Teberebie mine, Teberebie, Western Region, Ghana
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 5° 15' 55'' North , 2° 2' 43'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 5.26528,-2.04528 |
GeoHash: | G#: ebytcqw8m |
Locality type: | Mine |
Köppen climate type: | Aw : Tropical savanna, wet |
Gold mine.
Regions containing this locality
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Partington G. A. and Williams, P.J., 2000. Proterozoic lode gold and (iron)-copper-gold deposits: A comparison of Australian and global examples. In Reviews In Economic Geology, eds. Hagemann, S.G. and Brown, E.B., SEG Reviews, Vol. 13, pp 69-101. |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS | |||
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Metals, other than the Platinum Group | |||
ⓘ | Gold | 1.1.1.1 | Au |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Statherian - Paleoproterozoic 1600 - 2500 Ma ID: 3185349 | Paleoproterozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Proterozoic (1600 - 2500 Ma) Lithology: Conglomerate,sandstone,argillite Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Rhyacian 2050 - 2300 Ma ID: 3306446 | Age: Rhyacian (2050 - 2300 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary and volcaniclastic Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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