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Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast i
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Sud-Comoé Region
Comoé District
Ivory Coast Country

Regional Level Types
Sud-Comoé	Region
Comoé	District
Ivory Coast	Country

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View of the Aboisso gold mining area, in 1908.

Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

View of the Aboisso gold mining area, in 1910.

Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

View of the Aboisso gold mining area, in 1910.

Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

View of the Aboisso gold mining area, in 1908.

Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

View of the Aboisso gold mining area, in 1910.

Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

View of the Aboisso gold mining area, in 1910.

Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

View of the Aboisso gold mining area, in 1908.

Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

View of the Aboisso gold mining area, in 1910.

Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

Neighbouring regions:

Indénié-Djuablin, Comoé, Ivory Coast

La Mé, Lagunes, Ivory Coast

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Region

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Grand-Bassam	73,772 (2016)
Aboisso	37,654 (2016)
Bonoua	37,312 (2018)
Adiaké	16,531 (2016)
Ayamé	12,315 (2016)

Mindat Locality ID:

214016

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:214016:5

GUID (UUID V4):

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO₂

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

References:

Kadio, E., Coulibaly, Y., Allialy, M.E., Kouamelan, A.N., Pothin, K.B.K. (2010) On the occurrence of gold mineralizations in southeastern Ivory Coast. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 57 (5) 423-430 doi:10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2009.11.008

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

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ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

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ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

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ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

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ⓘ 'Monazite Group'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

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ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

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ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

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ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

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ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Locality: Aboisso, Aboisso department, Sud-Comoé, Comoé, Ivory Coast

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Sphalerite	2.CB.05a	ZnS
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Magnetite	4.BB.05	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
ⓘ	Anatase	4.DD.05	TiO₂
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Monazite Group'	-	REE(PO₄)

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
O	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Monazite Group	REE(PO₄)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Anatase	TiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Magnetite	Fe²⁺Fe₂³⁺O₄
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Zn	Zinc
Zn	ⓘ Sphalerite	ZnS
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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Localities in this Region

Ivory Coast

Comoé
- Sud-Comoé
  - ⭔Aboisso department
    - Aboisso
  - ⭔Adiaké department
  - ⭔Grand-Bassam department

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