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Hesdaba prospect, Dikhil Region, Djiboutii
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Hesdaba prospect | Prospect |
| Dikhil Region | Region |
| Djibouti | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 32' 30'' North , 42° 20' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dikhil | 12,043 (2018) | 48.7km |
| Gâlâfi | 1,849 (2012) | 57.5km |
| 'Ali Sabieh | 40,074 (2017) | 59.5km |
The Hesdaba prospect 18 km to the northwest of Pandora is an extension of the epithermal system and comprises five groups of steeply dipping mineralized corridors hosted in intensely altered basaltic volcanic rocks and rhyolite intrusions tilted 20° to 40° to the southwest. The prospect, located in an erosional window exposing the lower Stratoid series with overlying post-mineral basalt flows (upper Stratoid?), comprises chalcedonic silica and calcite veins up to 5 m wide and stockworks, although there is less brecciation along the veins compared with Pandora.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Smectite Group' Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz var. Chalcedony | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Smectite Group' | - | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Smectite Group | A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- Afar Triangle (Afar Depression)Depression
African Plate
- East African Rift
- Ethiopian RiftNarrow Rift
- Red Sea basinBasin
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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