Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Eastern Region, Ghana

mindat Locality ID: 195205
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-195205.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Eastern Region, Ghana": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 9

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Asuogyaman District
Birim Diamond Field
Birim North District
Dunkwa/Jimifield Diamond Field
Nyafomang Diamond Field

Latitude: 6°13'20"N
Longitude: 1°10'25"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 6.2222222222222,-1.1736111111111

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.

Copper	Diamond	Garnet	None	Pyroxene	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: Al Au C Ca Cr Fe Mg O Si

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Copper Diamond Garnet None Pyroxene Quartz Spinel

7 IMA Minerals at location:

Augite ()*	Diamond ()*	Enstatite ()*	Gold ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*
Pyrope ()*	Quartz ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	63837	2060
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C	4	63836,63837,63844,63845	697
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆	1	63837	944
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4	63835,63842,63843,63844	30554
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	1	63837	311
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	63837	341
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	63835	61156

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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