Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)

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Officially named Republic of the Congo; formerly known as Middle Congo, French Congo and Congo-Brazzaville.
The Republic of Congo is divided into twelve departments [these departments replaced former regions in 2002]. Each department is subdivided into districts and communes, except Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, which are subdivided into arrondissements.

Not to be mistaken for Congo (the former Belgian Congo, Congo-Kinshasa and Zaire) (http://www.mindat.org/loc-14231.html).

References

- Laurent, Y. & R. Pierrot (1962), Nouvelles données sur la bisbeeite, Bull. Soc. Franc. Min. Crist.: 85: 177-180

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Anhydrite Anorthite var: Labradorite Antigorite Augite Aurichalcite Azurite Bisbeeite Bischofite Boracite Calcite Carnallite Cerussite Chalcocite Chalcopyrite 'Chlorite Group'

Chromite Chrysocolla 'Clay' Congolite (TL) Copper Cuprite Descloizite Diamond Diopside Dioptase Dolomite Elbaite Enstatite var: Bronzite Fornacite (TL) Forsterite

Germanite 'Glass' Goethite Gold Halite Hematite Hemimorphite Hercynite var: Picotite Ilmenite Libethenite Liddicoatite Malachite Mimetite Plancheite (TL) Pseudomalachite

Pyrite Pyromorphite Quartz Rossmanite Scorodite Silver Smithsonite Sylvite Tachyhydrite Vanadinite 'Wad' Willemite Wulfenite

69 entries listed. 49 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

Localities in this Region

Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) Bouenza Department Boko Songho District M'Passa Mine M'Fouati District M'fouati M'fouati Mine Brazzaville Department Brazzaville Cuvette-Ouest Department Cuvette Department Kouilou Department Holle potash deposit Makola deposit Mengo mine area Youbi deposit Lékoumou Department Zanaga Likouala Department Niari Department Mougongo prospect Yanga Koubanza (Yanga Koubenza) deposit

Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) Plateaux Department Pointe-Noire Department Pool Department Kindanba District Renéville Renéville Mine (Djoué Mines) Amelie prospect Bel adit Indus Mine (Indus prospect) Mindouli District Kimbedi Kimbanga prospects (Kimbanga mine) Pata quarry Songo II quarry Songo quarry Mpita prospect (Mpita mine) Mindouli Pimbi hill 'Mbumba Sanda carriere (Sanda quarry; Sanda Mine) Simba Mine Sangha Department