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Diamond from West Africa

Ghana
 
  • Ashanti gold belt
    • Tarkwa
The Canadian Mineralogist Vol. 35,p p.587-595(1997)
  • Ashanti Region
Chirico, P.G., Malpeli, K.C., Anum, Solomon, Phillips, E.C., (2010), Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Ghana: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5045, 25 p.
  • Eastern Region
    • Birim North District
Chirico, P.G., Malpeli, K.C., Anum, Solomon, Phillips, E.C., (2010), Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Ghana: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5045, 25 p.
    • Denkyembour District
Chirico, P.G., Malpeli, K.C., Anum, Solomon, Phillips, E.C., (2010), Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Ghana: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5045, 25 p.
De Hoog, J. C. M., Stachel, T., & Harris, J. W. (2019). Trace-element geochemistry of diamond-hosted olivine inclusions from the Akwatia Mine, West African Craton: implications for diamond paragenesis and geothermobarometry. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 174(12), 100.
Stachel, T., and Harris, J.W. (1997): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 127, 336-352.
  • Oti Region
Chirico, P.G., Malpeli, K.C., Anum, Solomon, Phillips, E.C., (2010), Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Ghana: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5045, 25 p.
  • Western Region
    • Bogoso
RO Meyer collection
Chirico, P.G., Malpeli, K.C., Anum, Solomon, Phillips, E.C., (2010), Alluvial diamond resource potential and production capacity assessment of Ghana: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2010–5045, 25 p.
Kwamina B. Dickson (1969) A Historical Geography of Ghana. Cambridge University Press 394p.
Guinea
 
  • Faranah Region
    • Dinguiraye Prefecture
Cedrick Gineste
  • Kankan Region
Weiss, Y., Kessel, R., Griffin, W. L., Kiflawi, I., Klein-BenDavid, O., Bell, D. R., ... & Navon, O. (2009). A new model for the evolution of diamond-forming fluids: Evidence from microinclusion-bearing diamonds from Kankan, Guinea. Lithos, 112, 660-674.
Stachel, T., Harris, J., Aulbach, S., & Deines, P. (2002). Kankan diamonds (Guinea) III: ÎŽ13C and nitrogen characteristics of deep diamonds. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 142(4), 465-475.
    • KĂ©rouanĂ© Prefecture
Sutherland, D.G. (1993) Drainage Basin Evolution in Southeast Guinea and the Development of Diamondiferous Placer Deposits. Economic Geology, 88(1), 44-54.
      • Gbenko
Yager, T. R. (2004). Guinea, Liberia, AND Sierra Leone. USGS Minerals Yearbook, 3, 171.
  • NzĂ©rĂ©korĂ© Region
    • Macenta Prefecture
D. Bering - et al. (1998): Evaluation de l’inventaire des ressources minĂ©rales de GuinĂ©e – Etude.- Direction nationale de la recherche gĂ©ologique et miniĂšre (Conakry), BGR (Hannover).- Hannover: Bundesanstalt fĂŒr Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe.- 109 + 51 p.: ill. + atlas (12 cartes: en coul.).CoopĂ©ration technique - N° de projet: 94.2025.8
Ivory Coast
 
  • VallĂ©e du Bandama
    • Hambol
      • Niakaramandougou Department
Teeuw, R. M. (2002). Regolith and diamond deposits around Tortiya, Ivory Coast, West Africa. Catena, 49(1), 111-127.
(n.d.) Collection, Natural History Museum Vienna.
  • Woroba
    • Worodougou
      • SĂ©guĂ©la department
        • Bobi occurrence
Mining Annual Review(1985):453.
Pouclet A. (2004) DĂ©couverte d’un diatrĂšme de kimberlite diamantifĂšre. C.R.Geoscience 336, 9-17
        • Toubabouko
Pouclet A. (2004) DĂ©couverte d’un diatrĂšme de kimberlite diamantifĂšre. C.R.Geoscience 336, 9-17.
Liberia
 
  • Gbarpolu County
    • Belleh
USGS (2005) MInerals Yearbook 2004.
USGS (2005) MInerals Yearbook 2004.
  • Lofa County
USGS (2005) MInerals Yearbook 2004.
  • Nimba County
    • Leewehpea-Mahn
Force, Eric R. (1983) Geology of Nimba County, Liberia. Bulletin Vol. 1540. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1540
Force, Eric R. (1983) Geology of Nimba County, Liberia. Bulletin Vol. 1540. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1540
    • Sanniquellie-Mah
Diamond crystals in the collection of Rock Currier
Force, Eric R. (1983) Geology of Nimba County, Liberia. Bulletin Vol. 1540. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1540
Force, Eric R. (1983) Geology of Nimba County, Liberia. Bulletin Vol. 1540. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1540
    • Yarmein
Force, Eric R. (1983) Geology of Nimba County, Liberia. Bulletin Vol. 1540. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b1540
Mauritania
 
  • Adrar Region
Mining Journal May 7, 1999, p.334
  • Assaba Region
    • Ouassat
Investors Brief, Rex Diamond Mining Corp., Ltd.
  • Tiris Zemmour Region
    • Tenoumer area
www.rexmining.be (n.d.) http://www.rexmining.be/rdmc/Pressroom/1999/1999_06_29_E.htm.
    • Touajil area
Investors Brief, Rex Diamond Mining Corp. Ltd.
users.pandora.be (n.d.) http://users.pandora.be/Globaltrade/streetwire.html.
Nigeria
 
  • Yobe
    • Bogga Dingare
Buseck, P. R. (2011). Diamond, Bucky-Diamond, Graphite-Diamond, Al-Silicate, and Stishovite in the Gujba CB Chondrite. 74th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society, held August 8-12, 2011 in London, UK. Published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science Supplement, id. #5227.
Garvie, L. A. J.
Németh, P.
Sierra Leone
 
  • Eastern Province
    • Kenema District
Stellar Diamonds plc
    • Kono District
Hills, D.V., Haggerty, S.E. (1989) Petrochemistry of eclogites from the Koidu Kimberlite Complex, Sierra Leone. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 103, 397–422
Ross, J. (1989) Kimberlites and Related Rocks: Their composition, occurrence, origin and emplacement. Geological Society of Australia Incorporated, 1271 pp.
A diamond crystal in the collection of Rock Currier
  • Northern Province
    • Bombali District
(n.d.) Collection, Natural History Museum Vienna.
  • Southern Province
    • Pujehun District
Smit, K. V., D’Haenens-Johansson, U. F., Howell, D., Loudin, L. C., & Wang, W. (2018). Deformation-related spectroscopic features in natural Type Ib-IaA diamonds from Zimmi (West African craton). Mineralogy and Petrology, 112(1), 243-257.
 
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