Agbaja Iron Deposit, Lokoja, Kogi, Nigeriai
Regional Level Types | |
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Agbaja Iron Deposit | Deposit |
Lokoja | Local Government Area |
Kogi | State |
Nigeria | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 0' 17'' North , 6° 38' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Koton-Karfe | 10,709 (2016) | 20.4km |
Lokoja | 60,579 (2016) | 25.9km |
Icheu | 14,704 (2018) | 36.4km |
Ajaokuta | 15,144 (2016) | 49.2km |
Dekina | 11,067 (2016) | 57.1km |
Owned/operated by:
Mindat Locality ID:
204629
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:204629:0
GUID (UUID V4):
471f794d-6c6a-4acc-8138-21a60a8348ec
Ironstone deposit, discovered in 1911.
Located northwest of Lokoja on the Agbaja plateau.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
14 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Böhmite Formula: AlO(OH) |
ⓘ Bolivarite Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O |
ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
ⓘ Gibbsite Formula: Al(OH)3 |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ 'Limonite' |
ⓘ Maghemite Formula: (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Maghemite | 4.BB.15 | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | Gibbsite | 4.FE.10 | Al(OH)3 |
ⓘ | Böhmite | 4.FE.15 | AlO(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
ⓘ | Bolivarite | 8.DF.10 | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Böhmite | AlO(OH) |
H | ⓘ Bolivarite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O |
H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Böhmite | AlO(OH) |
O | ⓘ Bolivarite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O |
O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Böhmite | AlO(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Bolivarite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O |
Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Gibbsite | Al(OH)3 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Bolivarite | Al2(PO4)(OH)3 · 4-5H2O |
P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Maghemite | (Fe3+0.67◻0.33)Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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