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Mankoadze pegmatite field, Gomoa Central District, Central Region, Ghanai
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Type:
Pegmatite Field
Mindat Locality ID:
300808
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300808:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mankwadzi; Mankwadze; Mankoadze field,


Outcrops of a banded ferruginous manganiferous rock occur near Mankwadze village approximately 8 km west of Winneba.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘRhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
ⓘPyroxmangite9.DO.05Mn2+SiO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Mnⓘ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]

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References

Dzigbodi-Adjimah, K. (2004): The mineralogy and petrography of the ferruginous manganese rocks at Mankwadzi, Ghana. Journal of African Earth Sciences 38, 293-315.
www.getamap.net (n.d.) http://www.getamap.net/maps/ghana/ghana_(general)/_mankwadzi/
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