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Locality Name:
Guinea

Oldest recorded age at locality: 106
Youngest recorded age at locality: 102.6

mindat Locality ID: 23416
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-23416.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Guinea": 255
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 178

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Bafing River
Boké Region
Conakry Region
Faranah Region
Kankan Region
Kindia Region
Labé Region
Los Archipelago (Los Islands)
Nzérékoré Region

Latitude: 10°23'4"N
Longitude: 11°21'1"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 10.384444444444,-11.350277777778
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 Au Be C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb Pt REE S Si Th Ti Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteArsenopyriteAstrophylliteCalciteCancriniteCancrinite-sodaliteCatapleiiteChalcopyrite
ClayCopperCorundumDiamondDiasporeEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGarnetJeffbenite
KaoliniteLöllingiteLepidocrociteMicaMolybdeniteNatroliteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPectolite
PerovskitePyritePyrophyllitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSodaliteSphalerite
SpinelSteacyiteTitaniteTridymiteWavelliteWöhleriteZircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Analcime  (*)Anatase  (*)Andradite  (*)
Arfvedsonite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)Augite  (*)Böhmite  (*)
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)Catapleiite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)
Copper  (*)Diamond  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gibbsite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Grossular  (*)
Hastingsite  (*)Haüyne  (*)Hematite  (*)Hiortdahlite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)
Jeffbenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kupletskite  (*)Låvenite  (*)Leucophanite  (*)
Löllingite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Majorite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Nacareniobsite-(Ce)  (*)Natrolite  (*)Nepheline  (*)
Normandite  (*)Nosean  (*)Odinite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Periclase  (*)
Perovskite  (*)Platinum  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)Pyrophyllite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)Rosenbuschite  (*)Roumaite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Sanidine  (*)Serandite  (*)Smithsonite  (*)Sodalite  (*)
Sphalerite  (*)Steacyite  (*)Titanite  (*)Villiaumite  (*)Vishnevite  (*)
Wavellite  (*)Wöhlerite  (*)Zinc  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6106102.6264682,646841022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)106102.6264682,646848803
Analcime  (*)AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6)·H2O106102.6264682,646841627
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21646392162
Andradite  (*)GarnetCa3Fe3+2(SiO4)3106102.61646821534
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2106102.6264682,64684295
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS264655,646779052
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F106102.6364682,64683,64684161
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6106102.6264682,646842060
Böhmite  (*)LepidocrociteAlO(OH)164639195
Britholite-(Ce)  (*)Apatite(Ce,Ca)5(SiO4)3(OH)106102.6164682115
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)106102.6264682,6468427770
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O106102.6264682,64684232
Catapleiite  (*)CatapleiiteNa2Zr(Si3O9)·2H2O106102.6264682,64684113
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2364655,64675,6467727198
Copper  (*)CopperCu1646543846
Diamond  (*)DiamondC864656,64658,64660,64661,64663,64664,64686,64687697
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)2106102.6264682,64684182
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F106102.6264682,646842740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF2106102.6364682,64683,646849617
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS106102.6264682,6468424243
Gibbsite  (*)NoneAl(OH)3106102.6364639,64682,64684504
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)264639,646907437
Gold  (*)CopperAu1264637,64654,64655,64656,64668,64670,64672,64673,64674,64675,64676,6467730554
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3106102.6264682,646841544
Hastingsite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2106102.6264682,64684209
Haüyne  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa3Ca(Si3Al3)O12(SO4)106102.6164682158
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3264639,6469014640
Hiortdahlite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4(Ca0.5Zr0.5)Zr(Si2O7)2OF3106102.6264682,6468421
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O3106102.6364682,64684,646875433
Jeffbenite  (*)JeffbeniteMg3Al2Si3O121646582
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)4106102.6364639,64647,646825591
Kupletskite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaMn2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F106102.6264682,6468433
Låvenite  (*)Wöhlerite(Na,Ca)4(Mn2+,Fe2+)2(Zr,Ti,Nb)2(Si2O7)2(O,F)4106102.6264682,6468458
Leucophanite  (*)NoneNaCaBeSi2O6F106102.616468455
Löllingite  (*)LöllingiteFeAs2106102.6164682762
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4106102.6464677,64682,64684,6469014899
Majorite  (*)GarnetMg3(MgSi)(SiO4)316465824
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)106102.6264682,646844924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS2106102.6264682,646845800
Mosandrite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)[(H2O)2Ca0.5   0.5]Ti(Si2O7)2(OH)2(H2O)2106102.616468245
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2106102.6464639,64677,64682,6468417380
Nacareniobsite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na3Nb(Si2O7)2(OF)F2106102.616468210
Natrolite  (*)NatroliteNa2(Si3Al2)O10·2H2O106102.6264682,646841236
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)106102.6264682,64684884
Normandite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca2(Mn,Fe)2(Ti,Nb,Zr)2(Si2O7)2O2F2106102.616468210
Nosean  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteNa8(Si6Al6)O24(SO4)·H2O106102.616468275
Odinite  (*)Clay Serpentine(Fe3+,Mg,Al,Fe2+)2.5(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4106102.61646824
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)106102.61646822349
Periclase  (*)RocksaltMgO164658114
Perovskite  (*)PerovskiteCaTiO3164658495
Platinum  (*)CopperPt164637485
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2106102.6564655,64675,64677,64682,6468439462
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO3106102.6264682,64684244
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2164647771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8106102.6264682,646849056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2106102.6864647,64654,64655,64675,64676,64677,64682,6469061156
Rinkite-(Ce)  (*)None(Ca3REE)Na(NaCa)Ti(Si2O7)2(OF)F2106102.6264682,6468453
Rosenbuschite  (*)NoneCa6Zr2Na6ZrTi(Si2O7)4(OF)2F4106102.6264682,6468442
Roumaite  (*)None(Nb,Ti)(Ca,Na,   )3(Ca,REE)4(Si2O7)2(OH)F3106102.61646841
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21646395614
Sanidine  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)106102.6164682598
Serandite  (*)PectoliteNaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)106102.6264682,6468438
Smithsonite  (*)CalciteZn(CO3)1646542473
Sodalite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl106102.6264682,64684444
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS106102.6264682,6468421482
Steacyite  (*)SteacyiteK0.3(Na,Ca)2ThSi8O20106102.6264682,646848
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O106102.6264682,646844899
Villiaumite  (*)RocksaltNaF106102.6364682,64683,6468431
Vishnevite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite CancriniteNa8(Al6Si6)O24(SO4)·2H2O106102.6264682,6468421
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O164639374
Wöhlerite  (*)WöhleriteNa2Ca4Zr(Nb,Ti)(Si2O7)2(O,F)4106102.6264682,6468483
Zinc  (*)NoneZn16465452
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)106102.6264682,646845251


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
ree-00359106102.6104.3 ± 1.7 Ma (Rb-Sr, whole rock)Rb-Sr whole rock     13674Los Archipelago (Los Islands), GuineaLos Archipelago (Los Islands, Iles de Los)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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