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


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:687768
Long-form Identifier:1:3:687768:2
GUID (UUID V4):78ff53c0-c58e-4d53-b513-080d2aad576a
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rocks, Somerset, calcite, baryte, celestine, sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, analcime, 76I Castleton...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...Pulec, Jersey, pyrite, marcasite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, ferroan dolomite, galena, chalcopyrite, argentian...Chanteloube, Limoges, alluaudite, 230 Piedmont zone, Western Alps, chromian jadeite, phengite, pumpellyite,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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
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belts, which extend over 700 km from the Katanga Province (Southeastern Congo) to Uganda, were formed by...by the Mesoproterozoic collision of the Western Congo Craton, with the Eastern Tanzanian, Bangweulu, and...KaragweAnkole Belt (KAB) to the northeast (Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda). The KIB is separated from the KVB...± 23 Ma [30]. Furthermore, extensive dating in Rwanda, based on Rb/Sr, was invalidated in [17] using...and 1956. N. Varlamoff expanded his fieldwork to Rwanda and Burundi between 1960 and 1969 in order to study
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
inclusions in chalcopyrite, tennantite, renierite and sphalerite. The name is for Gaston Briart, who studied the...spinel, and later ludwigite, szaibelyite and sphalerite. Alteration products of sakhaite include szaibelzite...with vesuvianite, garnet, svabite, magnetite and sphalerite. It is replaced by a fine-grained aggregate of...Palermoite O. voN KNonuNG, Notes on some pegmatite minerals from Rwanda. Rep. Rwandaise, M,inistereEcon., BuIl...59 s,2.42 s. The mineral occurs in the Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda, in association with muscovite, augelite
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 (article/letter/editorial)
other lithium minerals except in the Mterikati pegmatite. Lithiophorite is the only other lithium mineral...the Dam Site pegmatite. The refractive indices of montebrasite from the Benson 2 pegmatite (no. 13, table...replaces montebrasite in a sample from the Bikita pegmatite and members of the goyazite and possibly of the...in six perthite-rich pegmatites from the Miami district of Rhodesia appears to be manganoan fluorapatite...from the Bulema pegmatite (Kigezi, Uganda) have r 1.633 and 1-639. In the Bikita pegmatite, the grain-size
Book
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
horizons of the Stari Trg P b - Z n mine (Trep6a), province of Kosovo. Childrenite is generally accepted to...aggregates after crystallization ofarsenopyrite and sphalerite and before the appearance of quartz. Childrenite...crystallization was: pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, illite, quartz, (Fe, Mn)...M n - F e phosphate minerals from the Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda. Mineral Mag 43:1015-1023 Ginzburg A,...Canadian Mineralogist 14:498-502 Moore PB (1973) Pegmatite phosphates: mineralogy and crystal chemistry.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineralization in the Hagendorf-Pleystein pegmatite province H. G. DILL1,*, B. WEBER2, A. GERDES3 AND...Silbergrube Aplite (SA) in the Hagendorf-Pleystein Pegmatite District, near Waidhaus, Germany, is a mildly peraluminous...operating feldspar mine in the Hagendorf-Pleystein Pegmatite Mining * E-mail: dill@bgr.de DOI: 10.1180/minmag...Mineralogical Society District in Bavaria, Germany. The Hagendorf pegmatite is one of the biggest feldspar-quartz...feldspar-quartz pegmatite deposits in Europe, and has produced 4.4. Mt of ore (Forster et al., 1967) (Fig
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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)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
DISCOVERED TRUTZHOFMÜHLE APLITE, HAGENDORF PEGMATITE PROVINCE, GERMANY Harald G. DILL§ and Frank MELCHER...TrutzhofmĂŒhle (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, TrutzhofmĂŒhle, Hagendorf Pegmatitic Province, Germany. Sommaire Une venue aplitique contenant...TrutzhofmĂŒhle (THM), Ă  la limite occidentale de la province pegmatitique de Hagendorf, en Allemagne. Nous
Book (edition)
hedenbergite), b) its meaning may shift over time - sphalerite, for instance, was dumped by early miners, while...Polymorphism as, for instance, found in the ZnS system (sphalerite/wurtzite), is often difficult to discern: Changes...replaced by sphalerite. Only under XPL it stands out from the lighter coronal sphalerite overgrowth by...to the next). Left: Galena (lighter grey) and Sphalerite (darker grey). When minimum/maximum values are...brown internal reflections) in a massive Fe-poor sphalerite (orange internal reflections), jordanite (dark
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PHOSPHATE MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS FROM THE JOCÃO PEGMATITE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL Maxime BAIJOT, Frédéric...Jocão pegmatite (or Cigana) is located in the well-known Eastern Brazilian Pegmatitic Province (EBPP)...mineral masses were collected from the dumps of the pegmatite: association I is composed of dendritic triphylite...genetic sequence, secondary phosphates, Jocão pegmatite, Brazil § E-mail address: fhatert@ulg.ac.be...most important pegmatite provinces in the world, the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province (EBPP), is located
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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GEOCHEMISTRY OF PHOSPHATES AND SILICATES IN THE SAPUCAIA PEGMATITE, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: GENETIC IMPLICATIONS Maxime...The Sapucaia pegmatite is located in the well-known Eastern Brazilian Pegmatitic Province (EBPP), Minas...Minas Gerais, Brazil. Detailed mapping of the pegmatite body revealed five zones, showing distinct mineral...quartz core (Q). Phosphate masses found in the pegmatite contains two different assemblages: assemblage...geochemically primitive LCT-type pegmatite. The degree of differentiation of the pegmatite increases from the border
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
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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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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
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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, Tarapacå 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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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...minerals in a duripanson the Owyhee Plateau of south-western Idaho. Within this soil horizon, SiO2 was released...Dalradian calcareous slates and metadolostones of western Scotland, with a volume decrease of at least 47%...sedimentary rocks in the Yerrida rift basin of Western Australia. These deposits preserve various original
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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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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...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... Wire silver, Silver Islet Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada * 11.5 x 14x 11 om Silver has
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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...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... Wire silver, Silver Islet Mine, Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada + 11.5 x 14x 11 om Silver has
 
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