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Western Meiganga gold placer, Mbéré, Adamawa Region, Camerooni
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Western Meiganga gold placerPlacer
MbéréDepartment
Adamawa RegionRegion
CameroonCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
6° 33' North , 14° 2' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
6.55000,14.03333
GeoHash:
G#: s31vr26u8
GRN:
N05E10
Type:
Placer
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Meïganga80,100 (2012)29.7km
Bélel6,831 (2012)71.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
425131
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:425131:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Gravel deposits at Békasiki, Doua, and Kaladi

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2 valid minerals.

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ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
FFluorine
Fⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Kanouo, Nguo Sylvestre, Gabriel Ngueutchoua, Arnaud Patrice Kouske, Rose Fouateu Yongue, and Akella Satya Venkatesh. (2018) "Trace Element and U–Pb Core Age for Zircons from Western Meiganga Gold Placer, Cameroon: Their Genesis and Archean-Proterozoic Sources" Minerals 8, no. 5: 194. https://doi.org/10.3390/min8050194
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