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• TITLE: Geology, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Oligocene Oolitic Iron Ore of the Continental Terminal Formation, Kandi Basin, North-East Benin

  AUTHORS: Adiss Kamal Issifou Fatiou, Moussa Konaté, Soulémana Yessoufou, Cossi Luc Adissin Glodji, Matthias Heckmann, Hamidou Garba Saley

  KEYWORDS: Kandi Basin, Oolitic Iron Ore, Continental Terminal Formation

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Geosciences, Vol.10 No.4, April 30, 2019

  ABSTRACT: The Oligocene Continental Terminal Formation of the Kandi Basin contains high grades of iron mineralization (~56.72% Total Fe). The microscopic study under the polarized and reflected light showed that the iron ore consists of silicate minerals (quartz 50% and zircon 1%) and non-silicate minerals (goethite 30%, hematite 7%, magnetite 3%, pyrite 1%, chalcopyrite 1%, blende 3%, galena 3%, scheelite 1% and gold 2%). The X-rays fluorescence shows that the iron ore is characterized by various elements, such as Fe2O3 (57.91% to 91.33%), SiO2 (3.07% to 33.19%), aluminum (2.94% to 7.74%), vanadium (0.04% to 0.11%), phosphorus (0.79% to 2.29%) and sulfur (