Table 1 Main deposits of the Eastern high atlas.
Deposit | Mineralization | Host rocks | Hosting strata | Ore minerals | Gangue and alteration minerals | Secondary alteration | Type of deposit | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merija | Cu | Sandstones and conglomerates (red beds) | Infra-Cenomanian | Chalcopyrite | Calcite | Malachite-Azurite-Fe-oxides | Sediment-hosted copper deposits | |
Jbel Skindis | Cu–Pb–Fe–Mn | Dolostones | Lower and Middle Lias | Chalcopyrite-Pyrite and Galena | Calcite/Dolomite | Fe-dolomite-Malachite-Covellite-hematite-geotheite and limonite | ||
Bou Dahar | Zn–Pb–Ba | Reefal Limestone | Lower and Middle Lias | Sphalerite-Galena and Barite | Calcite | Celestine-Melnicovite-Malachite-Azurite-Aragonite-Tn-Clays and Fe-Mn (Hydro)oxides | Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits | |
Jbel El Klakh | Cu | Dolostones | Lias | Chalcopyrite-Pyrite-Galena and Sphalerite | Quartz and Dolomite | Malachite-Azurite-Chalcosine-Digenite-Covellite-Brochantite-Smithsonite-Anglesite-Clays and Fe-Mn (Hydro)oxides | Sediment-hosted copper deposits | |
Lhouanite | Cu | Dolostones | Jurassic | Chalcopyrite-Pyrite-Galena and Sphalerite | Quartz and Dolomite | Malachite-Azurite- Covellite-Smithsonite-Anglesite and Fe-Mn (Hydro)oxides | Sediment-hosted copper deposits | |
Bou Arfa | Mn–(Fe) | Dolostones | Sinemurian | Pyrolusite-Manganite- Hausmannite- Fe-oxides | Calcite/Dolomite | Calcite-Fe-oxides | Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits | |
Zelmou | Ba | Limstones and Schistes | Cambrian | Baryte | Vein-type barite deposits | |||
Tamlalt-Menhouhou | Au, Cu, Ni, Co, As, Mo, Ag, ± Bi, Sb | Volcanic and volcano-sedimentary rocks | Neoproterozoic | Natif Au-Pyrite-Chalcopyrite-Molybdenite-Galena-Sphalerite-Baryte-Tennantite-tetrahedrite and Hematite | Quartz-Albite-Muscovite-Clays and Carbonates | Malachite-Covellite-Geothetite | Iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits/Shear zone related gold deposit |
