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Lega Dembi Mine, Megado, Oromia Region, Ethiopiai
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Lega Dembi MineMine
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
5° 27' 29'' North , 38° 53' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
5.45833,38.88889
GeoHash:
G#: sbgxhcwj0
GRN:
N04E27
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Shakiso34,078 (2017)34.2km
Kibre Mengist27,854 (2012)48.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
21854
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:21854:1
GUID (UUID V4):
60f23854-b990-490a-9aec-9118a74dfb78


Shear zone-hosted quartz vein-type gold deposit, worked from four interconnected open pits.
Located NE of Megado.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


47 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Altaite ?
Formula: PbTe
β“˜ Antimony
Formula: Sb
β“˜ Argentopentlandite
Formula: Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Aurostibite
Formula: AuSb2
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Bismuth
Formula: Bi
β“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Breithauptite
Formula: NiSb
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ DufrΓ©noysite
Formula: Pb2As2S5
β“˜ Dyscrasite
Formula: Ag3Sb
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gersdorffite
Formula: NiAsS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Graphite
Formula: C
β“˜ Greigite ?
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2S4
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Jordanite
Formula: Pb14As6S23
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Laitakarite
Formula: Bi4(Se,S)3
β“˜ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Meneghinite
Formula: Pb13CuSb7S24
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Fuchsite
Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
β“˜ Nisbite
Formula: NiSb2
β“˜ Orpiment
Formula: As2S3
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
β“˜ Pilsenite
Formula: Bi4Te3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ StΓΌtzite
Formula: Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
β“˜ 'Tennantite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Troilite
Formula: FeS
β“˜ Tsumoite
Formula: BiTe
β“˜ Ullmannite
Formula: NiSbS
β“˜ Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Bismuth1.CA.05Bi
β“˜Antimony1.CA.05Sb
β“˜Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Dyscrasite2.AA.35Ag3Sb
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜StΓΌtzite2.BA.65Ag5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
β“˜Petzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Argentopentlandite2.BB.15Ag(Fe,Ni)8S8
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Breithauptite2.CC.05NiSb
β“˜Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
β“˜Troilite2.CC.10FeS
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Mackinawite2.CC.25FeS
β“˜Altaite ?2.CD.10PbTe
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
β“˜Greigite ?2.DA.05Fe2+Fe3+2S4
β“˜Tsumoite2.DC.05BiTe
β“˜Laitakarite2.DC.05Bi4(Se,S)3
β“˜Pilsenite2.DC.05Bi4Te3
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Aurostibite2.EB.05aAuSb2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Nisbite2.EB.15aNiSb2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Ullmannite2.EB.25NiSbS
β“˜Gersdorffite2.EB.25NiAsS
β“˜Orpiment2.FA.30As2S3
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜'Tennantite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Meneghinite2.HB.05bPb13CuSb7S24
β“˜DufrΓ©noysite2.HC.05dPb2As2S5
β“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜Jordanite2.JB.30aPb14As6S23
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Fuchsite9.EC.15K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ DufrΓ©noysitePb2As2S5
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Sβ“˜ GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
Sβ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Sβ“˜ LaitakariteBi4(Se,S)3
Sβ“˜ MackinawiteFeS
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Sβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
Sβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ Muscovite var. FuchsiteK(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GreigiteFe2+Fe23+S4
Feβ“˜ MackinawiteFeS
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ TroiliteFeS
Feβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Niβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
Niβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Niβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Niβ“˜ NisbiteNiSb2
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Niβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
Niβ“˜ ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Cuβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ DufrΓ©noysitePb2As2S5
Asβ“˜ GersdorffiteNiAsS
Asβ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Asβ“˜ NickelineNiAs
Asβ“˜ OrpimentAs2S3
Asβ“˜ Tennantite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)As4S12S
SeSelenium
Seβ“˜ LaitakariteBi4(Se,S)3
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ ArgentopentlanditeAg(Fe,Ni)8S8
Agβ“˜ DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
Agβ“˜ StΓΌtziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ AntimonySb
Sbβ“˜ AurostibiteAuSb2
Sbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ BreithauptiteNiSb
Sbβ“˜ DyscrasiteAg3Sb
Sbβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
Sbβ“˜ NisbiteNiSb2
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ UllmanniteNiSbS
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Teβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teβ“˜ PilseniteBi4Te3
Teβ“˜ StΓΌtziteAg5-xTe3, x = 0.24-0.36
Teβ“˜ TsumoiteBiTe
AuGold
Auβ“˜ AurostibiteAuSb2
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ PetziteAg3AuTe2
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AltaitePbTe
Pbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ DufrΓ©noysitePb2As2S5
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ JordanitePb14As6S23
Pbβ“˜ MeneghinitePb13CuSb7S24
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthBi
Biβ“˜ LaitakariteBi4(Se,S)3
Biβ“˜ PilseniteBi4Te3
Biβ“˜ TsumoiteBiTe

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References

Billay, A.Y., Kisters, A.F.M., Meyer, F.M., and Schneider, J. (1997): The geology of the Lega Dembi gold deposit, southern Ethiopia: implications for Pan-African gold exploration. Mineralium Deposita 32, 491-504.
Cook, Nigel J, Ciobanu, Christina L (2000) Investigation of opaque mineralogy, Lega Dembi gold deposit, Ethiopia. (114)
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