Regional Report: Gabon

Became independent from France on August 17, 1960. Gabon is divided into 9 provinces, which are subdivided into 37 départements (departments).

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Anglesite - 35, 2

'Apatite' - 15

Apatite-(CaF) - 34

Bariandite - 24

Baryte - 34, 24

Brackebuschite - 24

Calcite - 34

Carnotite - 24

Chalcopyrite - 24

Chervetite - 34, 24

'Chlorite Group' - 34, 35, 2

Chromite - 21

Coffinite - 34, 24, 2

Corvusite - 24

Crandallite - 15

Cryptomelane - 22

Curienite - 34, 24, 6, 19, 35

Dewindtite - 34, 24

Diamond - 21

Donbassite - 35

Duttonite - 34, 24

Florencite-(La) - 2

Francevillite - 34, 24, 6, 19, 35

Françoisite-(Nd) - 2

Galena - 34, 24, 35, 2

Goethite - 24, 15, 4, 17, 3, 5, 20, 16, 27

Gold - 26, 25, 28, 30, 31, 38, 36, 1, 7, 8, 23

Hematite - 37, 15, 4, 17, 3, 5, 20, 16, 27, 18

Illite - 34, 35, 2

Ilsemannite - 24

Johannite - 24

Kaolinite - 15

Karelianite - 34, 24

Kasolite - 34, 24

Kutnohorite - 22

Lenoblite - 24

Magnetite - 15, 4, 17, 3, 5, 20, 16, 27, 18

Manganite - 22

Melanovanadite - 24

Metavanuralite - 34, 24

Montroseite - 34, 24

Mounanaite - 24

Muscovite - 36

Nolanite - 34, 24

'Pitchblende' - 34, 24, 6, 19, 35

Pyrite - 34, 24, 22, 36

Pyrochlore - 15

Pyrolusite - 22

Quartz - 34, 36, 15, 1, 4

Rhodochrosite - 22

Roscoelite - 34, 24

Schubnelite - 24

Sphalerite - 24

Sudoite - 34

Torbernite - 34, 24, 6, 19, 35

'Tourmaline' - 36

Uraninite - 34, 24, 6, 19, 35, 2

Uranopilite - 2

Vanadinite - 24

Vanuralite - 34, 24

Wölsendorfite - 34

Wulfenite - 34, 24

Zircon - 2

63 minerals listed.

Locality Key

1	Bakoudou deposit, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
2	Bangombé, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
3	Batoala, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon
4	Belinga, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon
5	Boka Boka, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon
6	Boyindzi Mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
7	Dango prospect, Gabon
8	Dondo prospect, Gabon
9	Estuaire Province, Gabon
10	Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
11	Gabon
12	Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
13	Kiene deposit, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
14	Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
15	Mabounie Nb prospect, Moyen-Ogooué Province, Gabon
16	Mebaga, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon
17	Mékambo, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon
18	Mela, Estuaire Province, Gabon
19	Mikouloungou Mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon

20	Minkebe, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon
21	Mitzic, Okano Department, Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon
22	Moanda Mine, Moanda, Léboumbi-Leyou Department, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
23	Mobi prospect, Gabon
24	Mounana Mine (Mouana Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
25	Moyen-Ogooué Province, Gabon
26	N'Dangi, Gabon
27	N'gama, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon
28	Ngounié Province, Gabon
29	Nyanga Province, Gabon
30	Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon
31	Ogooué-Lolo Province, Gabon
32	Ogooué-Maritime Province, Gabon
33	Okano Department, Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon
34	Oklo Mine, Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
35	Oklobondo Mine (Okélobondo Mine), Franceville, Haut-Ogooué Province, Gabon
36	Ovala prospect, Gabon
37	Tchbanga Mouteli, Tchibanga, Mougoutsi Department, Nyanga Province, Gabon
38	Woleu-Ntem Province, Gabon

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