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Rusororo pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwandai
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Rusororo pegmatitePegmatite
MuhororoSector
Ngororero DistrictDistrict
Western ProvinceProvince
RwandaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
1° 53' 59'' South , 29° 40' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-1.90000,29.66667
GeoHash:
G#: kxtj5n4ee
GRN:
S02E21
Type:
Pegmatite
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Eglise Catholique, Centrale GIKO3,000 (2017)16.0km
Gitarama87,613 (2016)21.8km
Kibuye48,024 (2016)39.6km
Kigali745,261 (2016)43.9km
Musanze86,685 (2016)44.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
30436
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:30436:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f0ec5f9f-0e1a-488d-b829-f2ffced98b64


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25 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Alluaudite
Formula: (Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
β“˜ Amblygonite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Augelite
Formula: Al2(PO4)(OH)3
β“˜ Berlinite
Formula: AlPO4
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ 'Columbite-Tantalite'
β“˜ Fillowite
Formula: Na3CaMn2+11(PO4)9
β“˜ Heterosite
Formula: (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
β“˜ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜ Lacroixite
Formula: NaAl(PO4)F
Description: alteration product as rims around natromontebrasite.
β“˜ Lazulite
Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
β“˜ 'Lepidolite'
β“˜ Lithiophilite
Formula: LiMn2+PO4
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Manganite
Formula: Mn3+O(OH)
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜ Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ 'Natromontebrasite'
β“˜ Paragonite
Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Scorzalite
Formula: Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
β“˜ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
β“˜ Strengite
Formula: FePO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Manganite4.FD.15Mn3+O(OH)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Berlinite8.AA.05AlPO4
β“˜Triphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
β“˜Lithiophilite8.AB.10LiMn2+PO4
β“˜Heterosite8.AB.10(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
β“˜Alluaudite8.AC.10(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
β“˜Fillowite8.AC.50Na3CaMn2+11(PO4)9
β“˜Montebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
β“˜Amblygonite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
β“˜Lazulite8.BB.40MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
β“˜Scorzalite8.BB.40Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
β“˜Augelite8.BE.05Al2(PO4)(OH)3
β“˜Lacroixite8.BH.10NaAl(PO4)F
β“˜Strengite8.CD.10FePO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Actinolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Paragonite9.EC.15NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Natromontebrasite'-
β“˜'Lepidolite'-
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
β“˜'Columbite-Tantalite'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hβ“˜ AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Hβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Liβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Liβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Oβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Oβ“˜ BerliniteAlPO4
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ FillowiteNa3CaMn112+(PO4)9
Oβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Oβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
Oβ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Oβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Naβ“˜ FillowiteNa3CaMn112+(PO4)9
Naβ“˜ LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
Naβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Alβ“˜ AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Alβ“˜ BerliniteAlPO4
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alβ“˜ LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
Alβ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ParagoniteNaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Pβ“˜ AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Pβ“˜ AugeliteAl2(PO4)(OH)3
Pβ“˜ BerliniteAlPO4
Pβ“˜ FillowiteNa3CaMn112+(PO4)9
Pβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Pβ“˜ LacroixiteNaAl(PO4)F
Pβ“˜ LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Pβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Pβ“˜ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Pβ“˜ ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Pβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Pβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Caβ“˜ FillowiteNa3CaMn112+(PO4)9
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Mnβ“˜ FillowiteNa3CaMn112+(PO4)9
Mnβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Mnβ“˜ LithiophiliteLiMn2+PO4
Mnβ“˜ ManganiteMn3+O(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feβ“˜ Alluaudite(Na,Ca)Mn2+(Fe3+,Mn2+,Fe2+,Mg)2(PO4)3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ ScorzaliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2
Feβ“˜ StrengiteFePO4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n

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References

Bertossa, A. (1967) Inventaire des minΓ©raux du Rwanda. Bulletin du Service GΓ©ologique de Rwanda: 4: 25-45.
Fransolet, A.-M. (1989) The problem of Na–Li substitution in primary Li–Al phosphates: New data on lacroixite, a relatively widespread mineral. The Canadian Mineralogist: 27: 211-217.
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