Gem, Rock, and Mineral Postage Stamps From
Burkina Faso

Official Name:	Burkina Faso
National Name:	Burkina Faso
Alternate Names:	formerly Upper Volta (or Haute Volta) until August 3, 1984
Monetary Units:	1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes (c).
Location:	Western Africa; bounded by Mali (west and north); Niger and Benin (east); Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast (south).
Mineral Resources:	Manganese, limestone, marble, gold, antimony, uranium, bauxite, copper, nickel, lead, phosphates, zinc, silver.


Quartz Burkina Faso Scott 904 20 CFA francs	Granite Burkina Faso Scott 905 50 CFA francs	Amphibolite Burkina Faso Scott 906 280 CFA francs

This set of 3 stamps was issued on 4 Feb 1991 and shows native rocks as natural, unpolished outcrops.