Dataset
Data Publication
Laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry trace element chemistry of sulfides from the Aouli Ag-Pb-Zn-(Cu) vein system (Upper Moulouya district, Morocco)
Zaid, Khadra | Bouabdellah, Mohammed | Frenzel, Max | van Schijndel, Valby | Levresse, Gilles | Idbaroud, Mohamed | Yans, Johan
GFZ Data Services
(2025)
Descriptions
This data report presents the in-situ LA-ICP-MS trace element composition of sphalerite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite from the Aouli Ag-Pb-Zn-(Cu) vein system in the Upper Moulouya district, Morocco. The dataset contributes to a study focused on characterizing the element concentrations in sulfides and elucidating the ore-forming processes at the Aouli deposit. Located within the Hercynian inlier of the Upper Moulouya, this deposit hosts one of Morocco’s largest argentiferous Pb-Zn ± F ± Ba vein-type deposits. The mineralization occurs within polyphase hydrothermal veins, oriented NE-SW to E-W and WNW-ESE. These veins occur as lodes, ore shoots, or discontinuous vein infill, with their emplacement largely controlled by structural intersections. The deposit hosts a complex mineralogical assemblage, including Ni-Co-Fe arsenides and sulfarsenides, Pb-Zn-Cu sulfides, and Ag-Sb-As sulfosalts occurring in the same vein structures, which are described for the first time. Consequently, the characterization of pyrite, chalcopyrite, and particularly sphalerite will help constrain the ore-forming process and determine the physicochemical conditions (T–fS2) of the mineralizing fluids.
Keywords
MSL enriched keywords
minerals
sulfide minerals
sphalerite
measured property
zinc
Analyzed feature
deformation microstructure
pressure solution microstructure
vein
chalcopyrite
pyrite
equipment
mass spectrometer
inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer
laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
MSL vocabulary keywords corresponding to originally assigned keywords
sphalerite
Originally assigned keywords
sphalerite
chalcopyrite and pyrite trace element geochemistry; ore shoot mineralization; Aouli Ag-Pb-Zn-(Cu) deposit; Upper Moulouya district
compound material > rock
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOCHEMISTRY > GEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES > CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS
EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS > ELEMENTS > TRACE ELEMENTS
Metadata
MSL enriched sub domains
geochemistry
microscopy and tomography
Resource Type
Source publisher
| GFZ Data Services |
Creators
| Zaid, Khadra |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5013-2309 |
| Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco |
| Bouabdellah, Mohammed |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-9279 |
| Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, Ben Guerir, Morocco |
| Frenzel, Max |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-559X |
| Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany | Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Freiberg, Germany |
| van Schijndel, Valby |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-8200 |
| GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany |
| Levresse, Gilles |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9290-9825 |
| Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Mexico |
| Idbaroud, Mohamed |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-8738 |
| Laboratoire des Gîtes Minéraux, Hydrogéologie & Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Oujda, Morocco | Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco |
| Yans, Johan |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7590-0298 |
| University of Namur, Namur, Belgium |
Contributors
| Zaid, Khadra |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5013-2309 |
| Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco |
| Zaid, Khadra |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5013-2309 |
| Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco |
| Bouabdellah, Mohammed |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6358-9279 |
| Mohamed I University, Oujda, Morocco | Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, Ben Guerir, Morocco |
| Frenzel, Max |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-559X |
| Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany | Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Freiberg, Germany |
| van Schijndel, Valby |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-8200 |
| GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany |
| van Schijndel, Valby |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-8200 |
| GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany |
| Levresse, Gilles |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9290-9825 |
| Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, Mexico |
| Idbaroud, Mohamed |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-8738 |
| Laboratoire des Gîtes Minéraux, Hydrogéologie & Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Oujda, Morocco | Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco |
| Yans, Johan |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7590-0298 |
| University of Namur, Namur, Belgium |
| Yans, Johan |
| Personal |
| https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7590-0298 |
| University of Namur, Namur, Belgium |
| EleMap LA-ICP-MS laboratory, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, DE |
| Personal |
| GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, DE |
| Zaid, Khadra |
| Personal |
| Laboratoire des Gîtes Minéraux, Hydrogéologie & Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Oujda, Morocco |
Citation
Zaid, K., Bouabdellah, M., Frenzel, M., van Schijndel, V., Levresse, G., Idbaroud, M., & Yans, J. (2025). Laser ablation inductively coupled mass spectrometry trace element chemistry of sulfides from the Aouli Ag-Pb-Zn-(Cu) vein system (Upper Moulouya district, Morocco) [Dataset]. GFZ Data Services. https://doi.org/10.5880/FIDGEO.2025.045
References
Dates
| Issued | 2025 |
Language
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Funding References
| Funder Name | Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the European Union’s Learning Mobility Program |
| Award Number | AC 171 |
| Funder Name | DFG |
| Award Title | UNAM |
| Funder Name | NSF-EAR |
| Award Number | 2233425 |
| Funder Name | NSF-EAR |
| Award Number | 2233426 |
| Funder Name | CNRST |
| Award Number | 18UMP2020 |
Rights
| Name | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
| URI | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode |
| Identifier | cc-by-4.0 |
| Identifier Scheme | SPDX |
| Scheme URI | https://spdx.org/licenses/ |
Locations
Geo location(s)
Locality of the Aouli inlier