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Locality Name:
Liberia


mindat Locality ID: 29756
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-29756.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Liberia": 39
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 33

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Bomi Co.
Bong Co.
Gbarpolu Co.
Gbarpolu Co. (Lower Lofa Co.)
Grand Bassa Co.
Grand Cape Mount Co.
Grand Gedeh Co.
Grand Kru Co.
Lofa Co.
Margibi Co.
Maryland Co.
Montserrado Co.
Nimba Co.
River Gee Co.
Rivercess Co.
Sinoe Co.

Latitude: 7°16'45"N
Longitude: 7°44'47"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 7.2791666666667,-7.7463888888889
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 C Ca Cr Cu Fe H K Mg O P Si Sn Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleClayCorundumDiamondDiasporeKaoliniteLazuliteLeucophosphiteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPhosphosideriteQuartzRockbridgeiteRutileSpinelTurquoiseWavellite

23 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Augelite  (*)Barbosalite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Chromphyllite  (*)
Diamond  (*)Goethite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnetite  (*)Metavariscite  (*)
Phosphosiderite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rutile  (*)Strengite  (*)
Turquoise  (*)Variscite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21781123419
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)317808879
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)217808843
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO21780945171
Chromphyllite  (*)MicaKCr2(AlSi3O10)(OH)21780936
Diamond  (*)DiamondC978096,78098,78102,78107,78108,78110,78111,78114,78115697
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)278089,781227437
Graphite  (*)NoneC1781082812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3478088,78089,78093,7812214640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41781135591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41781091507
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O178089110
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2178093238
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4478088,78089,78093,7812214899
Metavariscite  (*)PhosphosideriteAl(PO4)·2H2O17808827
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O278088,78089182
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2378088,78089,7812261156
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5178089206
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21781085614
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O278088,78089263
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O178088484
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O178088301
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O178088374


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