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Kabe West prospect, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegali
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Kabe West prospectProspect
SarayaDepartment
Kédougou RegionRegion
SenegalCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 55' 52'' North , 11° 27' 5'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
12.93119,-11.45159
GeoHash:
G#: edrce6j1w
GRN:
N09W08
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
454958
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:454958:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Gold is hosted in intensely albitized igneous rocks that intrude albitized dolostone, fine-grained porphyritic volcanic rocks, and hydrothermal breccias. Gold grades are typically 2 to 4 g/t (locally up to 11.3 g/t). Pyrite is the dominant ore phase and contains up to 1.9 wt % Co and 0.5 wt % Ni.

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5 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Altaite
Formula: PbTe
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Melonite
Formula: NiTe2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAltaite2.CD.10PbTe
ⓘMelonite2.EA.20NiTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

BBoron
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
NiNickel
Niⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ AltaitePbTe
Teⓘ MeloniteNiTe2
AuGold
Auⓘ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ AltaitePbTe

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References

[1]Lambert-Smith, James S., Allibone, Andrew, Treloar, Peter J., Lawrence, David M., Boyce, Adrian J., Fanning, Mark (2020) Stable C, O, and S Isotope Record of Magmatic-Hydrothermal Interactions Between the Falémé Fe Skarn and the Loulo Au Systems in Western Mali. Economic Geology, 115 (7). 1537-1558 doi:10.5382/econgeo.4759
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