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Tetrahedrite Subgroup from
Prestea Mine, Bogoso-Prestea mining district, Ashanti gold belt, Ghana


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tetrahedrite Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Prestea Mine, Bogoso-Prestea mining district, Ashanti gold belt, Ghana
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:554323
Long-form Identifier:1:3:554323:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tetrahedrite Subgroup
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘPlant deposit, Bogoso-Prestea mining district, Ashanti gold belt, Ghana
20.4km (12.7 miles) ⓘBogoso North Mine, Bogoso-Prestea mining district, Ashanti gold belt, Ghana
References
Mineralogical Magazine 1997 61 : 879-894.
Afenya, P. M. (1975). Studies in the processing of a carbonaceous gold ore. PhD thesis Imperial College, London
OberthÞr, T., Weiser, T., Amanor, J. A., Chryssoulis, S. L. (1997) Mineralogical siting and distribution of gold in quartz veins and sulfide ores of the Ashanti mine and other deposits in the Ashanti belt of Ghana: genetic implications. Mineralium Deposita, 32 (1) 2-15 doi:10.1007/s001260050068
 
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