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Iron ore prospect, Lalamila, Sotouboua Prefecture, Centrale Region, Togoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Iron ore prospect | Prospect |
| Lalamila | - not defined - |
| Sotouboua Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Centrale Region | Region |
| Togo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 8' 21'' North , 0° 47' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sotouboua | 21,054 (2013) | 51.3km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Lalamila, Préfecture de Sotouboua, Région Centrale, Togo
A small iron ore prospect which was explored in the 1990s (?) by an Indian company.
The massive, somewhat banded high-grade hematitic ore is probably of magmatic origin.
The orebody is up to 7m thick, up to 200m wide and can be +/- followed for several kilometers.
It contains up to 1.8% Pb.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Plumbogummite Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Plumbogummite | 8.BL.10 | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Al | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Plumbogummite | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Volta basinBasin
- West African Craton
- Leo RiseShield
West AfricaUN Subregion
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Iron ore prospect, Lalamila, Sotouboua Prefecture, Centrale Region, Togo