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Vanadinite on barite, from Mibladene, Upper Moulouya lead district, Midelt, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco Crystals of vanadinite (var. endlichite), from Touissit, Touissit District, Oujda-Angad Province, Oriental Region, Morocco
Baryte, barite or barytes (/ ˈ b ær aɪ t, ˈ b ɛər-/ BARR-eyet, BAIR-[7] or / b ə ˈ r aɪ t iː z / bə-RYTE-eez [8]) is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate (BaS O 4). [3] Baryte is generally white or colorless , and is the main source of the element barium .
Morocco holds 75% of the phosphate reserves of the world, and is ranked third in the world in its production. [2] Other minerals extracted with increasing rate of production are barite, clays, cobalt, copper, fluorspar, iron ore, lead, salt, silver, talc, and zinc. [2] Silver and lead production in Morocco are the highest in Africa. [1]
The desert rose may also be known by the names: sand rose, Sahara rose, rose rock, selenite rose, gypsum rose and baryte (barite) rose. Locations. Sahara
Other minerals that form concretions include iron oxides or hydroxides (such as goethite and hematite), [19] [20] dolomite, siderite, [21] ankerite, [22] marcasite, [23] barite, [24] [25] and gypsum. [26] Although concretions often consist of a single dominant mineral, [27] other minerals can be present depending on the environmental conditions ...
Morocco: At Jebel Irhoud, a former barite mine located 100 km west of Marrakesh, Levallois tools have been found. Dated as approximately 315,000 years old [ 11 ] in 2017, the finds were highly significant to the understanding of both the development of this technique and early humans.
Jebel Irhoud or Adrar n Ighoud (Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵉⵖⵓⴷ, romanized: Adrar n Iɣud; Arabic: جبل إيغود, Moroccan Arabic: žbəl iġud), is an archaeological site located just north of the town of Tlet Ighoud in Youssoufia Province, approximately 50 km (30 mi) south-east of the city of Safi in Morocco.
Barium sulfate (or sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ba SO 4.It is a white crystalline solid that is odorless and insoluble in water.It occurs in nature as the mineral barite, which is the main commercial source of barium and materials prepared from it.