Iron ore prospect, Lalamila, Sotouboua Prefecture, Centrale Region, Togo (original) (raw)
Iron ore prospect, Lalamila, Sotouboua Prefecture, Centrale Region, Togoi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Iron ore prospect | Prospect |
| Lalamila | - not defined - |
| Sotouboua Prefecture | Prefecture |
| Centrale Region | Region |
| Togo | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 8' 21'' North , 0° 47' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sotouboua | 21,054 (2013) | 51.3km |
Mindat Locality ID:
252619
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:252619:8
14476ba3-ac16-4d39-8c93-f1c93c218ebd
Name(s) in local language(s):
Lalamila, Préfecture de Sotouboua, Région Centrale, Togo
A small iron ore prospect which was explored in the 1990s (?) by an Indian company.
The massive, somewhat banded high-grade hematitic ore is probably of magmatic origin.
The orebody is up to 7m thick, up to 200m wide and can be +/- followed for several kilometers.
It contains up to 1.8% Pb.
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4 valid minerals.
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Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Plumbogummite | 8.BL.10 | PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
- **Volta basin**Basin
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