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Western Region, Western
Nsuta manganese mine
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: manganese oxides, rhodochrosite, pyrolusite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Manganese ore mined continuously since 1916 from carbonate and oxide beds near Tarkwa
Classic documented manganese deposit in West African economic geology.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
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