| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Loulo Mining area, Kéniéba Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 154017 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:154017:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Tourmaline in this Region |
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| Gara open pit, Loulo Mining area, Kéniéba Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali |
| Yalea Open Pit, Loulo Mining area, Kéniéba Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘGara open pit, Loulo Mining area, Kéniéba Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali |
| 6.8km (4.2 miles) | ⓘYalea Open Pit, Loulo Mining area, Kéniéba Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali |
| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘKabe West prospect, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal |
| 17.8km (11.1 miles) | ⓘFaleme River, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal |
| 94.5km (58.7 miles) | ⓘSadiola (Sadiola Mine), Sadiola Commune, Kayes Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali |
| References |
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Lawrence, D. M., Treloar, P. J., Rankin, A. H., Harbidge, P., Holliday, J. (2013) The Geology and Mineralogy of the Loulo Mining District, Mali, West Africa: Evidence for Two Distinct Styles of Orogenic Gold Mineralization. Economic Geology, 108 (2) 199-227 doi:10.2113/econgeo.108.2.199 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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