Gold exploration project belonging to Shanta Mining Company Limited.

It is located in the Geita Greenstone Belt about 100 kilometres west-southwest of Mwanza, and 14 kilometres west of the Geita Gold Mine.

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Mineral List

ⓘ Native Gold

ⓘ Quartz

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Chert

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

www.gemcomsoftware.com (n.d.) http://www.gemcomsoftware.com/sites/default/files/whitepaper/GEMS_ExplorationPlanning.pdf

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

www.gemcomsoftware.com (n.d.) http://www.gemcomsoftware.com/sites/default/files/whitepaper/GEMS_ExplorationPlanning.pdf

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent

African Plate

Congo Craton
- Tanzania CratonCraton
Tanzania CratonCraton

Kenya

Lake VictoriaLake

Somali PlateTectonic Plate

Tanzania

Geita Region
- Lake Victoria GoldfieldMining Field
Mwanza Region
- Lake Victoria GoldfieldMining Field

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