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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 54' 2'' North , 6° 16' 43'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Active) - last checked 2019
Kรถppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kelaat Mgouna14,190 (2018)40.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
425009
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425009:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Patte d'Oie mine


A group of open-cut and underground workings at the intersection of the main vein and vein #1 ("Patte d'Oie" = intersection of roads).
The Patte d'Oie area is the most prolific place for minerals in the district, in quantity as well as quality, owing to a well-developed oxidation zone (Cu, Pb).

It is also the type locality of agardite and graulichite-(La), both found in the 1960s in the underground workings by the French geologist Jacques Emile Dietrich (1926-2009).

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39 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

โ“˜ Adamite
Formula: Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜ Agardite-(La)
Formula: LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
โ“˜ Agardite-(Y)
Formula: YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
โ“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
โ“˜ Arsenbrackebuschite
Formula: Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
โ“˜ Aurichalcite
Formula: (Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
โ“˜ Bernalite
Formula: Fe(OH)3 · nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25)
โ“˜ Beudantite
Formula: PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
โ“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
โ“˜ Carminite
Formula: PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
References:
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โ“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
โ“˜ Cinnabar
Formula: HgS
โ“˜ Clinoclase
Formula: Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
โ“˜ Covellite
Formula: CuS
โ“˜ Duftite
Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
โ“˜ Gartrellite
Formula: PbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
โ“˜ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜ Graulichite-(La)
Formula: LaFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
โ“˜ Hydrocerussite
Formula: Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜ Jarosite
Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
โ“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
โ“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
โ“˜ Molybdofornacite
Formula: Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
โ“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
โ“˜ Native Sulphur
Formula: S8
โ“˜ Natropharmacosiderite
Formula: NaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O
โ“˜ Olivenite
Formula: Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜ Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
โ“˜ Rosasite
Formula: (Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜ Segnitite
Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
โ“˜ Tsumcorite
Formula: PbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
โ“˜ Wulfenite
Formula: Pb(MoO4)
โ“˜ Zรกlesรญite
Formula: CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
โ“˜ Zincolivenite
Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
โ“˜Native Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
โ“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
โ“˜Cinnabar2.CD.15aHgS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Goethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
โ“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
โ“˜Bernalite4.FC.05Fe(OH)3 ยท nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
โ“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
โ“˜Azurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
โ“˜Rosasite5.BA.10(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
โ“˜Aurichalcite5.BA.15(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
โ“˜Hydrocerussite5.BE.10Pb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
โ“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
โ“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
โ“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
โ“˜Jarosite7.BC.10KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
โ“˜Molybdofornacite7.FC.10Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
โ“˜Wulfenite7.GA.05Pb(MoO4)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
โ“˜Adamite8.BB.30Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜Olivenite8.BB.30Cu2(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜Zincolivenite8.BB.30CuZn(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜Clinoclase8.BE.20Cu3(AsO4)(OH)3
โ“˜Arsenbrackebuschite8.BG.05Pb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
โ“˜Carminite8.BH.30PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
โ“˜Duftite8.BH.35PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
โ“˜Graulichite-(La)8.BL.LaFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)6
โ“˜Beudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
โ“˜Segnitite8.BL.10PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
โ“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
โ“˜Tsumcorite8.CG.15PbZn2(AsO4)2 ยท 2H2O
โ“˜Gartrellite8.CG.20PbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) ยท H2O
โ“˜Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 ยท 6-7H2O
โ“˜Natropharmacosiderite8.DK.10NaFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 ยท 4H2O
โ“˜Agardite-(Y)8.DL.15YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 ยท 3H2O
โ“˜Agardite-(La)8.DL.15LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 ยท 3H2O
โ“˜Zรกlesรญite8.DL.15CaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 ยท 3H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hโ“˜ Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ BernaliteFe(OH)3 · nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25)
Hโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Hโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hโ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Hโ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Hโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hโ“˜ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Hโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Hโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Hโ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Hโ“˜ NatropharmacosideriteNaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Hโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Hโ“˜ ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
Hโ“˜ ZรกlesรญiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Hโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Hโ“˜ Graulichite-(La)LaFe33+(AsO4)2(OH)6
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cโ“˜ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cโ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Cโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oโ“˜ Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oโ“˜ BernaliteFe(OH)3 · nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25)
Oโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Oโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oโ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oโ“˜ ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Oโ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Oโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oโ“˜ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Oโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oโ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Oโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Oโ“˜ NatropharmacosideriteNaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Oโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Oโ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Oโ“˜ ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
Oโ“˜ ZรกlesรญiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Oโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Oโ“˜ Graulichite-(La)LaFe33+(AsO4)2(OH)6
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ NatropharmacosideriteNaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pโ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Sโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
Sโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Sโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Sโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sโ“˜ Native SulphurS8
ClChlorine
Clโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Kโ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kโ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ ZรกlesรญiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
CrChromium
Crโ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
FeIron
Feโ“˜ BernaliteFe(OH)3 · nH2O (n = 0.0 to 0.25)
Feโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Feโ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Feโ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Feโ“˜ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feโ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feโ“˜ JarositeKFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Feโ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Feโ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Feโ“˜ NatropharmacosideriteNaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Feโ“˜ ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
Feโ“˜ Graulichite-(La)LaFe33+(AsO4)2(OH)6
CuCopper
Cuโ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuโ“˜ Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Cuโ“˜ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuโ“˜ ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Cuโ“˜ CovelliteCuS
Cuโ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Cuโ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Cuโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Cuโ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Cuโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuโ“˜ ZรกlesรญiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Cuโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
ZnZinc
Znโ“˜ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Znโ“˜ Aurichalcite(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6
Znโ“˜ Rosasite(Cu,Zn)2(CO3)(OH)2
Znโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Znโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
AsArsenic
Asโ“˜ AdamiteZn2(AsO4)(OH)
Asโ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Asโ“˜ Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Asโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Asโ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Asโ“˜ ClinoclaseCu3(AsO4)(OH)3
Asโ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Asโ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Asโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asโ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Asโ“˜ OliveniteCu2(AsO4)(OH)
Asโ“˜ PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Asโ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Asโ“˜ NatropharmacosideriteNaFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 4H2O
Asโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Asโ“˜ ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)
Asโ“˜ ZรกlesรญiteCaCu6(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)(OH)6 · 3H2O
Asโ“˜ ZincoliveniteCuZn(AsO4)(OH)
Asโ“˜ Graulichite-(La)LaFe33+(AsO4)2(OH)6
YYttrium
Yโ“˜ Agardite-(Y)YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
MoMolybdenum
Moโ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Moโ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
BaBarium
Baโ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
LaLanthanum
Laโ“˜ Agardite-(La)LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6 · 3H2O
Laโ“˜ Graulichite-(La)LaFe33+(AsO4)2(OH)6
HgMercury
Hgโ“˜ CinnabarHgS
PbLead
Pbโ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbโ“˜ BeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Pbโ“˜ CarminitePbFe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2
Pbโ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbโ“˜ DuftitePbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Pbโ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbโ“˜ GartrellitePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH) · H2O
Pbโ“˜ HydrocerussitePb3(CO3)2(OH)2
Pbโ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbโ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbโ“˜ MolybdofornacitePb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Pbโ“˜ SegnititePbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6
Pbโ“˜ TsumcoritePbZn2(AsO4)2 · 2H2O
Pbโ“˜ WulfenitePb(MoO4)
Pbโ“˜ ArsenbrackebuschitePb2Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)

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