Lualenyi Mine, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenyai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lualenyi Mine | Mine |
| Voi | Town |
| Taita-Taveta County | County |
| Kenya | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
3° South , 38° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
217531
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:217531:0
GUID (UUID V4):
5336b3e5-a14c-4414-a644-48f5db852f27
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Lualeni Mine
V-bearing, green grossular (3% V2O3, 0.2% Cr2O3), "tsavorite", as porphyroblasts in a graphite-bearing clinopyroxene rock.
Located 40 km SW of Voi, on the steep western slope of Kide hill. Discovered in 1973.
The mine actually consists of three mines (nos. 1, 2 and 3) (Pohl & Niedermayr, 1979).
Compare also Scorpion Mine.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
9 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' |
| β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β Graphite Formula: C |
| β Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β Grossular var. Tsavorite Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
| β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β Zoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| β | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | var. Tsavorite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| β | Zoisite | 9.BG.10 | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Grossular var. Tsavorite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Grossular var. Tsavorite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Grossular var. Tsavorite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | β Grossular var. Tsavorite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | β Zoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Africa
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
Kenya
- ⭔Coast ProvinceProvince
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Lualenyi Mine, Voi, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya