Dave's gold prospect, Bassiéri, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Region, Burkina Fasoi
Regional Level Types | |
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Dave's gold prospect | Prospect |
Bassiéri | - not defined - |
Gayeri Department | Department |
Komondjari Province | Province |
Est Region | Region |
Burkina Faso | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 49' 30'' North , 0° 22' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Gayéri | 1,958 (2013) | 23.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
240603
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:240603:2
GUID (UUID V4):
2704fe6d-f669-4b37-80c0-54688277a8d5
Name(s) in local language(s):
Bassieri, Gayeri Department, Komondjari Province, Est Région, République de Haute-Volta
High-grade gold mineralization discovered in 1994. Tightly folded, subvertical auriferous chert (?) layers in volcano-sedimentary sequences of Birimian age. This is one of few gold occurrences in the region which has never been worked by local gold diggers ("orpailleurs).
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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