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Mayo Salah pluton, Tcholliré, Mayo-Rey, North Region, Camerooni
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Mayo Salah plutonPluton
TcholliréCommune
Mayo-ReyDepartment
North RegionRegion
CameroonCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 29' 41'' North , 13° 41' 23'' East
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The Mayo Salah pluton (3 km long and 2 km wide) intrudes the schists of the Poli Group with a concordant contact.

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16 valid minerals.

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Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
'Allanite Group'
Formula: {A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Columbite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Epidote
Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
'Feldspar Group'
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
'K Feldspar'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
'Limonite'
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.
'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.
Thorite
Formula: Th(SiO4)
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Uraninite
Formula: UO2
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.
'Wad'
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.
'Wolframite Group'
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Reference: Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.; Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Columbite-(Mn)4.DB.35Mn2+Nb2O6
'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Niobium-bearing Rutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Epidote9.BG.05a{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Thorite9.AD.30Th(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Allanite Group'-{A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
'Feldspar Group'-
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'K Feldspar'-KAlSi3O8
'Limonite'-
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
'Wad'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Allanite Group{A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
H Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O Allanite Group{A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
O Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O ThoriteTh(SiO4)
O SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
O Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O UraniniteUO2
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
O Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Al Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
SiSilicon
Si Allanite Group{A12+REE3+}{M13+M23+M32+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Si Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si ThoriteTh(SiO4)
Si SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
PPhosphorus
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K K FeldsparKAlSi3O8
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
MnManganese
Mn SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mn Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
FeIron
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Fe Epidote{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Nb Columbite-(Mn)Mn2+Nb2O6
Nb Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile(Ti,Nb)O2
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
ThThorium
Th ThoriteTh(SiO4)
UUranium
U UraniniteUO2

References

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Fosso Tchunte, P., Tchameni, R., André-Mayer, A. S., Dakoure, H., Turlin, F., Poujol, M., ... & Rouer, O. (2018). Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite. Minerals, 8(5), 188.
Fosso Tchunte, Periclex Martial, Rigobert Tchameni, Anne-Sylvie André-Mayer, Hilaire Somtebda Dakoure, François Turlin, Marc Poujol, Emmanuel Negue Nomo, Alliance Nicaise Saha Fouotsa, and Olivier Rouer. (2018) "Evidence for Nb-Ta Occurrences in the Syn-Tectonic Pan-African Mayo Salah Leucogranite (Northern Cameroon): Constraints from Nb-Ta Oxide Mineralogy, Geochemistry and U-Pb LA-ICP-MS Geochronology on Columbite and Monazite" Minerals 8, no. 5: 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050188

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