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Mika prospects, Zing, Taraba, Nigeriai
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ZingLocal Government Area
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
8° 58' 48'' North , 11° 36' 21'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
8.98000,11.60600
GeoHash:
G#: s38704g0r
GRN:
N06E09
Type:
Prospect
KΓΆppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Jalingo117,757 (2016)28.7km
Lau12,657 (2016)44.3km
Mayo-Belwa6,304 (2016)50.3km
Numan77,617 (2016)71.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
433325
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:433325:1
GUID (UUID V4):
6f523473-fddc-4038-a67f-d3f925b1ab89


Several uranium prospects.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Coffinite
Formula: U(SiO4) · nH2O
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group'
β“˜ 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
β“˜ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rameauite ?
Formula: K2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4 · 6H2O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uraninite var. Pitchblende
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uranophane ?
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
β“˜var. Pitchblende4.DL.05UO2
β“˜Rameauite ?4.GB.05K2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4 Β· 6H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Coffinite9.AD.30U(SiO4) Β· nH2O
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Uranophane ?9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Feldspar Group'-
β“˜'var. Perthite'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ RameauiteK2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RameauiteK2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ RameauiteK2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4 · 6H2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ RameauiteK2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ HematiteFe2O3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
UUranium
Uβ“˜ CoffiniteU(SiO4) · nH2O
Uβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Uβ“˜ Uraninite var. PitchblendeUO2
Uβ“˜ RameauiteK2Ca(UO2)6O6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Uβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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References

Tsang, H., Akhtar, S., Wu, Q., Lee, I., Sahir, N., & Yang, X. (2018). The uranium prospects in Mika Region, Northeastern Nigeria. Open Journal of Geology, 8(11), 1043-1055.
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