Locality type:

Mountain

Classification

Species:

Hematite

Formula:

Fe₂O₃

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

271065

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:271065:5

GUID (UUID V4):

59e504e1-69cd-4e7a-add6-eb549fbb3839

Nearest other occurrences of Hematite

8.5km (5.3 miles)

ⓘ Falémé Deposits, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal

22.5km (14.0 miles)

ⓘ Loulo Mine (Gounkoto mine; Loulo-Gounkoto mine complex), Loulo Mining area, Falémé River area, Sitakilly Commune, Kéniéba Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali

69.6km (43.2 miles)

ⓘ Falea, Faléa Commune, Kéniéba Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali

References

Gineste, C. & Bantsimba, C. (2005): Sénégalite et phosphates associés de Kouroudiako, Falémé, Sénégal. Le Règne Minéral, 65, 13-24.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	*Cairncross, Bruce (2019) The Where of Mineral Names: Senegalite, Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Tambacounda Region, Senegal. Rocks & Minerals, 94 (5) 460-462 doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1619141*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	za Figure 1. Phosphate mining site in the Dakar region (Niayes arrondissement), near the town of Mboro...Diallo photo. SENEGALITE Mount Kourou Diakouma Saraya, Tambacounda Region, Senegal Figure 2. A vug containing...oxide/ hydroxide matrix. Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Tambacounda region, Senegal. Bruce Cairncross specimen...A RARE HYDRATED ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE NAMED AFTER SENEGAL IN WEST AFRICA, WHERE IT WAS FIRST DISCOVERED (JOHAN...is a hill cited as Mount Kourou Diakouma (Kouroudiako from earlier usage), Saraya, Falémé River basin
	Cairncross, Bruce (2019) The Where of Mineral Names: Gamagarite, Gloucester Mine, Gamagara Hills, Postmasburg Manganese and Iron-Ore Field, South Africa. Rocks & Minerals, 94 (3) 280-285 doi:10.1080/00357529.2019.1567231	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	(Hakumaru) mine in Japan. Although the Postmasburg region is not economically as important today as the Kalahari...that manganese and iron deposits occurred in the region. However, it was only in 1925 when Thomas Shone...remoteness in the Kalahari diaspore, ephesite, and hematite with bixbyite being the semidesert. Sacco recognized...This Column SENEGALITE Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya Tambacounda Region, Senegal 284 ROCKS & MINERALS

Hematite from Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal

Hematite from
Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal