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Kankan diamond District, Kankan Prefecture, Kankan Region, Guineai
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Kankan diamond DistrictDistrict
Kankan PrefecturePrefecture
Kankan RegionRegion
GuineaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
10° 22' 58'' North , 9° 18' 42'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
10.38279,-9.31183
GRN:
N07W07
Type:
District
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
29748
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:29748:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Alluvial diamond mining. Primary diamond sources are Cretaceous diamondiferous kimberlite intrusions nearby.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Breyite
Formula: Ca3Si3O9
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Jeffbenite
Formula: Mg3Al2Si3O12
ⓘ Majorite
Formula: Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘ Periclase
Formula: MgO
ⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase
Formula: (Mg,Fe)O
ⓘ Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
ⓘ 'UM1999-35-SiO:Ca'
Formula: CaSi2O5

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘPericlase4.AB.25MgO
ⓘvar. Ferropericlase4.AB.25(Mg,Fe)O
ⓘPerovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMajorite9.AD.25Mg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
ⓘJeffbenite9.AD.55Mg3Al2Si3O12
ⓘBreyite9.CA.25Ca3Si3O9
Unclassified
ⓘ'UM1999-35-SiO:Ca'-CaSi2O5

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Oⓘ PericlaseMgO
Oⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Oⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase(Mg,Fe)O
Oⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
Oⓘ BreyiteCa3Si3O9
Oⓘ UM1999-35-SiO:CaCaSi2O5
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Mgⓘ PericlaseMgO
Mgⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase(Mg,Fe)O
Mgⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
AlAluminium
Alⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MajoriteMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)3
Siⓘ JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O12
Siⓘ BreyiteCa3Si3O9
Siⓘ UM1999-35-SiO:CaCaSi2O5
CaCalcium
Caⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
Caⓘ BreyiteCa3Si3O9
Caⓘ UM1999-35-SiO:CaCaSi2O5
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PerovskiteCaTiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Periclase var. Ferropericlase(Mg,Fe)O

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References

Stachel, Thomas, Harris, Jeff W., Brey, Gerhard P., Joswig, Werner (2000) Kankan diamonds (Guinea) II: lower mantle inclusion parageneses. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 140 (1) 16-27 doi:10.1007/s004100000174
Stachel, T., Harris, J., Aulbach, S., Deines, P. (2002) Kankan diamonds (Guinea) III: δ13C and nitrogen characteristics of deep diamonds. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 142 (4) 465-475 doi:10.1007/s004100100297
www.the-conference.com (n.d.) http://www.the-conference.com/JConfAbs/5/950.pdf
Weiss, Y., Kessel, R., Griffin, W.L., Kiflawi, I., Klein-BenDavid, O., Bell, D.R., Harris, J.W., 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 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2009.05.038
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