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Boboti prospect, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Boboti prospect | Prospect |
| Saraya | Department |
| Kédougou Region | Region |
| Senegal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 48' 22'' North , 11° 29' 13'' West
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Mineralization is hosted in albitized subvolcanic andesites and medium- to coarse-grained diorites of the Boboti pluton. Gold grades reach a maximum of 2.6 g/t Au, but mineralized zones are rarely continuous over more than 1 m downhole.
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3 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
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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
