	1
P₂O₅	39.34 %
Al₂O₃	1.96 %
Fe₂O₃	1.34 %
FeO	19.36 %
MgO	2.80 %
MnO	19.45 %
CaO	2.28 %
BaO	5.36 %
Na₂O	4.97 %
K₂O	0.63 %
LiO	0.20 %
H₂O+	1.45 %
H₂O-	0.10 %
F	0.47 %
Total:	99.71 %

Sample references:

1	-	von Knorring, O. (1969) A note on the phosphate mineralisation at the Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda. Bulletin du Service Geologique de la Republique du Rwanda: 5: 42-45.

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Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

831536

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:831536:6

GUID (UUID V4):

4c063066-f492-48ee-8ebf-df7e25252267

References

von Knorring, O. (1969) A note on the phosphate mineralisation at the Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda. Bulletin du Service Geologique de la Republique du Rwanda: 5: 42-45.

Daltry, V.D.C. and von Knorring, O. (1998) Type-mineralogy of Rwanda with particular reference to the Buranga pegmatite. Geologica Belgica: 1: 9-15.

Chopin, C., Oberti, R., Camara, F. (2006) The arrojadite enigma: II. Compositional space, new members, and nomenclature of the group. American Mineralogist: 91: 1260-1270.

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	*Chopin, C. (2006) The arrojadite enigma: II. Compositional space, new members, and nomenclature of the group. American Mineralogist, 91 (8) 1260-1270 doi:10.2138/am.2006.2190*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	this new nomenclature scheme, the mineral name “sigismundite” is abolished and the corresponding composition...“Arrojadites are the most chemically complex of primary pegmatite phosphates, and no less than sixteen elements... HISTORICAL: ARROJADITE, DICKINSONITE, AND SIGISMUNDITE The name dickinsonite had been proposed initially...containing Mn, Fe, and Na in the Branchville pegmatite, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Brush and Dana 1878)...containing Fe, Mn, and Na found in the Serra Branca pegmatite, Picuí, Paraíba, Brazil. Mason (1941) suggested
	Števko, Martin, Sejkora, Jiří, Uher, Pavel, Cámara, Fernando, Škoda, Radek, Vaculovič, Tomáš (2018) Fluorarrojadite-(BaNa), BaNa₄CaFe₁₃Al(PO₄)₁₁(PO₃OH)F₂, a new member of the arrojadite group from Gemerská Poloma, Slovakia. Mineralogical Magazine, 82 (4) 863-876 doi:10.1180/minmag.2017.081.066	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	occurring in the Veporic and Tatric Units of the Western Carpathian crystalline basement; they are enriched...fluoarrojadite-(BaFe) from the Sidibou-Kricha pegmatite in Morocco by Chopin et al. (2006) and it was...triphylite from the Nanping No. 31 granitic pegmatite in Fujian Province, China by Rao et al. (2014). The sample...arrojadites in the literature. Only the sample from Buranga (Rwanda) (von Knorring, 1969) has a higher Mn-content...Gramaccioli, C.M., Pilati, T. and Sciesa, E. (1996) Sigismundite, (Ba,K,Pb)Na3(Ca,Sr)(Fe,Mg, Mn)14Al(OH)2(PO4)12
	*Back, Malcolm E., Mandarino, Joseph A. (2008) Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species 2008. The Mineralogical Record, Inc.*	Book (edition)
	Cand CSPG Pennskiye gubemskiye wdomo.sti (Perm district ga=elle) Pl,ilosopl,ical Maga=ine Periodico de...Obshchestva xiv A □ Abclsonite, CJ1H32N4 Ni, tric., Western Oil Shale Corporation drill core WOSCO, Sec 36...Aktash mercury deposit, Kurai Range. Kosh-Agach district. Gomiy Altay. Russia. 58. 562. l'MR M" 111-129...Provvidenzakaolinquarry,Allumierc,Tolfa Mount district,Roma Province,Lazio,ltaly,NJMM 1976,40~17 (str.),AC 18...NaB1OiOH),. mon., Tincalayu borax deposit, Salta Province, Argentina. 52, 935-945, 60, 879-883 (str.) D
	Dill, Harald G. (2015) The Hagendorf-Pleystein Province: the Center of Pegmatites in an Ensialic Orogen - Modern Approaches in Solid Earth Sciences No. 15. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-18806-5	Book
	Sciences Harald G. Dill The HagendorfPleystein Province: the Center of Pegmatites in an Ensialic Orogen...Pirajno, Geological Survey of Western Australia, and The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia...com/series/7377 Harald G. Dill The Hagendorf-Pleystein Province: the Center of Pegmatites in an Ensialic Orogen...quartz at the core of the pegmatite is concerned. In comparison with other pegmatite deposits in the area...area, however, the Hagendorf-Pleystein Pegmatite Province (HPPP) is not only the largest concentration of
	*Blackburn, William H., Dennen, William H. (1997) Encyclopedia of Mineral Names* - Special Publication No. 1. The Canadian Mineralogist, Ottawa.**	Book
	Trudell, L.C. (1970): Lithologic Description of Western Oil Shale Corporation Project Utah EX—]. Laramie...(1989): Mineral. J. 14, 279. Flores mine, Huanuni District, Oruru, Bolivia. Agardite-(La) (La,Ca)Cu¢(AsO4)3(OH)6°3H20...at Ziryanovsk, Altai Mountains, Semipalatinsk Province, Kazakhstan. Rose, G. (1828) In Haidinger, W....engineer known for his work in the Limoges Altisite district. Chanteloube, Haute-Vienne, France. Na3k6Ti2[AlSigO26]Cl;...plus Gk. hydor, water, plus calcite. Khakassy District, Siberia, Russia. Bilibin, G. (1926): Soc. Russe
	*Bernard, Jan, Hyršl, Jaroslav (2004) Minerals and their Localities* (1st ed.) Granit, Prague.**	Book (edition)
	expressed in abbreviations: Rep. (republic), prov. (province), co. (county), munic. (municipio), pref. (prefecture)...dept. (departement), dept. (departamento), dist. (district). Less common terms are not abbreviated, e.g....the revolution in 1997. Its mineral rich Katanga province was renamed Shaba by Mobutu, and is now the Katanga...Katanga administrative region again. The former Kivu province is now divided to three regions: INTRODUCTION...conditions in the gold-bearing "greenstone" in Abitibi province in northern Ontario and Quebec. Some genetic problems
	*Gaines, Richard V., Skinner, H. Catherine W., Foord, Eugene E., Mason, Brian, Rosenzweig, Abraham, King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy* (8th ed.) Wiley-Interscience. p.1872**	Book (edition)
	British Columbia NF Labrador (part of Newfoundland Province) MB Manitoba NB New Brunswick NF Newfoundland...Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia States, Mexico Aguascaientes Baja California...Co., Bonanza mine, Trinity Co., Michigan Bluff district, Placer Co., in AK, placers at Fairbanks, Iditarod...and quartz veins at Juneau. In Canada, Noranda district, PQ; Porcupine, Kirkland Lake, and Larder Lake...deposits, ON; Atlin and Caribou, BC; and Klondike district, YT. In Mexico, Altar and Magdalena, SON; Parral
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Sigismundite from Buranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda

Sigismundite from
Buranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda