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Follow the
evidence.

Our first chapter is deliberately small. Sources are attached to each record.

Map presentation

Moroccan national-map presentation includes the Sahara region. Hatching identifies Western Sahara, whose status remains disputed and which the UN lists as a Non-Self-Governing Territory. This presentation does not imply internationally agreed sovereignty. UN reference.

Natural Earth · Public-domain geographic data ↗

Generalized country outlines at 1:50m. Western Sahara is hatched south of its northern boundary; control lines are omitted. Coordinates indicate representative locality points, not mine entrances or visitor routes.

Locality sources

Mindat · Mibladen mining district ↗Mibladen · marker reference ↗Mindat · Azurite from Touissit ↗Touissit · marker reference ↗Handbook of Mineralogy · Erythrite ↗Bou Azzer · marker reference ↗Mindat · Sidi Rahal quarries ↗Sidi Rahal · marker reference ↗

Mineral references & photographs

Azurite

Mineral properties ↗

Azurite from Touissit, Morocco. Photograph reproduced unchanged.

Rob Lavinsky / iRocks.com · original photograph ↗CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Erythrite

Mineral properties ↗

Erythrite from the Bou Azzer district, Morocco. Photograph reproduced unchanged.

Rob Lavinsky / iRocks.com · original photograph ↗CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗

Quartz

Mineral properties ↗

Reference photograph of clear quartz. Specimen origin is not documented by the image source; this is not a Sidi Rahal specimen. Photograph reproduced unchanged.

W.carter · original photograph ↗CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Vanadinite

Mineral properties ↗

Vanadinite from ACF mine, Mibladen, Morocco. Background removed with AI assistance.

Ivar Leidus · original photograph ↗CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗

Editorial scope

Initial records assembled on 17 October 2026. Field notes are introductory educational writing, not laboratory identifications, geological surveys or mine-access instructions. Specimen photographs do not represent commercial inventory. Related shop publications are labelled concepts until completed.

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