Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formLENTICULAR, BLOCKS AND SPHERULITHS AT SURFACE
Materials
Ore mineralsBraunite, Hausmannite, Lithiophorite, Manganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Spessartite
GangueChlorite, Gibbsite, Goethite, Kaolinite, Quartz
Geology
Associated rockTuff,Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1955
Identification
Deposit ID10097588
MRDS IDAD00253
Alternate namesGrand - Lahou
RegionAF
Data scoreC
Coordinates5.13455, -4.99856
References
PUTZER, H, 1968. DIE MANGAN - ERZLAGERSTAETTE MOKTA, ELFENBEINKUESTE, ALS BEISPIEL FUER LATERITISCHE VERWITTERUNGSLAGERSTAETTEN IN DEN TROPEN. ERZBERGBAU UND METALLHUETTENWESEN, 21/10 : 467-471.GRANDING, G. AND PERSEIL, E.A., 1977. LE GISEMENT DE MANGANESE DE MOKTA (COTE D'IVOIRE). TRANSFORMATION MINERALOGIQUES DE MINERALS PAR ACTION METEORIQUE. BULL.SOC.GEOL. FRANCE, 19/2 : 309 - 317.