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


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:α-Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:687783
Long-form Identifier:1:3:687783:5
GUID (UUID V4):c73b40b8-8293-444a-8000-ee45669b49c4
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
36.5km (22.7 miles) Nyakabingo Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda
44.3km (27.5 miles) Gifurwe Mines, Gifurwe, Rusarabuge, Burera District, Northern Province, Rwanda
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineralization Kiharan Proterozoic Central Africa Pegmatite 1. Introduction The middle Proterozoic Kibaran...southwest, through Zaire, Burundi, Tanzania, and Rwanda to southwest Uganda in the north northeast. Its...Rift and a northeastern province covering Burundi, Rwanda, the west lake district of Tanzania, and southwest...Cumulative cassiterite production in the northeastern province, for example, may be estimated at approximately...No-Nyarnulilo W; Rh-Ruhiza W. Rwanda: B-Bugarama W; Bu-Buranga pegmatite; Mi-Miyovc Au; Bi-Bisesero Au;
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Cornwall, luxullianite, 441; 442 Scar Crag, Lake District, arsenopyrite, alloclase, glaucodot, cobaltian...samples, I65 IRELAND Currywongann, Connemara, acid pegmatite and orthopyroxenite, 473 CHANNEL ISLANDS Chouet...Chanteloube, Limoges, alluaudite, 230 Piedmont zone, Western Alps, chromian jadeite, phengite, pumpellyite,...25I Spain (Espafia) Cerro del Hierro, Province of Sevilla, goethite, 355 Italy (Italia) Beth e Ghinivert...'hauchecornite', 875 Verkhne Dnieprovsk, Ekaterinoslav District, Ukraine, iron meteorite, I49 Turkey (Ttirkiye)
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both within the belt and in foreland troughs. The western molasse and the whole belt were again orogenically...southwest, through Zaire, Burundi, Tanzania and Rwanda to southwestern Uganda in the NNE. Its overall...Rift and a northeastern province covering Burundi, Rwanda, the West Lake district of Tanzania and southwest...southwest Uganda. The northeastern province is the main subject of this paper (Fig. 2 ). Since the discovery...No---Nyamulilo W; Rh--Ruhiza W. Rwanda: B---Bugarama W; Bu--Buranga pegmatite; Mi--Miyove Au; G--Gifurwe W;
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Alluaudite, Sweden, Finland, Bavaria, S. Dakota, Rwanda, New Hampshire, Morocco, and SW AJHca, complex...B.), 789 Arrojadite family, S. Dakota, Morocco, Rwanda, Brazil, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maine, nomenclature...nickel-bearing aluminium serpentine (septechlorite) from Western Australia: Discussion, 55i; - - and WARNE (S. ST...amorphous copper carbonate from the Carr Boyd Mine, Western Australia, 97 BRINDLEY (G. W.), Motukoreaite--additional...diorites and associated rocks of Chonet, north-western Guernsey, Channel Islands, 9x9 BURKE (E. A. J.)
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their unusual mineral species. The Palermo No. 1 pegmatite is located in the White Moun­ tains of central...North Groton. Its surround­ ings and even the pegmatite itself are unpretentious. The min­ erals of greatest...issue of Rocks and Minerals entitled " T h e Pegmatite Minerals of the Palermo Quarry." Verrow's mineral...served to reveal the truly rich mineralogy of this pegmatite. By the end of the 1943 mining season, General...working primarily on the phosphates of the Palermo pegmatite. In May o f 1974, the mineral rights to the quarry
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Jálama batholith in the Navasfrı́as Sn-W District, Salamanca, Spain T. LLORENS* AND M. C. MORO...crystallized to form a group of intra-granitic pegmatite dykes, which are hosted by its outermost facies...fractures to form the Cruz del Rayo field of pegmatite dykes, which are hosted by pre-Ordovician low-grade...series. A strong albitization of the granitic and pegmatite rocks led to the replacement of the primary assemblage...interaction. Introduction SECONDARY granite and pegmatite phosphates have been extensively documented (e
Journal (issue)
Richard A. Bideaux M ineralogist feature articles Pegmatite Phosphates: Descriptive Mineralogy and Crystal...Supply Co. $65.00. The Mineralogical Record Pegmatite Phosphates: Descriptive Mineralogy and Crystal...phosphate minerals, which occur at all stages of pegmatite genesis, are among the most extensive of any mineral...interest in them than mineralogists. No doubt, the pegmatite phosphates prove most reward­ ing collecting material...collectors overlook them so that many of the classical pegmatite localities, presently abandoned, still may yield
