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Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benini
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Katembo gem pegmatitePegmatite
Ouèssè CommuneCommune
Collines DepartmentDepartment
BeninCountry

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Small scale mining in gem bearing pegmatite

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Tourmaline

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Muscovite

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Small scale mining in gem bearing pegmatite

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Tourmaline

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Muscovite

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Small scale mining in gem bearing pegmatite

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
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Tourmaline

Katembo gem pegmatite, Ouèssè Commune, Collines Department, Benin
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 39' 6'' North , 2° 35' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
8.65167,2.59472
GeoHash:
G#: s19c5ncrt
GRN:
N06E02
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tchaourou20,971 (2018)26.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
267373
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:267373:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A small gem bearing pegmatite occurrence 400m east of national highway RNIE2 between Ekpa and Toui. Local and Nigerian small scale miners extracted mainly pink, red and dark green tourmaline - most likely of elbaitic composition - from the deeply weathered pegmatite.

This pegmatite, like the numerous other pegmatites from central eastern Benin, is probably related to a major pegmatite field which extends into western Nigeria.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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Wolfgang Hampel, site visit 16 April 2015
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