Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Balé Province, Boucle Du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso

mindat Locality ID: 456
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-456.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Balé Province, Boucle Du Mouhoun Region, Burkina Faso": 12
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Bagassi Department

Latitude: 11°50'2"N
Longitude: 3°21'41"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 11.833888888889,-3.3613888888889

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.

Arsenopyrite	Calcite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Kaolinite	Mica	None	Pyrite	Quartz
Spinel

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg O S Si Te

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Arsenopyrite Calcite Clay Copper Corundum Kaolinite Mica None Pyrite Quartz
Spinel

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Ankerite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Gold ()*	Graphite ()*
Hematite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Petzite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	29170	3092
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	2	29164,29170	9052
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	29170	9895
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	3	29161,29164,29170	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	29170	2812
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	29164,29170	14640
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	29164	5591
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	29170	14899
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	29170	17380
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂	1	29170	409
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	29164,29170	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	29164,29170	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	1	29170	6417

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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