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Chlorite Group from
Goro Mine, Yaté, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Goro Mine, Yaté, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:904734
Long-form Identifier:1:3:904734:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
18.6km (11.6 miles) ⓘChromitite body No. 3, Ouen Island ophiolite, Ouen Island, Le Mont-Dore, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘOuen Island ophiolite, Ouen Island, Le Mont-Dore, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France
79.6km (49.5 miles) ⓘKoum Granodiorite, Thio, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘKoum Au deposit, Thio, Southern Province, New Caledonia, France
References
Wells, Martin A., Ramanaidou, Erick R., Verrall, Michael, Tessarolo, Christian (2009) Mineralogy and crystal chemistry of "garnierites" in the Goro lateritic nickel deposit, New Caledonia. European Journal of Mineralogy, 21 (2) 467-483 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1910
Berger, Vladimir I., Singer, Donald A., Bliss, James D., Moring, Barry C. (2011) Ni-Co laterite deposits of the world-database and grade and tonnage models. Open-File Report 2011-1058. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20111058
Wells, Martin A.; Ramanaidou, Erick R.; Zakaria Quadir, Md; Roberts, Malcolm; Bourdet, Julien; Verrall, Michael (2022) Morphology, composition and dissolution of chromite in the Goro lateritic nickel deposit, New Caledonia: Insight into ophiolite and laterite genesis. Ore Geology Reviews, 143. 104752 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2022.104752
 
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