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Unnamed Cu-phosphate showing, Pagala prospect, Sotouboua Prefecture, Centrale Region, Togoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Cu-phosphate showing | Occurrence |
| Pagala prospect | Prospect |
| Sotouboua Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Centrale Region | Region |
| Togo | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 13' 19'' North , 0° 49' 9'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sotouboua | 21,054 (2013) | 42.0km |
A small copper- and phosphate-bearing showing in a ferruginous gossan.
It lies only few hundred meters west of the better known Pagala zinc prospect.
It was briefly studied in the 1980s and again between 1998 and 2001.
Apparently, only trial pitting was done on the showing.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Planerite | 8.DD.15 | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Planerite | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Planerite | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Planerite | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Planerite | Al6(PO4)2(PO3OH)2(OH)8 · 4H2O |
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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Unnamed Cu-phosphate showing, Pagala prospect, Sotouboua Prefecture, Centrale Region, Togo