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Plagioclase from
Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Plagioclase' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Plagioclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1373848
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1373848:6
GUID (UUID V4):93f13e16-b9d1-4cd1-87ed-d7ac68911d21
Localities for Plagioclase in this Region
Nyankanga pit, Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania
Nearest other occurrences of Plagioclase
1.5km (0.9 miles) ā“˜Nyankanga pit, Geita Mine, Lake Victoria Goldfield, Geita Region, Tanzania
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hosted gold deposits: a case study from Geita Gold Mine, Tanzania Matthew R. van Ryt, Ioan V. Sanislav,...hosted gold deposits: a case study from Geita Gold Mine, Tanzania, Ore Geology Reviews (2019), doi: https://doi...hosted gold deposits: a case study from Geita Gold Mine, Tanzania Matthew R. van Ryta*, Ioan V. Sanislava... South Africa b c Geita Gold Mine, Geita, P.O. Box 532, Geita Region, Tanzania Corresponding author... Abstract Geita Hill is one of the largest Tanzanian gold deposits, located southwest of Lake Victoria and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
controls of the world-class Geita Hill gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania I. V. Sanislav 1 & M....Heidelberg 2016 Abstract The Geita Hill gold deposit is located in the Archean Geita Greenstone Belt and is...of the largest gold deposits in East Africa. The Geita Greenstone Belt experienced a complex deformation...well illustrated and preserved in and around the Geita Hill gold deposit. Deformation involved early stages... QLD, Australia 2 Geita Gold Mine, Geita, P.O. Box 532, Geita Region, Tanzania 3 School of Earth
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Kukuluma and Matandani Deposits, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania Shimba D. Kwelwa 1,2 , Paulus H. G...edu.au (P.H.G.M.D.) Geita Gold Mine, Geita, P.O. Box 532, Geita Region, Tanzania; skolling@anglogoldashanti...long, WNW trend in the E part of the Geita Greenstone Belt, NW Tanzania. The deposits are hosted in Archaean...world-class Nyankanga and Geita Hill deposits in the central part of the Geita Greenstone Belt. This similarity...belt is similar. All major gold deposits in the Geita Greenstone Belt lack close proximity to crustal-scale
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the giant Nyankanga gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania Ioan V. Sanislav a,āŽ, Sergio L. Kolling...4011 QLD, Australia Geita Gold Mine, Geita, P.O. Box 532, Geita Region, Tanzania School of Earth & Ocean...February 2015 Keywords: Gold deposits Archean Tanzania Craton Nyankanga gold deposit Roof pendants a...largest gold deposit in the Geita Greenstone Belt of the northern Tanzania Craton. The deposit is hosted...Craton in India, and the Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe and Tanzania Cratons in Africa. Except for gold deposits linked
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
veins at the worldclass Geita Hill gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania Matthew R. van Ryt, Ioan...veins at the world-class Geita Hill gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania, Ore Geology Reviews (2017)...veins at the world-class Geita Hill gold deposit, Geita Greenstone Belt, Tanzania Matthew R. van Ryta*...2520, South Africa c Geita Gold Mine, Geita, P.O. Box 532, Geita Region, Tanzania Keywords: Archean gold;...greenstone belt; quartz veins; Tanzania Abstract The world-class Geita Hill deposit is one of the largest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
source for the Neoarchean maļ¬c rocks from the Tanzania Craton Y.A. Cook a, I.V. Sanislav a, *, J. Hammerli...in the ca. 2.8 to 2.6 Ga Geita Greenstone Belt situated in the NW Tanzania Craton. They outcrop mainly...w50 km south. The maļ¬c rocks outcropping in the Geita area were erupted through oceanic crust over a short...licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Keywords: Maļ¬c rocks Archean Tanzania Craton Primitive mantle MORB Oceanic plateau ...source for the Neoarchean maļ¬c rocks from the Tanzania Craton, Geoscience Frontiers (2015), http://dx
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
late-tectonic granites, Geita Greenstone Belt: Implications for crustal growth of the Tanzania Craton I.V. Sanislav...4011 QLD, Australia Geita Gold Mine, P.O. Box 532, Geita, Geita Region, Tanzania a r t i c l e i n...2013 Available online 10 January 2014 Keywords: Tanzania Craton Archean granites Zircon ages Luā€“Hf isotopes...Granite plutons that intruded south of lake Victoria and north of the Geita Greenstone Belt have geochemical...to the late high-K granites from the Musomaā€“Mara region, they have lower SiO2 content and higher TiO2
