Bomi Hills Iron Mine, Bomi County, Liberiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bomi Hills Iron Mine | Mine |
| Bomi County | County |
| Liberia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
6° 53' 51'' North , 10° 49' 39'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tubmanburg | 3,155 (2014) | 3.1km |
| Bopolu | 2,908 (2012) | 42.0km |
| Bensonville | 33,188 (2015) | 55.4km |
| Kakata | 33,945 (2015) | 66.3km |
| Zimmi | 4,796 (2015) | 70.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
145016
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145016:6
GUID (UUID V4):
bf1fb172-b075-45d0-9e53-c1bdc51fcaa5
Magnetite and hematite deposit comprising two closely spaced hills.
Located about 65 km north of Monrovia and about 2 km west of the Boporo-Suehn trail.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Leucophosphite Formula: KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| β 'Limonite' |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Phosphosiderite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rockbridgeite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| β Strengite Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Rockbridgeite | 8.BC.10 | Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| β | Phosphosiderite | 8.CD.05 | FePO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Strengite | 8.CD.10 | FePO4 Β· 2H2O |
| β | Leucophosphite | 8.DH.10 | KFe3+2(PO4)2(OH) Β· 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| H | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| H | β Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| H | β Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| H | β Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| O | β Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| P | β Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| P | β Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| P | β Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Leucophosphite | KFe23+(PO4)2(OH) · 2H2O |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Phosphosiderite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
| Fe | β Rockbridgeite | Fe2+Fe43+(PO4)3(OH)5 |
| Fe | β Strengite | FePO4 · 2H2O |
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Bomi Hills Iron Mine, Bomi County, Liberia