknès, Meknès Prefecture, Meknès-Tafilalet Region. Morocco
Specimen n.1265 |
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Fluorite
Fluorite in cubic XX, green interiors with lilac exteriors (as it is
possible to see clearly in the second photo).
Partially covered by nice siderite rosettes
17x11.5cm
El Hammam Mine, Mount Hammam, Meknès, Meknès Prefecture, Meknès-Tafilalet Region. Morocco
Specimen n.424
Another photo: a different
view
Specimen in the Fluorescent
mineral
section (this is the most vivid fluorescent fluorite specimen in my
collection)
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Fluorite
Phantom transparent XX (edge up to 5 cm) on greenish quartz
12x8cm
El Hammam Mine, Mount Hammam, Meknès, Meknès Prefecture, Meknès-Tafilalet Region. Morocco
Specimen n.494
Another photo:
entire piece
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Fluorite
Yellow to brown XX, covered by micro XX of pyrite with some
quartz
10x8cm
El Hammam Mine, Mount Hammam, Meknès, Meknès Prefecture, Meknès-Tafilalet Region. Morocco
Specimen n.735
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Oujda-Angad
Prov., Touissit
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Anglesite
Cluster of oil-yellow, mostly gemmy, anglesite XX up to 2 cm long in a cavity
of
galena matrix
12.5x6.5cm
Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region. Morocco
Specimen n.312
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Anglesite
Group of orange XX up to 3cm long, with galena-coated tips on a bit of matrix
6x3.5cm
Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region. Morocco
Specimen n.750
Another photo:
entire piece
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Anglesite
Well formed XX, up to 1.3cm, on the mineralized matrix
5x5.5cm
Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region. Morocco
Specimen n.751
Another photo: a
bigger
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Anglesite
Large X, 2cm tall, with smaller and more transparent XX, on the mineralized matrix.
Anglesite is partially and locally alterated in galena
5x5.5cm
Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region. Morocco
Specimen n.833
Another photo: a bigger
view
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Azurite
Single X, 1.4cm tall, on carbonatic matrix
8x5.5cm
Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region. Morocco
Specimen n.222
Another photo: a
bigger view
Another photo: side view
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Wulfenite
Group of very thin orange XX, 0.5cm wide
5x4cm
Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region. Morocco
Specimen n.128
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Cerussite
Transparent and brilliant XX up to 1.5 cm
long, in cavity of galena matrix
8X6.5cm
Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region. Morocco
Specimen n.454
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