Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ghana

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2200
Youngest recorded age at locality: 2091

mindat Locality ID: 23255
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23255.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ghana": 91
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 59

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Ashanti Region
Brong-Ahafo Region
Central Region
Eastern Region
Greater Accra Region
Northern Region
Upper East Region
Upper West Region
Volta Region
Western Region

Latitude: 7°13'2"N
Longitude: 1°18'4"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 7.2172222222222,-1.3011111111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Alunite	Amphibole	Arsenic	Arsenolite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Bournonite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite
Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Copper	Corundum	Diamond	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Feldspar
Garnet	Iron	Kaňkite	Löllingite	Lepidocrocite	Marcasite	Melonite	Mica	Millerite	Molybdenite
Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rhodonite	Rocksalt
Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Tetrahedrite	Ullmannite	Zircon

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: Ag Al As Au Ba C Ca Co Cr Cu Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alunite Amphibole Arsenic Arsenolite Arsenopyrite Baryte Bournonite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite
Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Copper Corundum Diamond Diaspore Digenite Epidote Feldspar
Garnet Iron Kaňkite Löllingite Lepidocrocite Marcasite Melonite Mica Millerite Molybdenite
Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Ramsdellite Rhodonite Rocksalt
Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Tetrahedrite Ullmannite Zircon

93 IMA Minerals at location:

Alabandite ()*	Albite ()*	Altaite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Antimony ()*
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Aurostibite ()*	Baryte ()*
Böhmite ()*	Bornite ()*	Boulangerite ()*	Bournonite ()*	Brucite ()*
Bukovskýite ()*	Calaverite ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chloritoid ()*	Chromite ()*	Coesite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*
Cuprite ()*	Diamond ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Enstatite ()*
Epidote ()*	Freibergite ()*	Galaxite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*
Gold ()*	Gorceixite ()*	Graphite ()*	Hematite ()*	Henryite ()*
Hessite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Iron ()*	Jacobsite ()*	Jamesonite ()*
Kaňkite ()*	Kostovite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*
Löllingite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganite ()*	Manganosite ()*
Marcasite ()*	Millerite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nickeline ()*
Nsutite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Paragonite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*
Pitticite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrochroite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrope ()*
Pyroxmangite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Ramsdellite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*
Rhodonite ()*	Rickardite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scorodite ()*	Siderite ()*
Smythite ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Stützite ()*	Sylvanite ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Todorokite ()*	Ullmannite ()*
Weissite ()*	Zincochromite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite ()*	Rocksalt	MnS	2200	2091	2	63876,63908	312
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2200	2091	4	63862,63866,63902,63908	8803
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe	2157	2091	1	63876	489
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2157	2091	4	63859,63862,63876,63902	3092
Antimony ()*	Arsenic	Sb	2157	2091	1	63864	363
Arsenolite ()*	Arsenolite	As₂O₃	2157	2091	2	63876,63880	231
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2200	2091	14	63861,63862,63863,63864,63866,63868,63869,63871,63873,63876,63880,63884,63895,63908	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	63837	2060
Aurostibite ()*	Pyrite	AuSb₂	2157	2153	1	63876	73
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	63848,63849	11547
Böhmite ()*	Lepidocrocite	AlO(OH)			1	63893	195
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	2200	2091	6	63861,63862,63876,63880,63890,63908	5516
Boulangerite ()*	None	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁	2157	2091	4	63862,63866,63873,63876	843
Bournonite ()*	Bournonite	CuPbSbS₃	2157	2091	4	63862,63866,63873,63876	1089
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	2200	2200	1	63908	462
Bukovskýite ()*	None	Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)(SO₄)(OH)·7H₂O	2157	2091	1	63876	13
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂	2157	2153	1	63876	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2200	2091	3	63876,63888,63908	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2200	2091	2	63876,63908	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2200	2091	13	63859,63861,63862,63863,63865,63866,63873,63876,63880,63888,63890,63902,63908	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	2157	2091	1	63890	376
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	2157	2091	2	63886,63890	3902
Coesite ()*	Not in a structural group	SiO₂			1	63901	77
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe	2157	2091	1	63876	169
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2200	2200	1	63908	327
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2157	2091	1	63880	2970
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	2157	2091	9	63836,63837,63844,63845,63853,63890,63897,63898,63903	697
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	2200	2200	1	63908	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	2200	2091	2	63859,63908	9895
