Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Burkina Faso

Oldest recorded age at locality: 50.2
Youngest recorded age at locality: 49

mindat Locality ID: 39741
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-39741.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Burkina Faso": 83
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 46

Number of Child Localities: 10
Child Localities:
Boucle Du Mouhoun Region
Centre Region
Centre-Nord Region
Centre-Ouest Region
Centre-Sud Region
East Region
Hauts-Bassins Region
North Region
Sahel Region
Sud-Ouest Region

Latitude: 12°12'54"N
Longitude: 1°49'43"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 12.215,-1.8286111111111

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.

Allargentum	Amphibole	Apatite	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Calcite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay
Clinozoisite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum	Covellite	Cristobalite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar
Garnet	Iron	Kaolinite	Löllingite	Melonite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group
Pentlandite	Perovskite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Ramsdellite	Rhodonite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Talc	Tetradymite	Tetrahedrite	Tourmaline	Ullmannite	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Bi C Ca Co Cr Cu F Fe H Hg K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Ni O P Pb S Sb Si Sr Te Ti W Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allargentum Amphibole Apatite Arsenopyrite Baryte Calcite Cerite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay
Clinozoisite Copper Coronadite Corundum Covellite Cristobalite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Feldspar
Garnet Iron Kaolinite Löllingite Melonite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group
Pentlandite Perovskite Polybasite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Ramsdellite Rhodonite Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Talc Tetradymite Tetrahedrite Tourmaline Ullmannite Zircon

