Mineral Evolution Database
Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.
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:
Commune Sitakily, Cercle De Kéniéba, Kayes Region, Mali


mindat Locality ID: 281146
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-281146.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Commune Sitakily, Cercle De Kéniéba, Kayes Region, Mali": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Falémé River Area
Tabakoto-Baroya Area

Latitude: 13°5'10"N
Longitude: 11°24'46"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 13.086111111111,-11.412777777778

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 C Ca Fe H K Na Ni O S Si W 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ArsenopyriteClayCopperFeldsparMicaNickelineNonePyriteQuartzScheelite

10 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Ankerite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Gold  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1802138803
Ankerite  (*)NoneCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)21802133092
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS280212,802139052
Gold  (*)CopperAu480211,80212,80213,8021530554
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)218021317380
Gersdorffite-Pa3  (*)PyriteNiAsS180212767
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2280212,8021339462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81802129056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2280212,8021361156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)1802134894



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL


All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...

Other copyright data...