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Say, Tillabéri, Nigeri
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TillabériRegion
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Tialkam open pit gold mining site

Tialkam, Say, Tillabéri, Niger
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Déba artisanal gold mining site

Déba, Say, Tillabéri, Niger
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Artisanal gold mining pit in Tialkam

Tialkam, Say, Tillabéri, Niger
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Tialkam open pit gold mining site

Tialkam, Say, Tillabéri, Niger
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Déba artisanal gold mining site

Déba, Say, Tillabéri, Niger
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Artisanal gold mining pit in Tialkam

Tialkam, Say, Tillabéri, Niger
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Tialkam open pit gold mining site

Tialkam, Say, Tillabéri, Niger
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Déba artisanal gold mining site

Déba, Say, Tillabéri, Niger
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Say10,387 (2013)
Mindat Locality ID:
241144
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:241144:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Arabic:
ساي, تيلابيري, النيجر
French:
Say, Tillabéri, Niger
German:
Say, Tillabéri, Niger
Italian:
Say, regione di Tillabéri, Niger
Spanish:
Say, Región de Tillabéri, Níger
Catalan:
Say, Tillabéri, Níger
Cebuano:
Say, Tillaberi Region, Niger
Dutch:
Say, Tillabéri, Niger
Finnish:
Say, Tillabéri, Niger
Hausa:
Say , Tillabéri, Nijar
Japanese:
セイ , ティラベリ州, ニジェール
Malay:
Say, Tillabéri, Niger
Norwegian:
Say, Tillabéri, Niger
Polish:
Say, Region Tillabéri, Niger
Romanian:
Say, Regiunea Tillabéri, Niger
Swedish:
Say, Tillaberi, Niger
Urdu:
ساے، نائجر, تیلابےری علاقہ, نائجر


A large, undevelopped residual iron ore deposit; estimated to contain 1 billion tons 45% Fe (plus 1.1 % P2O5).

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14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Stibiconite
Formula: Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum
1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘDigenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘStibiconite4.DH.20Sb3+Sb5+2O6(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ StibiconiteSb3+Sb25+O6(OH)
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
AuGold
Auⓘ Native Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Say,_Niger
Wikidata ID:Q1003576
GeoNames ID:2439812

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