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	63837	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2157	2091	1	63890	8173
Freibergite ()*	Tetrahedrite	Ag₆[Cu₄Fe₂]Sb₄S₁₂	2157	2091	2	63866,63876	663
Galaxite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Al₂O₄	2200	2200	1	63908	43
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	2157	2091	5	63862,63865,63866,63873,63876	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	2200	2091	3	63876,63880,63908	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2157	2153	38	63825,63826,63827,63835,63842,63843,63844,63853,63855,63856,63857,63858,63859,63861,63862,63863,63864,63865,63866,63868,63869,63870,63871,63873,63876,63880,63884,63885,63886,63887,63888,63890,63895,63902,63906,63910,63911,63914	30554
Gorceixite ()*	Alunite	BaAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			1	63900	121
Graphite ()*	None	C	2157	2091	6	63859,63862,63864,63866,63873,63876	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2157	2091	6	63876,63880,63886,63889,63890,63902	14640
Henryite ()*	None	(Cu,Ag)_3+xTe₂ (x~0.4)	2157	2091	1	63876	4
Hessite ()*	None	Ag₂Te	2157	2091	1	63876	804
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2200	2091	3	63886,63890,63908	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			1	63901	1089
Jacobsite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2200	2200	1	63908	172
Jamesonite ()*	None	Pb₄FeSb₆S₁₄	2157	2091	1	63866	784
Kaňkite ()*	Kaňkite	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·3.5H₂O	2157	2091	1	63876	38
Kostovite ()*	None	AuCuTe₄	2157	2153	1	63876	21
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	2200	2200	1	63908	234
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	2200	2200	1	63908	249
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	2200	2200	1	63908	210
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂	2157	2091	1	63876	762
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄			1	63837	311
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2157	2091	3	63886,63888,63890	14899
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	2200	2200	1	63908	770
Manganosite ()*	Rocksalt	MnO	2200	2200	1	63908	73
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2157	2091	5	63862,63866,63873,63876,63890	5674
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	2200	2200	1	63908	1066
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2200	2200	1	63908	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2200	2091	7	63859,63862,63866,63876,63890,63902,63908	17380
Nickeline ()*	Nickeline	NiAs	2200	2200	1	63908	633
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	2200	2200	1	63908	121
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS	2200	2091	3	63866,63876,63908	767
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2157	2091	1	63862	247
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2200	2091	2	63866,63908	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	2157	2153	1	63876	409
Pitticite ()*	None	[Fe,AsO₄,SO₄,H₂O] (?)	2157	2091	1	63876	140
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2200	2091	19	63859,63861,63862,63863,63866,63868,63869,63871,63873,63874,63876,63880,63884,63887,63888,63890,63902,63908,63914	39462
Pyrochroite ()*	Brucite	Mn²⁺(OH)₂	2200	2200	1	63908	56
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	2200	2200	1	63908	3106
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	63837	341
Pyroxmangite ()*	None	Mn²⁺SiO₃			1	63831	147
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2200	2091	10	63862,63863,63866,63873,63876,63880,63888,63890,63901,63908	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2200	2091	18	63831,63835,63859,63862,63863,63866,63868,63869,63873,63876,63880,63884,63887,63888,63890,63902,63908,63914	61156
Ramsdellite ()*	Ramsdellite	MnO₂	2200	2200	1	63908	88
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	2200	2200	1	63908	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)			1	63831	969
Rickardite ()*	None	Cu_3-xTe₂	2157	2091	1	63876	52
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	2200	2091	6	63866,63876,63886,63890,63902,63908	5614
Scorodite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(AsO₄)·2H₂O	2157	2091	2	63876,63880	1153
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	2157	2091	1	63862	6417
Smythite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_3+xS₄ (x ≈ 0-0.3)	2157	2091	1	63873	77
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2200	2200	1	63908	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2200	2091	7	63862,63865,63866,63873,63876,63880,63908	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	2157	2091	1	63890	978
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃	2157	2091	2	63862,63876	3418
Stützite ()*	None	Ag_5-xTe₃ (x = 0.24-0.36)	2157	2091	1	63876	92
Sylvanite ()*	Melonite	AgAuTe₄	2157	2153	1	63876	337
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃	2157	2091	5	63862,63865,63866,63873,63876	5317
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	2200	2200	1	63908	433
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS	2157	2091	1	63866	293
Weissite ()*	None	Cu_2-xTe	2157	2091	1	63876	31
Zincochromite ()*	Spinel	ZnCr₂O₄	2157	2091	1	63890	11
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	2157	2153	1	63890	5251

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
PR89_129-1	2157	2153	2155±2	207Pb/206Pb		high	zircon	20	Zircon	Gold	Au	192427	Ashanti Gold Belt, Western Region, Ghana	Ashanti belt, Ghana	Oberthür et al. (1998)	10.1016/S0301-9268(97)00075-2	PR89_129	Fig. 4
PR89_129-2	2105	2091	2098±7	Pb/Pb			rutile	GH789	Rutile	Gold	Au	192427	Ashanti Gold Belt, Western Region, Ghana	Ashanti belt, Ghana	Oberthür et al. (1998)	10.1016/S0301-9268(97)00075-3	PR89_130	Fig. 8
Scott-SG154_159-0001	2200	2200	~2200		age of deposition						Mn	17129	Nsuta Mine (Insuta Mine; Nsuta-Gaywin Manganese Concession; Nsuta-Wassaw), Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana	Nsuta Deposit	Nyame et al. (2003)	10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00128-8	SG154_159	Age only mentioned in abstract

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