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DISCOVERED TRUTZHOFMÜHLE APLITE, HAGENDORF PEGMATITE PROVINCE, GERMANY Harald G. DILL§ and Frank MELCHER...Trutzhofmühle (THM) at the western border of the Hagendorf Pegmatite Province, Germany. We describe the...silicates. In contrast with the neighboring Hagendorf pegmatite, the magmatic and hydrothermal phosphate mineralization...ablation, Trutzhofmühle, Hagendorf Pegmatitic Province, Germany. Sommaire Une venue aplitique contenant...Trutzhofmühle (THM), à la limite occidentale de la province pegmatitique de Hagendorf, en Allemagne. Nous
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MINERALS& GEMSTONES of East Africa Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda Bruce Cairncross Published...East African resources 12 Burundi 13 Kenya 14 Rwanda 16 Tanzania 17 Uganda 20 Gemological properties...is not commonly known that neighbouring Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are also sources of some interesting...the gem-quality tourmaline that can be found in Rwanda). Literature on the subject is limited; the previous...of the five featured countries - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda - and introduces the reader
Book (edition)
Valleriite Lithiophorite yellow, red, brown Goethite strong, orange to brown Vonsenite strong, orange...internal reflections); Madenköy Mine, Çayeli, Rize Province, Black Sea Region, Turkey (sample: Halbach); XPL...grey; arg); Monte Narba Mine, San Vito, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy; PPL B Same sample as above:...grey); Himmelsfürst Mine, Brand-Erbisdorf, Freiberg District, Erzgebirge, Sachsen, Germany (sample: Seifert);...Argentite, Arsenopyrite, Calaverite, Chalcopyrite, Goethite, Krennerite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Scheelite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The matrix consists of quartz with inclusions of goethite and rare cuprite and copper. To date, the mineral...reported from the famous Hagendorf phosphate pegmatite, Germany (Mucke, 1987), but only qualitative...(1975) An occurrence of bjarebyite in the Buranga Pegmatite, Rwanda. Schweiz Mineral Petrogr Mitt 55: 9±18
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
AND PEGMATITES IN THE HAGENDORF–PLEYSTEIN PEGMATITE PROVINCE, SOUTHEASTERN GERMANY: A STEP CLOSER TO THE...Miesbrunn pegmatite–aplite swarm (MPAS), part of the Hagendorf–Pleystein pegmatite province, southeastern...of mineralization at the deepest parts of the pegmatite, close to its root zone, and on the other, within...pegmatites (i.e., not exposed). Keywords: shear zone, pegmatite–aplite swarm, phosphate, sulfide, arsenide, Miesbrunn...investigated in France, Finland, Germany, Namibia, Rwanda, Spain and the Czech Republic (Čech et al. 1961
Book (edition)
of weakness caused by deformation or twinning. pegmatite Very coarse-grained granitic rock representing...Colorado at the Pelican Dives mine, Silver Plume district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County;...lode, Summit County, and in the Cripple Creek district. It is also found in Canada; Mexico; Bolivia;...California; in sodalite-syenite in the Julianehaab district, Greenland; in the liparite lavas of the island...slate and metamorphosed dolomite in the Beiyun-Obo district, Inner Mongolia, China, associated with aegirine
Book (edition)
of weakness caused by deformation or twinning. pegmatite Very coarse-grained granitic rock representing...Colorado at the Pelican Dives m.ine, Silver Plume district, and at the Little Emma mine, Clear Creek County;...lode, Summit County, and in the Cripple Creek district. It is also found in Canada; Mexico; Bolivia;...Califo1nia; in sodalite-syenite in the Julianehaab district, Greenland; in the liparite lavas of the island...slate and metamorphosed dolomite in the Beiyun-Obo district, Inner Mongolia, China, associated with aegirine
Book
phosphorus handbook. Wiley. New York Moore PB (1982) Pegmatite minerals ofP(V) and B(III). Mineral Assoc Can...Mode of Occurrence: Occurs in large masses in pegmatite at several mines in the Custer-Pringle area, Custer... South Dakota. Also found in pegmatite at Chanteloube, France; Buranga, Ruanda; Varutrask, Sweden; Sukula...Sukula and Lemnas, Finland; and in several other pegmatite deposits Amblygonite Optical Constants: IX...in Miocene clay at Bellaver de Cerdena, Gerona Province, Spain; in a bituminous clay rock at Messel, Hesse
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anhydrite c. Partial exchange of constituents; e.g., goethite after pyrite, galena after pyromorphite d. Total...crystal. Thus a crystal of pyrite may be changed to goethite. If the change is more or less complete, a pseudomorph...pyrite crystal has been change to goethite, an epimorph of goethite has been formed on the pyrite. If...triangular agate, polygonal umgrentzte Achate (Ger.), pegmatite agates, quasicrystals, angle-plated quartz, Zwickelfülling...Fleet, 1974; Nickel, 1973). The nickel deposits of Western Australia’s Yilgarn Craton have deep weathering
