Bélinga iron ore deposit, Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gaboni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bélinga iron ore deposit | - not defined - |
| Ogooué-Ivindo Province | Province |
| Gabon | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
1° 8' 35'' North , 13° 11' 50'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Town with as yet unexploited iron ore deposits. These ore deposits extend into neighbouring Cameroon and Congo.
Located near the Congo-Brazzaville border.
The iron ore deposit was already discovered in 1895.
It is bound to the Archaean North Gabon Massif.
The Bélinga iron ore deposit is the biggest iron deposit in Gabon with
more than 600 Mt of high grade ore. As of 2017 the deposit is undeveloped.
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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| ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1211 |
| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Reference: Sims, S.J. (1973) Belinga iron ore deposit (Gabon). Earth Sciences 9, 323-334.
http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1211 |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: http://www.portergeo.com.au/database/mineinfo.asp?mineid=mn1211 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Sims, S.J. (1973) Belinga iron ore deposit (Gabon). Earth Sciences 9, 323-334. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Sims, S.J. (1973) Belinga iron ore deposit (Gabon). Earth Sciences 9, 323-334.
Kondja, S.J., Ondo, S.M.N., Minko, A.E., Mikolo, F.M. (2017) The Bélinga Iron Ore Deposit (~2.8 Ga), NE-Gabon: Reactualization and New Interpretations on Crests. European Scientific Journal 13:24, 307-321.
Boisson, P. (1978) les gisements de Belinga (Gabon). Revue de Metallurgie 75:2, 115-121.
Combes, A., Derkmann, K., Donzeau, M., Moumpossa, S., Nziba, N., Vadala, P. (1986) Fer Haut-Ivindo, Rapport géologique. Rapport BRGM-86-GAB-094a, 178 pages.
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