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Mboukoumassi deposit, Madingo-Kayes, Kouilou Department, Republic of the Congoi
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Mboukoumassi depositDeposit
Madingo-KayesDistrict
Kouilou DepartmentDepartment
Republic of the CongoCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
4° 15' South , 11° 48' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-4.25000,11.80000
GRN:
S03E09
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
424100
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:424100:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The deposit is hosted in Cretaceous strata and covered by Quaternary sediments. The Cretaceous sedimentary strata consist of basal continental sedimentary rocks, a middle stratum of rock salt, and a capping of marine sedimentary rocks. The rock salt layer thickens from the edges to the center of the basin, with thickness in the range of 170–600 m.

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7 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded


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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
ⓘ Bischofite
Formula: MgCl2 · 6H2O
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Carnallite
Formula: KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Halite
Formula: NaCl
ⓘ Tachyhydrite
Formula: CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘHalite3.AA.20NaCl
ⓘCarnallite3.BA.10KMgCl3 · 6H2O
ⓘBischofite3.BB.15MgCl2 · 6H2O
ⓘTachyhydrite3.BB.35CaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘAnhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Hⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Hⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ HaliteNaCl
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
ClChlorine
Clⓘ BischofiteMgCl2 · 6H2O
Clⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
Clⓘ HaliteNaCl
Clⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O
KPotassium
Kⓘ CarnalliteKMgCl3 · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caⓘ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ TachyhydriteCaMg2Cl6 · 12H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Zhao, Xian-Fu, Wang, Zong-Qi, Qiu, Jun-Ting, Song, Yang (2016) Reflectance Spectral Characteristics of Minerals in the Mboukoumassi Sylvite Deposit, Kouilou Province, Congo. Minerals, 6 (2). 55pp. doi:10.3390/min6020055
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