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Est Region, Burkina Fasoi
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Burkina FasoCountry

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Channel sampling in auriferous quartz veins

71 Gold prospect, Tanmbéfoana, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
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Gold bearing pyritic gossan

Dave's gold prospect, Bassiéri, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
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Afternoon break at 44°C

Dave's gold prospect, Bassiéri, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
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Gold diggings near Dyapwargou

Dyapwargou gold prospect, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
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Channel sampling in auriferous quartz veins

71 Gold prospect, Tanmbéfoana, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
08970380017272069767221.jpg
Gold bearing pyritic gossan

Dave's gold prospect, Bassiéri, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
01031990017272069777706.jpg
Afternoon break at 44°C

Dave's gold prospect, Bassiéri, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
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Gold diggings near Dyapwargou

Dyapwargou gold prospect, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
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Channel sampling in auriferous quartz veins

71 Gold prospect, Tanmbéfoana, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
08970380017272069767221.jpg
Gold bearing pyritic gossan

Dave's gold prospect, Bassiéri, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Faso
Neighbouring regions:
Tillabéri, Niger
Atakora Department, Benin
Savanes Region, Togo
Alibori Department, Benin
Sahel Region, Burkina Faso
Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso
Centre-Est Region, Burkina Faso
Type:
Region
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Fada N'gourma33,910 (2013)
Diapaga26,013 (2012)
Bogandé9,854 (2017)
Pama8,902 (2012)
Gayéri1,958 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
228976
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:228976:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Est , Burkina Faso
German:
Est , Burkina Faso
Italian:
Regione dell'Est , Burkina Faso
Russian:
Восточная область , Буркина-Фасо
Simplified Chinese:
東部大區 , 布吉納法索
Spanish:
Región Este, Burkina Faso
Basque:
Ekialdea , Burkina Faso
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Усходні рэгіён , Буркіна-Фасо
Breton:
Est , Burkina Faso
Bulgarian:
Източен регион , Буркина Фасо
Cebuano:
Est , Burkina Faso
Croatian:
Istočna regija, Burkina Faso
Danish:
Est , Burkina Faso
Dutch:
Est , Burkina Faso
Finnish:
Est , Burkina Faso
Galician:
Rexión Leste, Burquina Faso
Georgian:
აღმოსავლეთი რეგიონი , ბურკინა-ფასო
Indonesian:
Region Est, Burkina Faso
Japanese:
東部地方 , ブルキナファソ
Korean:
동부주 , 부르키나파소
Lithuanian:
Rytų regionas , Burkina Fasas
Northern Frisian:
Est , Burkiina Faaso
Norwegian:
Est , Burkina Faso
Polish:
Region Wschodni , Burkina Faso
Portuguese:
Região Este , Burkina Faso
Romanian:
Regiunea Est, Burkina Faso
Swedish:
Est, Burkina Faso
Turkish:
Est Bölgesi , Burkina Faso
Ukrainian:
Східна область , Буркіна-Фасо
Urdu:
مشرقی علاقہ , برکینا فاسو


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27 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Description: Bytownite (An70-90) is the dominant reported plagioclase [An75–83 - Grossman & Zipfel (2000); mostly An87 - Kolar et al., (2002)]
ⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Description: Bytownite (An70-90) is the dominant reported plagioclase [An75–83 - Grossman & Zipfel (2000); mostly An87 - Kolar et al., (2002)]
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Description: Zoned plagioclase [An89-An48] found in plagioclase-rich aggregates which also contain diopside and silica-rich mesostasis clearly includes Labradorite (e.g,An50-An70). Cf. Domanik et al. (2004)
ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ Cohenite
Formula: Fe3C
Description: Small grains have precipitated on the schreibersite rims.
ⓘ Coloradoite
Formula: HgTe
ⓘ Cristobalite
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Daubréelite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Description: Olivine composition: [Fa19.4] in Meteoritical Bulletin #20 & [Fa18] in Mason, 1963.
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
ⓘ Isocubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
Description: Potassium feldspar (Or98.5) is nearly pure
ⓘ 'Limonite'
Description: Terrestrial weathering products found, esp. in plessite fields.
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Description: Abundant in the fusion crust
ⓘ Merrillite
Formula: Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Native Iron
Formula: Fe
ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)
ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Description: Orthopyroxene (En78, Fs21,Wo2) according to Kolar et al., (2002)
ⓘ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Description: Mostly Bytownite (An70-90) according to Grossman & Zipfel (2000)& Kolar et al.,(2002). However, Kolar et al., also report a large An50— An89 range.
ⓘ 'Plessite'
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Description: Ca-poor Pyroxene composition [Fs17.7Wo1.2].
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Schreibersite
Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P
Description: Schreibersite rims (~1mm) surround troilite; rhabdites are common in matrix as tetragonal prisms.
ⓘ 'Silica'
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Taenite
Formula: (Ni,Fe)
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Tetrataenite
Formula: FeNi
Description: Tetrataenite composition (Fe45, Ni55, Co0)
ⓘ Troilite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Wüstite
Formula: FeO
Description: Abundant in the fusion crust.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Iron1.AE.05Fe
ⓘvar. Kamacite1.AE.05(Fe,Ni)
ⓘTaenite1.AE.10(Ni,Fe)
ⓘTetrataenite1.AE.10FeNi
ⓘCohenite1.BA.05Fe3C
ⓘSchreibersite1.BD.05(Fe,Ni)3P
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
ⓘColoradoite2.CB.05aHgTe
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘIsocubanite2.CB.55bCuFe2S3
ⓘTroilite2.CC.10FeS
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘDaubréelite2.DA.05Fe2+Cr3+2S4
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘWüstite4.AB.25FeO
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCristobalite4.DA.15SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMerrillite8.AC.45Ca9NaMg(PO4)7
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAnorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
ⓘvar. Bytownite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
ⓘvar. Labradorite9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Silica'-
ⓘ'Plessite'-
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ WüstiteFeO
Oⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ CristobaliteSiO2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Pⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Sⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Sⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ TroiliteFeS
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Bytownite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caⓘ MerrilliteCa9NaMg(PO4)7
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ CoheniteFe3C
Feⓘ DaubréeliteFe2+Cr23+S4
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feⓘ Native IronFe
Feⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Feⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Feⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Feⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
Feⓘ TroiliteFeS
Feⓘ WüstiteFeO
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite(Fe,Ni)
Niⓘ Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Niⓘ Schreibersite(Fe,Ni)3P
Niⓘ Taenite(Ni,Fe)
Niⓘ TetrataeniteFeNi
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ IsocubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ ColoradoiteHgTe
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
HgMercury
Hgⓘ ColoradoiteHgTe
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe

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Wikidata ID:Q850088
GeoNames ID:6930709

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