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Baro river basin titanium placers, Gambela Region, Ethiopiai
Regional Level Types
Baro river basin titanium placersAlluvials
Gambela RegionRegion
EthiopiaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude:
7° North , 34° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~145km
GRN:
N06E24
Locality type:
Alluvials


Widespread placer deposits explored for titanium along the Baro river, neighboring rivers and their tributaries, including the Avicho, Biddatinna, Birbir (also well known for its PGMs), Gegewy, Golli, Namgu, Sacco, and Wanshaye, some of them extending upstream into Ilubabor province too.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ 'Hornblende'
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ 'Olivine Group'
Formula: M2SiO4
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Scheelite
Formula: Ca(WO4)
Description: rare
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ 'Spinel Subgroup'
Formula: A2+D3+2O4
Description: (undetermined species other than magnetite and chromite)
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 419-422 (Ministry of Mines, Addis Ababa, 720 pages)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Scheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Hornblende'-
β“˜'Olivine Group'-M2SiO4
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜'Spinel Subgroup'-A2+D3+2O4
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ Spinel SubgroupA2+D23+O4
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Olivine GroupM2SiO4
Siβ“˜ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ ScheeliteCa(WO4)

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