Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Benshangul-Gumaz Region, Ethiopia

mindat Locality ID: 24273
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-24273.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Benshangul-Gumaz Region, Ethiopia": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Asosa Region (Assosa Region)

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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.

Bismutite	Brucite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum
Garnet	Harmotome	Mica	Millerite	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz	Rutile	Sphalerite
Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Talc	Tourmaline	Vivianite	Zircon

Almandine ()*	Annabergite ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Brucite ()*
Cassiterite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Dravite ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Gahnite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*
Hercynite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Iridium ()*	Kyanite ()*
Laurite ()*	Lead ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Millerite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Osmium ()*	Phillipsite-Ca ()*	Polydymite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutheniridosmine ()*	Ruthenium ()*	Rutile ()*
Sillimanite ()*	Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*
Uvarovite ()*	Violarite ()*	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: Al As Au B Bi C Ca Ce Co Cr Cu Fe H Ir K Mg Na Nb Ni O Os Pb Pt Ru S Si Sn Ta Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Bismutite Brucite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corundum
Garnet Harmotome Mica Millerite None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz Rutile Sphalerite
Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Talc Tourmaline Vivianite Zircon

43 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	49493	2353
Annabergite ()*	Vivianite	Ni₃(AsO₄)₂·8H₂O	1	49493	445
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	1	49493	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	49493	716
Brucite ()*	Brucite	Mg(OH)₂	1	49493	462
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	49493	5171
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	49493	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	1	49493	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	49493	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	49493	966
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	49493	648
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	1	49493	414
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1	49493	445
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	1	49493	30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	49493	14640
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄	1	49493	407
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	49493	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	1	49493	154
Iridium ()*	Copper	Ir	1	49493	162
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	49493	1507
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂	1	49493	226
Lead ()*	Copper	Pb	1	49493	192
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄	1	49493	311
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	49493	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	49493	14899
Millerite ()*	Millerite	NiS	1	49493	1066
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	49493	17380
Osmium ()*	None	Os	1	49493	169
Phillipsite-Ca ()*	Harmotome	Ca₃(Si₁₀Al₆)O₃₂·12H₂O	1	49493	75
Polydymite ()*	Spinel	Ni²⁺Ni³⁺₂S₄	1	49493	131
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	49493	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	49493	61156
Rutheniridosmine ()*	None	(Ir,Os,Ru)	1	49493	47
Ruthenium ()*	None	Ru	1	49493	46
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	49493	5614
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	1	49493	1516
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1	49493	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	49493	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	49493	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	49493	3337
Uvarovite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Cr₂(SiO₄)₃	1	49493	212
Violarite ()*	Spinel	FeNi₂S₄	1	49493	380
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	49493	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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