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Locality Name:
Bomi Co., Liberia


mindat Locality ID: 145013
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-145013.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bomi Co., Liberia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Bambuta
Tubmanburg (Bomi Hills)

Latitude: 6°54'7"N
Longitude: 0°7'52"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 6.9019444444444,0.13111111111111
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Cu Fe H K O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
CorundumDiasporeLazuliteLeucophosphiteNonePhosphosideriteQuartzRockbridgeiteSpinelTurquoise
Wavellite

14 IMA Minerals at location:
Augelite  (*)Barbosalite  (*)Goethite  (*)Hematite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Metavariscite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)
Strengite  (*)Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)317808879
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)217808843
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)1780897437
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3278088,7808914640
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O178089110
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4278088,7808914899
Metavariscite  (*)PhosphosideriteAl(PO4)·2H2O17808827
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O278088,78089182
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2278088,7808961156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5178089206
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O278088,78089263
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O178088484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O178088301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O178088374


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