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Native Gold from
Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon


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Native Gold

Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon
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Native Gold

Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon
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Native Gold

Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon
Locality type:District
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:832211
Long-form Identifier:1:3:832211:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Gold in this Region
Dango prospect, Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon
Dondo prospect, Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon
Mobi prospect, Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon
Ovala deposit, Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘOvala deposit, Etéké gold district, Ngounié Province, Gabon
References
Vincent Bouchot, Jean-Louis Feybesse, Palaeoproterozoic gold mineralization of the Etéké Archaean greenstone belt (Gabon): its relation to the Eburnean orogeny, Precambrian Research, Volume 77, Issues 3–4, April 1996, Pages 143-159, ISSN 0301-9268, 10.1016/0301-9268(95)00047-X.
Wilhelm, E., Essono Biyogo, J.P. (1992) Lode gold exploration in the iron rich surficial environment of Gabon. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 43:2, 167-186.
Dalil, Makarim, Mabika, Nazaire Nzaou, Wafik, Amina, Baroudi, Zohir, Ouadjou, Abdelmalek, Gharrabi, Mohamed, Bouwafoud, Amine, El Aouad, Nouamane, Zerhouni, Youssef, Alikouss, Saida (2022) Mineralogy and Geochemistry of Eteké Eburnean Gold Deposit (Gabon) Open Journal of Geology, 12 (3) 294-311 doi:10.4236/ojg.2022.123016
 
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