Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ivory Coast

Oldest recorded age at locality: 2202
Youngest recorded age at locality: 1780

mindat Locality ID: 25524
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-25524.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ivory Coast": 122
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 68

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Abidjan
Bas-Sassandra
Comoé
Denguélé
Gôh-Djiboua
Lacs
Lagunes
Montagnes
Sassandra-Marahoué
Savanes
Vallée Du Bandama
Woroba
Yamoussoukro
Zanzan

Latitude: 7°30'0"N
Longitude: 5°35'"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 7.5,-5.5833333333333

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.

Amphibole	Arsenopyrite	Baddeleyite	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chalcostibite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Cubanite	Diamond	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Garnet	Jeppeite	Kaolinite	Malachite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pentlandite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Staurolite	Sulphur	Talc	Tapiolite	Titanite	Ullmannite	Vesuvianite	Wurtzite	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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O Pb Pd Pt Rh Ru S Si Sn Ta Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Arsenopyrite Baddeleyite Beryl Calcite Chalcopyrite Chalcostibite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Cobaltite Columbite Copper Coronadite Corundum Cubanite Diamond Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Garnet Jeppeite Kaolinite Malachite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pentlandite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite
Spinel Staurolite Sulphur Talc Tapiolite Titanite Ullmannite Vesuvianite Wurtzite Zircon

74 IMA Minerals at location:

Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*
Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celadonite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Cobaltite ()*	Cordierite ()*
Cubanite ()*	Diamond ()*	Diopside ()*	Emplectite ()*	Enstatite ()*
Epidote ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hercynite ()*
Hollingworthite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Jeppeite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Kotulskite ()*	Laurite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesiochromite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Majakite ()*	Malachite ()*	Malanite ()*	Merenskyite ()*
Michenerite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Moncheite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nontronite ()*	Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Parkerite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Priderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Saponite ()*	Sapphirine ()*	Scheelite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sobolevskite ()*
Sperrylite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*
Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			6	73689,73730,73732,73733,73734,73735	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			2	73671,73772	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	73722	1534
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			2	73671,73722	9052
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂			1	73772	238
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈			7	73728,73729,73730,73732,73733,73734,73735	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	73722	5516
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			3	73718,73722,73772	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2202	2170	1	73740	5171
Celadonite ()*	Mica Clay	KMgFe³⁺Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	73772	309
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			3	73671,73718,73722	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			2	73718,73772	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	73772	1756
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS			1	73718	966
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈			1	73718	1008
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	2202	2170	1	73740	802
Diamond ()*	Diamond	C			4	73762,73769,73770,73772	697
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			1	73722	4135
Emplectite ()*	Chalcostibite	CuBiS₂			1	73722	246
Enstatite ()*	Pyroxene	Mg₂Si₂O₆			1	73718	944
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			7	73689,73722,73729,73730,73732,73734,73735	8173
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	73671,73722	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	73722	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2202	2170	5	73671,73689,73722,73740,73746	30554
Hercynite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Al₂O₄			2	73718,73772	407
Hollingworthite ()*	Ullmannite	RhAsS			1	73718	119
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			1	73718	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS			1	73718	154
Jeppeite ()*	Jeppeite	(K,Ba)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₆O₁₃			1	73772	4
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	73722	5591
Kotulskite ()*	Nickeline	Pd(Te,Bi)_2-x (x ≈ 0.4)			1	73718	116
Laurite ()*	Pyrite	RuS₂			1	73718	226
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	2202	2170	1	73740	249
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	73718	451
Magnesiochromite ()*	Spinel	MgCr₂O₄			1	73718	311
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	2202	2170	4	73671,73718,73722,73740	14899
Majakite ()*	None	PdNiAs			1	73718	22
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2202	2170	1	73740	12537
Malanite ()*	Spinel	Cu¹⁺(Ir³⁺Pt⁴⁺)S₄			1	73718	35
Merenskyite ()*	Melonite	PdTe₂			1	73718	155
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe			1	73718	114
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			7	73728,73729,73730,73732,73733,73734,73735	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2202	2170	2	73722,73740	5800
Moncheite ()*	Melonite	Pt(Te,Bi)₂			1	73718	133
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			8	73689,73718,73729,73730,73732,73733,73734,73735	17380
Nontronite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Na_0.3Fe³⁺₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O			3	73729,73730,73732	471
Gersdorffite-Pa3 ()*	Pyrite	NiAsS			1	73718	767
Parkerite ()*	None	Ni₃(Bi,Pb)₂S₂			1	73718	55
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	2202	2170	2	73718,73740	1512
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	73722	2273
Priderite ()*	Coronadite	K(Ti₇Fe³⁺)O₁₆			1	73772	41
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2202	2170	5	73671,73689,73718,73722,73740	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	2202	2170	4	73671,73718,73722,73740	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			10	73689,73718,73722,73729,73730,73732,73733,73734,73735,73736	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			1	73718	5614
Saponite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Ca,Na)_0.3(Mg,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	73772	301
Sapphirine ()*	Sapphirine	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]			1	73718	129
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			2	73689,73722	4894
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	73718	1516
Sobolevskite ()*	Nickeline	PdBi			1	73718	44
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂			1	73718	337
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2202	2170	3	73671,73722,73740	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	73718	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆			2	73730,73736	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	73730	978
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S			1	73718	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	73772	3337
Tantalite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆			3	73728,73729,73730	99
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆			3	73728,73729,73730	211
Tapiolite-(Fe) ()*	Tapiolite	Fe²⁺Ta₂O₆			3	73728,73729,73730	88
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			1	73772	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	73722	2562
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀			1	73722	1395
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	73772	5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Giersdorf_00000827	1935	1780	1935-1780				uraninite				Uraninite			25524	Ivory Coast	Ivory Coast	Chervet et al. (1953)		CEAR_236
	DeepDive-Co-0018	2202	2170	2186±16	U-Pb	age of deformed Eobirimian gneiss basement		zircon				Zircon			144041	Angovia Gold Mines, Bouaflé Department, Marahoué, Sassandra-Marahoué, Ivory Coast	Angovia deposit	Coulibaly et al. (2008)	10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2007.09.014	JAES50_234	age of deformed Eobirimian gneiss basement

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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