Samir Samaoui

Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University

The present study reports the first structural analysis of tectonic-controlled ore deposits in the Paleozoic southern flank of the Saghro massif (Anti-Atlas belt, Morocco). The mineralization consists mainly of quartz-barite and occurs as a vein system along tectonic damage zones (fault/fracture), predominantly hosted within the Tabanit sandstones...

The Variscan belts of North Africa are renowned for their diversity and richness in ore deposits of significant economic potential. The Variscan mineral resources, of polymetallic character, are geologically controlled by complex and polyphase tectonic-magmatic events driven by the Variscan orogeny, dating back to the late Paleozoic times. The Vari...

The Ougnat Massif of the eastern Anti-Atlas (Morocco) hosts barite and sulfide vein-type deposits of vital economic importance. With over 150 mineralized structures reported in the Ougnat Massif, the ore-bearing ones are predominantly composed of barite, quartz, calcite, and minor portions of sulfides. The mineralized veins are driven by NW-SE and...

Tectonic and micro-tectonic studies at different scales are of primary importance in a modern metallogenic investigation. In the Ougnat massif of the eastern Anti-Atlas belt (Morocco), the barite ore deposit is hosted within mafic to felsic rocks of the Ediacaran Saghro and Ouarzazate groups together with their folded Paleozoic cover. Here, we prov...

Remote sensing and mineralogical data have been integrated to map the spatial distribution of bentonite clay minerals in the Zeghanghane area, located in the eastern Rif belt of Morocco. Numerous bentonite deposits of substantial economic potential are recognized in this region and their acceptability is still restricted. These clay minerals are di...