Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry and deposit model of iron and manganese in Bouarfa mine, Eastern High Atlas, Morocco
The Bouarfa Iron and Manganese Deposits are contained in the Sinemurian carbonate formations in the eastern High Atlas. It is a large deposit which has allowed the exploitation of more than 1.5 million tons of manganese and which still contains millions of tons of reserves. The mapping carried out s...
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| description | The Bouarfa Iron and Manganese Deposits are contained in the Sinemurian carbonate formations in the eastern High Atlas. It is a large deposit which has allowed the exploitation of more than 1.5 million tons of manganese and which still contains millions of tons of reserves. The mapping carried out shows the extension of the mineralization with oxides and hydroxides of Mn and Fe. The definition of types of mineralization shows that they are essentially stratiform deposits with some bodies and veins in the fault zones. The result of the mineralogical identification and geochemical analyses shows that it is a sedimentary deposit resulting from at least two mineralizing events with a high Fe-Mn content during the installation of the Sinemurian shallow carbonate platform. This is an environment of rapid oxidation and relatively sufficient sulphide inputs under redox conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-98c5460c57d146aaba67ada664ca072e2022-12-22T04:21:53ZengElsevierScientific African2468-22762022-11-0118e01401Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry and deposit model of iron and manganese in Bouarfa mine, Eastern High Atlas, MoroccoChoukrad Jaouad0Ouahzizi Youssef1Ait Ali Abdelkhiar2Charroud Mohammed3Corresponding author at: Intelligent Systems, Georessources and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, BP 2202, Fez, Morocco.; Intelligent Systems, Georessources and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Technics of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, BP 2202 Fez, MoroccoIntelligent Systems, Georessources and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Technics of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, BP 2202 Fez, MoroccoIntelligent Systems, Georessources and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Technics of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, BP 2202 Fez, MoroccoIntelligent Systems, Georessources and Renewable Energy Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Technics of Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, BP 2202 Fez, MoroccoThe Bouarfa Iron and Manganese Deposits are contained in the Sinemurian carbonate formations in the eastern High Atlas. It is a large deposit which has allowed the exploitation of more than 1.5 million tons of manganese and which still contains millions of tons of reserves. The mapping carried out shows the extension of the mineralization with oxides and hydroxides of Mn and Fe. The definition of types of mineralization shows that they are essentially stratiform deposits with some bodies and veins in the fault zones. The result of the mineralogical identification and geochemical analyses shows that it is a sedimentary deposit resulting from at least two mineralizing events with a high Fe-Mn content during the installation of the Sinemurian shallow carbonate platform. This is an environment of rapid oxidation and relatively sufficient sulphide inputs under redox conditions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227622003076Manganese and ironBouarfa mineCartographyMineralogy and geochemistrySedimentary depositSinemurian carbonate platform |
| spellingShingle | Choukrad Jaouad Ouahzizi Youssef Ait Ali Abdelkhiar Charroud Mohammed Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry and deposit model of iron and manganese in Bouarfa mine, Eastern High Atlas, Morocco Scientific African Manganese and iron Bouarfa mine Cartography Mineralogy and geochemistry Sedimentary deposit Sinemurian carbonate platform |
| title | Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry and deposit model of iron and manganese in Bouarfa mine, Eastern High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_full | Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry and deposit model of iron and manganese in Bouarfa mine, Eastern High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_fullStr | Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry and deposit model of iron and manganese in Bouarfa mine, Eastern High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry and deposit model of iron and manganese in Bouarfa mine, Eastern High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_short | Geology, mineralogy, geochemistry and deposit model of iron and manganese in Bouarfa mine, Eastern High Atlas, Morocco |
| title_sort | geology mineralogy geochemistry and deposit model of iron and manganese in bouarfa mine eastern high atlas morocco |
| topic | Manganese and iron Bouarfa mine Cartography Mineralogy and geochemistry Sedimentary deposit Sinemurian carbonate platform |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227622003076 |
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