Journal (volume)
Mineralization in the Migori Greenstone Belt, Macalder, Western Kenya: J. S. Ogola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Precambrian Gabbro- anorthosite Complexes, Tete Province, Mozambique: M. W. C. Barr and M. A. Brown .....Discussion with Reference to the Niger-Nigerian Province: J . Kinnaird and P. Bowden . . . . . . . . ....Goedynamic Significance of Alkaline Magmatism in the Western Mediterranean Compared with West Africa : B. Bonin...Geochemical Characteristics of the Nigerian Anorogenic Province: R. A. Batchelor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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
Book (volume)
yegorovite Na4[Si2O4(OH)2]2·7H2O from the Palitra pegmatite, Lovozero massif, Kola peninsula hydrated proton)...Ca2B4O4(OH)7Cl·7H2O Locality: Salar de Carcote deposit, El Loa province, Antofagasta, Chile. Description: Colourless crystal...borax deposit, Salar del Hombre Muerto, Salta province, Argentina (type locality). Description: Colourless...North pegmatite, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra...Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. Description: Grey grains from the association
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42(H2O)0.18[Al2(Be2.35Li0.65)Si6O18] from Mokrusha pegmatite, Murzinka, Middle Urals (Yakubovich et al. 2009;...phosphates: nahpoite Na2(HPO4) from peralkaline pegmatite of the Lovozero massif (a), newberyite Mg(HPO4)·3H2O...of melanophlogite from Rio Fortullino, Lovorno province, Tuscany, Italy contains a strong band at 2330-2336...guano deposit on the Mt. Pabellón de Pica, Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile (Bojar et al. 2010). Now...of sturmanite from the Black Rock mine, Kuruman District, South Africa, determined from its crystal structure
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A CHANGING PLANET 11 Vanadinite, San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 cm Mineral Species...a fracture, producing such forms as aegirine pegmatite. As well, hot hydrothermal fluids often carry...mineral-laden solutions. typical crystal shape. Goethite, Tintic, Utah, USA * 16.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 om Drusy...such as Porcupine and Hemlo districts; Noranda district, Quebec. USA: Mother Lode belt and others in...Localities Canada: Cobalt mining district and Thunder Bay District, Ontario. USA: several localities
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periods of stability PLANET | 114 San Carlos district, Chihuahua, Mexico * 8 x 4 x 2 om are uncommon...a fracture, producing such forms as aegirine pegmatite. As well, hot hydrothermal fluids often carry...Parcocha Mine, Bilbao, Spain * 19 x 19 x 16 cm Goethite, Tintic, Utah, USA * 16.5 x 3.5 x 2.6 om Drusy...such as Porcupine and Hemlo districts; Noranda district, Quebec. USA: Mother Lode belt and others in...Localities Canada: Cobalt mining district and Thunder Bay District, Ontario. USA: several localities
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Greece 22:303-308 ALBERTA Mineral occurrences in western Canada [British Columbia and Alberta] (by A. Ingelson)...Strontian crandallite from the Alto Benedeto pegmatite, Parai'ba, Brazil (by J.P. Cassedanne & L. Barreto)...21:409-412 --with J. P. Cassedanne: The Jaguara~u pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil 25:165-170 9 AUTHOR/TITLE...23:209-225. 23:228 Al 'JAJ\ABO~OINA The Anjanabonoina pegmatite. Madagascar (by W. E. Wilson) 20:191-200 A.'\...ARGYLEMlNE Diamonds from [the Argyle mine,] Kimberley, Western Australia (by J. D. Grice & G. L. Boxer) 21:559-564
Book (chapter)
anhydrite c. Partial exchange of constituents; e.g., goethite after pyrite, galena after pyromorphite d. Total...crystal. Thus a crystal of pyrite may be changed to goethite. If the change is more or less complete, a pseudomorph...pyrite crystal has been change to goethite, an epimorph of goethite has been formed on the pyrite. If...triangular agate, polygonal umgrentzte Achate (Ger.), pegmatite agates, quasicrystals, angle-plated quartz, Zwickelfülling...Fleet, 1974; Nickel, 1973). The nickel deposits of Western Australia’s Yilgarn Craton have deep weathering
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Acta Cryst. A35 (1979), 197. See also Feroxyhyte, Goethite, Lepidocrocite. Akatoreite, Mng(Si, Al)jQ023(0H)g...Lustrous black. Wilagedera prospect. North Western Province, Sri Lanka. H= 3-4, 0^= 3.94, Dg= 3.97, VIIIE...Lustrous black. Wilagedera prospect. North Western Province, Sri Lanka. H= 3-4, Djjj= 3.94, D(.= 4.22...Translucent buff, colorless. Petrogale cave, Madura, Western Australia, Australia. H=?, Djj3=?, Dq= 2.34, VHA... Metallic grey. Sedmochislenitsi mine, Vratsa district, Balkan Peninsula, Bulgaria. H= 2.5, Djj4= 6.32
 
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