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Buzwagi gold mine in the Neoarchaean Nzega greenstone belt, northern Tanzania Shukrani Manya PII:...of the Buzwagi gold mine in the Neoarchaean Nzega greenstone belt, northern Tanzania, LITHOS (2016), doi:...of the Buzwagi gold mine in the Neoarchaean Nzega greenstone belt, northern Tanzania Shukrani Manya SC...Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35052, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania NU Corresponding author Email: shukrani73@yahoo...Buzwagi gold mine, found in the Neoarchaean Nzega greenstone belt of PT northern Tanzania; is underlain
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gold Mineralization in the Archean Cratons of Tanzania and Uganda, East Africa G. G A B E R T Federal...of Tanzania and Uganda, East Africa. Precambrian Res., 46: 59-69. The Archean cratons of Tanzania and...mineralization in the greenstone belts of the Tanzania and Uganda cratons based on the controlling factors...exploration activities, presently in progress in Tanzania, will result in lithostratigraphic redefinitions...Buganda-Toro belt and partly hidden underneath Lake Victoria, has been suggested al- Ā© 1990 Elsevier Science
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Keywords: Archean; Tanzanian Craton; Nd; Sm; Tanzania; Tulawaka; Geochemistry; Petrology; Greenstone...Geological map of Tanzania (modified from the Mineral Resource Department of Tanzania). resenting important...formation of the Lake Victoria goldfields district including the Bulyanhulu and Geita gold mines. Tulawaka...southwestern Sukumaland, 100 km west of the Bulyanhulu mine and 700 km northwest of the capital city of Dar...(2005) 147ā€“163 149 Fig. 2. Geological map of Lake Victoria district and Sukumaland Greenstone Belt (modified
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and K-rich granites at the Buzwagi gold mine, northern Tanzania: implications for the timing of gold mineralization...and K-rich granites at the Buzwagi gold mine, northern Tanzania: implications for the timing of gold mineralization...and K-rich granites at the Buzwagi gold mine, northern Tanzania: implications for the timing of gold mineralization...Dar es Salaam, P.O. Box 35052, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Corresponding author: Email: shukrani73@yahoo...Buzwagi gold mine, found in the Neoarchaean Nzega greenstone belt of T northern Tanzania; is underlain
Report (issue)
the third with the Geological Survey Division, Tanzania. The paper compares the three airborne techniques.... 2 11agnetic susceptibilities of rocks of the Geita area . 3 Variation of the secondary field due to...Afmag system . . . . . 16 Aerial E1-1 responses over lake, marsh and alluvium . . 17 Aerial EI\1 responses...granite and Nyanzian rocks, Block A, . . . . . . . Geita . faci1zg page . 18 Aerial EM responses over granite...granite, marsh and alluvium, Block C, . . . . . . . . Geita . . 19 Aerial El\1 responses over alluvium, Block
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Archaean Tanzanian cratonic margin, Lupa Goldļ¬eld, SW Tanzania: Implications from Uā€“Pb titanite geochronology...Keywords: Lupa Goldļ¬eld Paleoproterozoic Orogenic Gold Tanzania Ubendian Belt a b s t r a c t The Lupa Goldļ¬eld... 1. Introduction 1.1. Tanzanian gold deposits Tanzania represents the fourth largest gold producer in...exploration are concentrated in northern Tanzania and the Lake Victoria Goldļ¬eld where world-class deposits...contained gold in proven and probable reserves) such as Geita (12.3 Moz; AngloGold Ashanti Annual Report, 2012)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Golden Pride gold deposit, Nzega Greenstone Belt, Tanzania I. M. A. Vos & F. P. Bierlein & J. S. Standing...Belt at the southern margin of the Lake Victoria Goldfields in Tanzania. It represents an inferred Late...mineralisation in this deposit. Keywords Lake Victoria Goldfields . Tanzania Orogenic gold . Golden Pride . Late...Resolute Tanzania Limited, P.O. Box 78486, Plot 1670, Mwaya Road, Masaki, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania G. Davidson...Introduction The Late Archaean Lake Victoria Goldfields (LVG) in Tanzania represent a comparatively underexplored
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Buhweju gold ļ¬eld. The gold cluster found at Kitaka mine is characterised by a low magnetic anomaly and high...Buhweju could also be interpreted in terms of the Geita and Twangiza structural corridors (gold trends)...The NNW trending Geita structural corridors control gold mineralization in Tanzania while the NNE trending...concentration at the Buhweju group rocks and Kitaka mine to the northwest. 5.2. Radiometric data interpretation...and dykes. Slightly rotated porphyroblasts of plagioclase and kfeldspar and alternating black and grey
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
OF DAR ES SALAAM, PO BOX 35052, DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA RECEIVED AUGUST 12, 2013; ACCEPTED APRIL 11,...entrained within Quaternary rift basalts in northern Tanzania document the composition, equilibration conditions...Menzies et al., 1993; Griffin et al., 1998). In Tanzania, Quaternary basalts are a consequence of active...volcanoes erupted through the crust of northern Tanzania (Jones et al., 1983a; Cohen et al., 1984; Lee...African Rift is having on the deep crust in this region. Accordingly, we have undertaken a comprehensive
Book
