Data on investigation of potential gold mineralization sites in Tchollire and Environs (North Cameroon)
Quentin Marc Anaba Fotze,
Marcelin Bikoro Bi-Alou,
Théophile Ndougsa Mbarga,
Jean Paul Sep Nlomngan,
Abdoul Aboubakar,
Christian Mana Bouba,
Ismaila Ahmadou,
Alifa Guedala,
Lydie Konga,
Oussena Nzie
Affiliations
Quentin Marc Anaba Fotze
Centre for Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 333, Garoua, Cameroon; Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Maroua, P.O. Box 814, Maroua, Cameroon; Corresponding author.
Marcelin Bikoro Bi-Alou
Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Maroua, P.O. Box 814, Maroua, Cameroon
Théophile Ndougsa Mbarga
Department of Physics, Advanced Teacher's Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 47, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Jean Paul Sep Nlomngan
Centre for Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 333, Garoua, Cameroon
Abdoul Aboubakar
Centre for Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 333, Garoua, Cameroon
Christian Mana Bouba
Centre for Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 333, Garoua, Cameroon
Ismaila Ahmadou
Centre for Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 333, Garoua, Cameroon
Alifa Guedala
Centre for Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 333, Garoua, Cameroon
Lydie Konga
Centre for Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 333, Garoua, Cameroon
Oussena Nzie
Centre for Geological and Mining Research, P.O. Box 333, Garoua, Cameroon
Fresh and altered rock samples were collected and analyzed during field and laboratory studies in Tchollire and Environs. This approach aimed at the delineation of hydrothermal alteration minerals which according to the geological and mining settings of Tchollire and Environs, may be associated with gold mineralizations sites. Field investigations were achieved during the dry season to ensure the representativeness and reliability of our samples whose collections were constrained by earlier remote sensing and geophysical studies as expressed in [1]. An optical microscope both in reflected and transmitted light was used for petrographic analyses of thin and polished sections of rock samples. Other rock samples were prepared for spectral measurements which were achieved using an analytical spectral device spectrometer. The data presented here are further interpreted and discussed in [1].
