Contribution to the Study of Bauxites’ Formation in the Fongo-Tongo (Western Cameroon) Sites

Dongmo, Franck Wilfried Nguimatsia; Yongue, Rose Fouateu; Bolarinwa, Anthony Temidayo; Ngatcha, Ralain Bryan; Fuanya, Christopher; Kamga, Marc Anselme

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“…The increasingly growing demand for high-grade bauxite for the development and production of quality refractory materials used in the construction of furnaces and reactors or the construction of incinerators for the treatment of solid waste has necessitated the exploration for newer deposits to meet this growing demand. Lateritic bauxite is the main type of bauxite present in Cameroon Momo Nouazi et al 2012Nguimatsia et al 2019. Important deposits are found in the Adamawa plateau (Minim-Martap, Ngaoundal) and Western highland (Fongo-Tongo, Bangam) Nyobe 1987).…”

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Geochemical, mineralogical and macroscopic facies of the Fongo-Tongo bauxite deposit western Cameroon

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Ntouala³

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Applied Earth Science

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The Fongo-Tongo's bauxites were investigated to characterise them. Their texture varies from massive, vesicular, alveolar, conglomeratic to nodular with dominantly red colour, reddishbrown and yellow. The main minerals identified by X-ray diffraction are gibbsite and goethite with subordinate quartz, anatase, hematite, magnetite, and traces of kaolinite. The abundance of gibbsite and goethite suggested intense weathering during the formation of the bauxite deposits. Chemical data of the bauxite showed high Al 2 O 3 (37.4-57.5 wt-%) with varied Fe 2 O 3 (3.97-29.5 wt-%), TiO 2 (0.57-7.5 wt-%) and SiO 2 (0.48-3.21 wt-%) contents, while other oxides are generally less than 0.6 wt-% indicating high bauxite quality with low impurities. The wide range of trace and REE concentrations of Zr, Nb, Sr, V, Ce, La, Nd and the presence of both positive and negative Eu anomalies suggested and acid igneous source with mafic input. These bauxites could serve as raw material for the aluminium industry.

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Geochemical, mineralogical and macroscopic facies of the Fongo-Tongo bauxite deposit western Cameroon

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Ntouala³

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Applied Earth Science

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Effective dose assessment due to inhalation of 222Rn, 220Rn, and their progeny: highlighting the major contribution of thoron in a thoron-prone area in Cameroon

Djeufack,

Hamadou,

Kranrod

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Radiat Environ Biophys

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Study of correlation between radon (²²²Rn) gas in soil and indoor radon with dose assessment in the bauxite bearing area of Fongo-Tongo, Western Cameroon

Djeufack

Kendjou

Bineng

et al. 2022

International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

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Contribution to the Study of Bauxites’ Formation in the Fongo-Tongo (Western Cameroon) Sites

Cited by 4 publications

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Geochemical, mineralogical and macroscopic facies of the Fongo-Tongo bauxite deposit western Cameroon

Geochemical, mineralogical and macroscopic facies of the Fongo-Tongo bauxite deposit western Cameroon

Effective dose assessment due to inhalation of 222Rn, 220Rn, and their progeny: highlighting the major contribution of thoron in a thoron-prone area in Cameroon

Study of correlation between radon (²²²Rn) gas in soil and indoor radon with dose assessment in the bauxite bearing area of Fongo-Tongo, Western Cameroon

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Contribution to the Study of Bauxites’ Formation in the Fongo-Tongo (Western Cameroon) Sites

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Geochemical, mineralogical and macroscopic facies of the Fongo-Tongo bauxite deposit western Cameroon

Geochemical, mineralogical and macroscopic facies of the Fongo-Tongo bauxite deposit western Cameroon

Effective dose assessment due to inhalation of 222Rn, 220Rn, and their progeny: highlighting the major contribution of thoron in a thoron-prone area in Cameroon

Study of correlation between radon (222Rn) gas in soil and indoor radon with dose assessment in the bauxite bearing area of Fongo-Tongo, Western Cameroon

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Study of correlation between radon (²²²Rn) gas in soil and indoor radon with dose assessment in the bauxite bearing area of Fongo-Tongo, Western Cameroon