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Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

Localities:

Sabodala Gold Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Karakaene-Ndi deposit, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Falémé Deposits, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal

ⓘ Alunogen

Formula: Al2(SO4)3 · 17H2O

ⓘ Anatase

Formula: TiO2

ⓘ Andradite

Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3

ⓘ Ankerite

Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

Localities:

Pallo Mine, Thiès Region, Senegal
Namel deposit, Kédougou, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Goto deposit, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Falémé Deposits, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal

ⓘ Apjohnite

Formula: Mn2+Al2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

ⓘ Augelite

Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3

ⓘ Aurostibite

Formula: AuSb2

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

Localities:

Mamelles Beach, Ouakam, Dakar Region, Senegal
Goto deposit, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Sabodala Gold Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Falémé Deposits, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities:

Tenkoto, Kédougou, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Karakaene-Ndi deposit, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Goto deposit, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Sabodala Gold Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal

ⓘ Chalcostibite

Formula: CuSbS2

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities:

ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'

ⓘ Clinozoisite

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

ⓘ Cobaltite

Formula: CoAsS

ⓘ Copper

Formula: Cu

ⓘ Crandallite

Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6

ⓘ Crandallite var. Strontium-bearing Crandallite

Formula: (Ca,Sr)Al3(PO4)2(OH)5 · H2O

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi2O6

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

ⓘ Ernienickelite

Formula: NiMn3O7 · 3H2O

Description: (Reported earlier in Gunnar Färber mineral catalogue, 2007; method of analysis not given.)

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F

Localities:

Semme, Matam (Ouali-Diala), Senegal River, Saint-Louis Region, Senegal
Namel deposit, Kédougou, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Darou Khoudoss Mine, Tivaouane, Thiès Region, Senegal

ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)

Localities:

Semme, Matam (Ouali-Diala), Senegal River, Saint-Louis Region, Senegal
Namel deposit, Kédougou, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Darou Khoudoss Mine, Tivaouane, Thiès Region, Senegal

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3

ⓘ Gersdorffite

Formula: NiAsS

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Localities:

Sabodala Gold Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Tenkoto, Kédougou, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Bambaraya, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Massawa deposit (Massawa prospect), Tambacounda Region, Senegal

ⓘ Graphite

Formula: C

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Halite

Formula: NaCl

ⓘ Halotrichite

Formula: FeAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

ⓘ Hexahydrite

Formula: MgSO4 · 6H2O

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe2+TiO3

ⓘ Jamesonite

Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14

ⓘ Jarosite

Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6

ⓘ 'Jasper'

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ Kleberite

Formula: FeTi6O11(OH)5

ⓘ 'Leucoxene'

ⓘ Mackinawite

Formula: FeS

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Localities:

Grande Côte Operation, Tivaouane, Thiès Region, Senegal
Falémé Deposits, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Mount Kourou Diakouma, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Karakaene-Ndi deposit, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Goto deposit, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal

ⓘ Mendozite

Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 11H2O

ⓘ Millisite

Formula: (Na,K)CaAl6(PO4)4(OH)9 · 3H2O

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS2

ⓘ Montmorillonite

Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Localities:

Massawa deposit (Massawa prospect), Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Sabodala Gold Mine, Sabodala Project, Saraya, Kédougou Region, Senegal
Karakaene-Ndi deposit, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal
Falémé Deposits, Falémé River basin, Tambacounda Region, Senegal

ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite

Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Palygorskite

Formula: ◻Al2Mg2◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4 · 4H2O

ⓘ Pentahydrite

Formula: MgSO4 · 5H2O

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Pickeringite

Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O

ⓘ Pseudorutile

Formula: Fe2Ti3O9

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Pyromorphite

Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ Robinsonite

Formula: Pb4Sb6S13

ⓘ Roshchinite

Formula: Ag19Pb10Sb51S96

ⓘ Rozenite

Formula: FeSO4 · 4H2O

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO2

✪ Senegalite (TL)

Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)(OH)2 · H2O

Type Locality:

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

ⓘ Smythite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)3+xS4 (x=0-0.3)

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

ⓘ Starkeyite

Formula: MgSO4 · 4H2O

ⓘ Stibnite

Formula: Sb2S3

ⓘ Strengite ?

Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Sulphur

Formula: S8

ⓘ Talc

Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

ⓘ Tamarugite

Formula: NaAl(SO4)2 · 6H2O

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

ⓘ Tetrahedrite-(Zn)

Formula: Cu6(Cu4Zn2)Sb4S12S

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

ⓘ Tremolite

Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2

ⓘ Turquoise

Formula: CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8 · 4H2O

Description: Sky-blue botryoidal crusts of minute crystals

ⓘ Variscite

Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Wavellite

Formula: Al3(PO4)2(OH,F)3 · 5H2O

ⓘ 'Zeolite Group'

ⓘ Zinkenite

Formula: Pb9Sb22S42

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)