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Locality Name:
Nsuta Mine (Insuta Mine; Nsuta-Gaywin Manganese Concession; Nsuta-Wassaw), Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana

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

mindat Locality ID: 17129
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-17129.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Nsuta Mine (Insuta Mine; Nsuta-Gaywin Manganese Concession; Nsuta-Wassaw), Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 5°16'59"N
Longitude: 1°58'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 5.2830555555556,-1.9666666666667
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 As Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O S Si Sr Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As Ba C Ca Co Cu Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O S Si Sr Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleArsenopyriteBruciteCalciteChalcopyriteClayCorundumDiasporeDigeniteFeldspar
GarnetMicaMilleriteMolybdeniteNickelineNonePentlanditePyriteQuartzRamsdellite
RocksaltRutileSphaleriteSpinel

38 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Bornite  (*)Brucite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcocite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Cummingtonite  (*)Digenite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Galaxite  (*)Goethite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Jacobsite  (*)
Kutnohorite  (*)Linnaeite  (*)Lithiophorite  (*)Manganite  (*)Manganosite  (*)
Millerite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nickeline  (*)Nsutite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pentlandite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrochroite  (*)Pyrolusite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Ramsdellite  (*)Rhodochrosite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Todorokite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS220022000312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)2200220008803
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS2200220009052
Bornite  (*)NoneCu5FeS42200220005516
Brucite  (*)BruciteMg(OH)2220022000462
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)22002200027770
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S2200220005707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS222002200027198
Cummingtonite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2220022000327
Digenite  (*)DigeniteCu1.8S2200220001027
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22200220009895
Galaxite  (*)SpinelMn2+Al2O422002200043
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2200220007437
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O32200220005433
Jacobsite  (*)SpinelMn2+Fe3+2O4220022000172
Kutnohorite  (*)NoneCaMn2+(CO3)2220022000234
Linnaeite  (*)SpinelCo2+Co3+2S4220022000249
Lithiophorite  (*)None(Al,Li)(Mn4+,Mn3+)O2(OH)2220022000210
Manganite  (*)RutileMn3+O(OH)220022000770
Manganosite  (*)RocksaltMnO22002200073
Millerite  (*)MilleriteNiS2200220001066
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS22200220005800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)222002200017380
Nickeline  (*)NickelineNiAs220022000633
Nsutite  (*)RamsdelliteMn2+xMn4+1-xO2-2x(OH)2x220022000121
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS220022000767
Pentlandite  (*)Pentlandite(Ni,Fe)9S82200220001512
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS222002200039462
Pyrochroite  (*)BruciteMn2+(OH)222002200056
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO22200220003106
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S82200220009056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO222002200061156
Ramsdellite  (*)RamsdelliteMnO222002200088
Rhodochrosite  (*)CalciteMn(CO3)2200220001711
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO22200220005614
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32200220001214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS22002200021482
Todorokite  (*)None(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)6O12·3-4H2O220022000433


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Scott-SG154_159-000122002200~2200 age of deposition     Mn17129Nsuta Mine (Insuta Mine; Nsuta-Gaywin Manganese Concession; Nsuta-Wassaw), Tarkwa, Western Region, GhanaNsuta DepositNyame et al. (2003)10.1016/S0037-0738(02)00128-8SG154_159Age only mentioned in abstract

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