94 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Altaite ()*	Andradite ()*
Anhydrite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Anthophyllite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*
Augite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bornite ()*	Calaverite ()*
Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chamosite ()*	Chromite ()*
Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cohenite ()*	Coloradoite ()*	Copper ()*
Covellite ()*	Cristobalite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Daubréelite ()*
Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Hausmannite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollandite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Iron ()*	Isocubanite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kutnohorite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Linnaeite ()*	Lithiophorite ()*	Löllingite ()*	Mackinawite ()*	Magnesio-foitite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Manganite ()*	Merrillite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*
Nsutite ()*	Pearceite ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petzite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pigeonite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Ramsdellite ()*	Rhodochrosite ()*	Rhodonite ()*	Rutile ()*	Scheelite ()*
Schorl ()*	Schreibersite ()*	Siderite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Spessartine ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Stibnite ()*	Taenite ()*	Talc ()*	Tellurobismuthite ()*
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrataenite ()*	Todorokite ()*	Troilite ()*
Ullmannite ()*	Ulvöspinel ()*	Wüstite ()*	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
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	29190	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			4	29184,29188,29219,29233	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			2	29188,29190	2353
Altaite ()*	Rocksalt	PbTe			1	29198	489
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃			1	29188	1534
Anhydrite ()*	Not in a structural group	Ca(SO₄)			1	29233	1588
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			2	29170,29233	3092
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)			1	29194	1036
Anthophyllite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	29221	718
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS			8	29164,29170,29188,29190,29200,29219,29221,29233	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆			1	29213	2060
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			2	29188,29233	11547
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃			1	29233	1935
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄			1	29219	5516
Calaverite ()*	Melonite	AuTe₂			1	29198	361
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			4	29184,29188,29190,29233	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S			1	29184	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			5	29184,29188,29190,29219,29233	27198
Chamosite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Fe²⁺,Mg,Al,Fe³⁺)₆(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH,O)₈			1	29190	577
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄			3	29194,29210,29213	3902
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			1	29190	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	29190	1025
Cohenite ()*	Perovskite	CFe₃			1	29209	77
Coloradoite ()*	Sphalerite	HgTe			1	29198	169
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu			2	29194,29210	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS			1	29184	4165
Cristobalite ()*	Cristobalite	SiO₂			1	29210	453
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	50.2	49	1	29185	599
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	29221	327
Daubréelite ()*	Spinel	FeCr₂S₄			1	29209	157
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			3	29190,29194,29210	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			2	29170,29233	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	29190	648
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)			1	29188	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			3	29184,29188,29190	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	29233	2740
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄			1	29188	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			4	29184,29188,29219,29233	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	50.2	49	3	29185,29221,29226	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			21	29161,29164,29170,29172,29176,29180,29184,29190,29196,29198,29200,29204,29206,29207,29217,29219,29228,29229,29230,29233,29240	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C			2	29170,29209	2812
Hausmannite ()*	Spinel	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂O₄	50.2	49	1	29185	350
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			7	29164,29170,29190,29222,29223,29224,29226	14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆	50.2	49	1	29185	243
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃			5	29188,29210,29213,29221,29226	5433
Iron ()*	Iron	Fe			3	29194,29209,29210	1089
Isocubanite ()*	Sphalerite Cubanite	CuFe₂S₃			1	29210	191
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	29164	5591
Kutnohorite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(CO₃)₂	50.2	49	1	29185	234
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			1	29190	1507
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄			1	29219	249
Lithiophorite ()*	None	(Al,Li)(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)O₂(OH)₂	50.2	49	1	29185	210
Löllingite ()*	Löllingite	FeAs₂			1	29190	762
Mackinawite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)_1+xS (x = 0-0.07)			1	29219	451
Magnesio-foitite ()*	Tourmaline	(Mg₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	29190	22
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			10	29170,29188,29209,29210,29221,29222,29223,29224,29226,29233	14899
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	50.2	49	1	29185	770
Merrillite ()*	Cerite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇			1	29210	230
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	29188,29233	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			4	29170,29188,29190,29233	17380
Nsutite ()*	Ramsdellite	Mn²⁺_xMn⁴⁺_1-xO_2-2x(OH)_2x	50.2	49	1	29185	121
Pearceite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(As,Sb)₂S₇]			1	29188	249
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈			2	29194,29221	1512
Petzite ()*	None	Ag₃AuTe₂			1	29170	409
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	29190	2273
Pigeonite ()*	Pyroxene	(Mg,Fe,Ca)₂Si₂O₆			1	29213	303
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			14	29164,29170,29184,29188,29190,29196,29198,29200,29206,29217,29219,29228,29233,29240	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	50.2	49	1	29185	3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈			5	29184,29188,29190,29219,29221	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂			13	29164,29170,29184,29188,29190,29198,29200,29210,29213,29217,29219,29230,29233	61156
Ramsdellite ()*	Ramsdellite	MnO₂	50.2	49	1	29185	88
Rhodochrosite ()*	Calcite	Mn(CO₃)	50.2	49	1	29185	1711
Rhodonite ()*	Rhodonite	CaMn₃Mn(Si₅O₁₅)	50.2	49	1	29185	969
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			4	29184,29188,29221,29233	5614
Scheelite ()*	Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)			1	29233	4894
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)			1	29188	2705
Schreibersite ()*	None	(Fe,Ni)₃P			1	29209	374
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)			1	29170	6417
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	29190	1516
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	50.2	49	2	29185,29188	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS			4	29184,29188,29209,29219	21482
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	29233	3418
Taenite ()*	None	(Ni,Fe)			2	29209,29210	703
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂			1	29184	3337
Tellurobismuthite ()*	Tetradymite	Bi₂Te₃			1	29190	276
Tennantite-(Fe) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Fe₂)As₄S₁₃			1	29219	1803
Tetrahedrite-(Zn) ()*	Tetrahedrite	Cu₆(Cu₄Zn₂)Sb₄S₁₃			3	29188,29198,29233	5317
Tetrataenite ()*	None	FeNi			1	29194	116
Todorokite ()*	None	(Na,Ca,K,Ba,Sr)_1-x(Mn,Mg,Al)₆O₁₂·3-4H₂O	50.2	49	1	29185	433
Troilite ()*	None	FeS			4	29194,29209,29210,29213	1044
Ullmannite ()*	Ullmannite	NiSbS			1	29188	293
Ulvöspinel ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺₂TiO₄			1	29226	120
Wüstite ()*	Rocksalt	FeO			1	29209	74
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)			1	29213	5251

1 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
	Scott-GCA62_2739-0001	50.2	49	49.6±0.6	40Ar-39Ar	age of mineralization		cryptomelane				Cryptomelane		Mn	39830	Tambao Mine, Centre-Nord Region, Burkina Faso	Tambao	Hénocque et al. (1998)	10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00185-9	GCA62_2739

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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