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Massawa deposit (Massawa prospect), Tambacounda Region, Senegali
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Massawa deposit (Massawa prospect)Deposit
Tambacounda RegionRegion
SenegalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 57' 14'' North , 12° 0' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
12.95396,-12.01454
GRN:
N09W09
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kédougou17,922 (2017)47.8km
Owned/operated by:
Randgold Resources (83.3%)
Mindat Locality ID:
272282
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:272282:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Greenstone gold deposit.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Ankerite
Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Aurostibite
Formula: AuSb2
ⓘ Chalcostibite
Formula: CuSbS2
ⓘ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
ⓘ Jamesonite
Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Robinsonite
Formula: Pb4Sb6S13
ⓘ Roshchinite
Formula: Ag19Pb10Sb51S96
ⓘ Stibnite
Formula: Sb2S3
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)
Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ Zinkenite
Formula: Pb9Sb22S42

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘStibnite2.DB.05Sb2S3
ⓘMolybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
ⓘAurostibite2.EB.05aAuSb2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘCobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
ⓘGersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘTetrahedrite-(Zn)2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ⓘChalcostibite2.HA.05CuSbS2
ⓘJamesonite2.HB.15Pb4FeSb6S14
ⓘRobinsonite2.HC.20Pb4Sb6S13
ⓘZinkenite2.JB.35aPb9Sb22S42
ⓘRoshchinite2.JB.40aAg19Pb10Sb51S96
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13
Sⓘ RoshchiniteAg19Pb10Sb51S96
Sⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sⓘ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CoCobalt
Coⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Niⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asⓘ CobaltiteCoAsS
Asⓘ GersdorffiteNiAsS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agⓘ RoshchiniteAg19Pb10Sb51S96
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ AurostibiteAuSb2
Sbⓘ ChalcostibiteCuSbS2
Sbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Sbⓘ RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13
Sbⓘ RoshchiniteAg19Pb10Sb51S96
Sbⓘ StibniteSb2S3
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbⓘ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S
AuGold
Auⓘ AurostibiteAuSb2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
Pbⓘ JamesonitePb4FeSb6S14
Pbⓘ RobinsonitePb4Sb6S13
Pbⓘ RoshchiniteAg19Pb10Sb51S96
Pbⓘ ZinkenitePb9Sb22S42

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
West AfricaUN Subregion

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References

The Massawa gold deposit, Eastern Senegal, West Africa: an orogenic gold deposit sourced from magmatically derived fluids? in Abdurrahman, A., J. C. Ø. Andersen, and B. J. Williamson. "Meeting of the Geological Society’s Mineral Deposits Studies Group was held on the 2nd–4th January 2013 at the University of Leicester, UK." Applied Earth Science (Trans. Inst. Min. Metall. B) 121.4 (2012): 211.
P. J. Treloar, D. M. Lawrence, D. Senghor, A. Boyce, and P. Harbidge (2015): The Massawa gold deposit, Eastern Senegal, West Africa: an orogenic gold deposit sourced from magmatically derived fluids? Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 393, 135-160.
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