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Kotopre prospect, Obuasi Gold Project, Obuasi Municipal District, Ashanti Region, Ghanai
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Kotopre prospectProspect
Obuasi Gold ProjectProject
Obuasi Municipal DistrictDistrict
Ashanti RegionRegion
GhanaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
6° North , 1° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
GRN:
N05W02
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
433249
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:433249:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Paratellurite
Formula: TeO2
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
ⓘ Tellurite
Formula: TeO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘTellurite4.DE.20TeO2
ⓘParatellurite4.DE.25TeO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘScorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ParatelluriteTeO2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Oⓘ TelluriteTeO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
FeIron
Feⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
AgSilver
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
TeTellurium
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ ParatelluriteTeO2
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teⓘ TelluriteTeO2
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
Ghana
West AfricaUN Subregion

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References

Bowell, R. J. (1992) Supergene gold mineralogy at Ashanti, Ghana: Implications for the supergene behaviour of gold. Mineralogical Magazine, 56 (385) 545-560 doi:10.1180/minmag.1992.056.385.10
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