Mineral Deposits of North Africa
This volume presents an exhaustive overview of major orebodies and mineral deposits of North Africa. It is intended both for academic researchers and especially for exploration geologists interested in mineral exploration in the northern part of the Afric
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Mohammed Bouabdellah John F. Slack Editors
Mineral Deposits of North Africa
Mineral Resource Reviews Series editor John Slack, Reston, VA, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11683
Mohammed Bouabdellah John F. Slack Editors
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Editors Mohammed Bouabdellah Department of Earth Sciences Mohammed Ist University Oujda Morocco
ISSN 2365-0559 Mineral Resource Reviews ISBN 978-3-319-31731-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31733-5
John F. Slack U.S. Geological Survey Farmington, ME USA
ISSN 2365-0567
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ISBN 978-3-319-31733-5
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Preface
This book is the first assembly of modern scientific papers on mineral deposits of North Africa. In total, 22 papers report new field and laboratory data on diverse types of metallic deposits in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea. Originally our goal was to include papers on deposits in Niger, Libya, and Chad, but political and other issues prevented this from being realized. Most of the deposits described herein are economically important—including several of world-class stature in terms of amount of contained metal, but others are relatively small or at present are only exploration prospects, yet are important in terms of regional metallogeny and potential future mining activity. The lead paper, by M. Bouabdellah and J.F. Slack, provides a comprehensive overview of the geology and metallogeny of North Africa. This contribution synthesizes geological, geochemical, isotopic, and radiometric data bearing on the setting and origin of major deposits in the region, together with information on tonnages and grades, where available. A
