Tenkoto, Kédougou, Kédougou Region, Senegali
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tenkoto | Mine |
| Kédougou | Department |
| Kédougou Region | Region |
| Senegal | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 40' 20'' North , 12° 16' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kédougou | 17,922 (2017) | 16.7km |
A gold mine and village.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Seck F. (1999). Mise en place du granite de Tenkoto, implications dans la minéralisation aurifère dans la zone de Kanoumering (Sénégal oriental). Mém. Ing IST. UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal, 105pp. |
| ⓘ Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Seck F. (1999). Mise en place du granite de Tenkoto, implications dans la minéralisation aurifère dans la zone de Kanoumering (Sénégal oriental). Mém. Ing IST. UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal, 105pp. |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Ritz, M., Parisot, J. C., Diouf, S., Beauvais, A., Dione, F., & Niang, M. (1999). Electrical imaging of lateritic weathering mantles over granitic and metamorphic basement of eastern Senegal, West Africa. Journal of applied geophysics, 41(4), 335-344. |
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Seck F. (1999). Mise en place du granite de Tenkoto, implications dans la minéralisation aurifère dans la zone de Kanoumering (Sénégal oriental). Mém. Ing IST. UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal, 105pp. |
| ⓘ Pyromorphite Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Seck F. (1999). Mise en place du granite de Tenkoto, implications dans la minéralisation aurifère dans la zone de Kanoumering (Sénégal oriental). Mém. Ing IST. UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal, 105pp. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Seck F. (1999). Mise en place du granite de Tenkoto, implications dans la minéralisation aurifère dans la zone de Kanoumering (Sénégal oriental). Mém. Ing IST. UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal, 105pp. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Pyromorphite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Tagini, B. (1959) Mission de recherche minérale de Kédougou compte rendu de la compagne 1958-1959. BRGM, 105 pp.
Seck F. (1999) Mise en place du granite de Tenkoto, implications dans la minéralisation aurifère dans la zone de Kanoumering (Sénégal oriental). Mém. Ing IST. UCAD, Dakar, Sénégal, 105 pp.
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Tenkoto, Kédougou, Kédougou Region, Senegal