January 2013: The Minerals of Southern-Central Morocco
Len Buchanan
Raymond McDougall presented on The Minerals of Southern-Central Morocco – a presentation he and David Joyce put together featuring photographs of this beautiful country, the localities, fine minerals, and some adventurous Walker Club members.
Unlike some parts of the world where mineral specimen production has declined in more recent times, Southern-Central Morocco is experiencing a golden age. In this broad region, world-famous localities producing spectacular mineral specimens include Sidi Rahal, Imiter, the Bou Azzer district, Taouz, Mibladen, the Aouli district and the Imilchil area of the Atlas Mountains.
In November, in connection with the second international Mindat.org conference in Midelt, Morocco, eleven members of the Walker Club were among over 100 mineral collectors from all over the world who visited a few of these localities.