Unnamed Au-Te occurrence, Diabatou, Piéla Department, Gnagna Province, Est Region, Burkina Fasoi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Au-Te occurrence | Occurrence |
Diabatou | - not defined - |
Piéla Department | Department |
Gnagna Province | Province |
Est Region | Region |
Burkina Faso | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 41' 30'' North , 0° 4' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
242216
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:242216:2
GUID (UUID V4):
5605d199-9077-474f-8505-00be7266157b
Name(s) in local language(s):
Diabatou, Piela Department, Gnagna Province, Est Région, République de Haute-Volta
A series of mineralized quartz veins trending N35 in Birimian greenstones situated some 6.3 km southwest of Diabatou. The Au-Te mineralization formed at approximately 300°C.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Altaite Formula: PbTe |
ⓘ Calaverite Formula: AuTe2 |
ⓘ Coloradoite Formula: HgTe |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Gold var. Electrum Formula: (Au,Ag) |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold var. Electrum | 1.AA.05 | (Au,Ag) |
ⓘ | 1.AA.05 | Au | |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Coloradoite | 2.CB.05a | HgTe |
ⓘ | Altaite | 2.CD.10 | PbTe |
ⓘ | Calaverite | 2.EA.10 | AuTe2 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | ⓘ Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Te | Tellurium | |
Te | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
Te | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
Te | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Calaverite | AuTe2 |
Au | ⓘ Gold var. Electrum | (Au,Ag) |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Hg | Mercury | |
Hg | ⓘ Coloradoite | HgTe |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Altaite | PbTe |
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