GEMSTONES of East Africa Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda Bruce Cairncross Published by Struik...resources 12 Burundi 13 Kenya 14 Rwanda 16 Tanzania 17 Uganda 20 Gemological properties 21 A to...through Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and into the Sudan - has blessed East Africa, Kenya and Tanzania, with...starting in what was then Tanganyika ( now mainland Tanzania) and then progressing to Kenya - I am proud to...countries are among the finest in the world. The region and its gems are particularly dear to my family
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Peninsula. Peninsula. Exposed rocks of of this this region region comprise comprise the the Archean Archean Jiaodong...For example, deformation twins were common in plagioclase (Figure 4eā€“g) and some twins in the crystal were...deformation twins of plagioclase (location 1); (e) deformation twins of plagioclase (location 11); 11);deformation...11);deformation (f) deformation in plagioclase andextinction belt extinction in quartz (location (g) intracrystalline...intracrystalline (f) twinstwins in plagioclase and belt in quartz (location 10); (g)10); intracrystalline
Report (chapter)
boundary located approximately 15 km north of the mine. However, mineralization occurred under a different...deformation and mineralization chronology of the Kainantu mine, based on underground mapping and microstructural...Gold Corporation; tectonics after Hall (2002). region have been progressively refined over the last 15...2015), providing a rare opportunity to relate a mine-scale deformation chronology to plate-scale tectonics...Newcrest Mining Ltd 2015) (Fig. 1). The Kainantu mine is developed on the Koraā€“ Irumafimpa vein system
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
one of the significant ore lenses of the Chatree mine in Thailand. Au-Ag mineralization mainly occurs...lower potential to be such sources at the Chatree mine. Keywords: low-sulfidation epithermal; Au-Ag mineralization;...Introduction Ore mining has been concerned about the mine and local community issues of environmental pollution...principally caused by acid rock drainage (ARD) and/or acid mine drainage (AMD) [1ā€“5]. ARD naturally occurs in altered...classify concerned materials, which is key to effective mine management to avoid causing environmental pollution
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ashanti Timmins Kolar Boddington Campbell Red Lake Geita Hemlo Morro Velho Olympic Dam Telfer Homestake...Ma Archean 2700 Ma 2700ā€“2900 Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Tanzania Canada Brazil Australia Australia USA Venezuela...occurrence reļ¬‚ecting more than just the gold source region. Stable isotope studies (O, H, C, S and N) have...these isotopes may reļ¬‚ect one or more of source region, pathway and depositional sites the studies are...Synonym Up to few 100 km by few 100 km Carlin, Victoria, Witwatersrand 10ā€“20 by 1ā€“5 km generally Bendigo
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Paleoproterozoic crust formation in the Ubendian Belt of Tanzania: Insights from zircon geochronology and geochemistry...Block of the Paleoproterozoic Ubendian Belt in Tanzania are used to unravel the crustal evolution of this...rocks derived from Neoarchean (Katuma Block or Tanzania Craton?) and Paleoproterozoic provenances and...All rights reserved. Ubendian Belt in western Tanzania has been subdivided into eight crustal blocks...Geological map of the Ubendian Belt between the Tanzania Craton and the Bangweulu Block modiļ¬ed from Daly
Report (chapter)
wavelet analysis of drillcore from Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, Western Australia MARK A. MUNRO1,2*, ALISON ORD1...hydrothermal system (the late Archaean Sunrise Dam Gold Mine of Western Australia) to address quantitatively...associated with one another? The Sunrise Dam Gold Mine (Figs 2 & 3) was selected because of the availability...across the craton. The late Archaean Sunrise Dam Gold Mine is located in the Kurnalpi terrane, within the box...the Kurnalpi terrane around the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine. Yellow diamonds mark the locations of Au deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
groundmass includes K-feldspar (~45%), mica (5%) and plagioclase (~5%) with fine-grained disseminated (~3%) magmatic...disseminated gold in phanerozoic fold belts-examples from Victoria, Australia and elsewhere. Ore Geol. Rev. 18, 113-148...metasedimentary rock-hosted orogenic gold deposits, Reefton goldfield, South Island, New Zealand. Miner Deposita 38...tectono-magmatic and metallogenic processes in the Sanjiang region, southwestern China. Earth-Sci. Rev. 138, 268-299...implications for its characteristics of source region. Geochem. J. 136, 113-118. Huang, X.L., Niu,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Palghat-Cauvery Suture Zone, ZB: Zambezi Belt. region reported the peak metamorphic conditions of 650e700...ages of ca. 880 Ma for an orthogneiss from the region, and suggested Tonian magmatism possibly associated...(80%e85%), muscovite (5%e10%), microcline (3%e5%), plagioclase (3%e5%), and biotite (1%), with accessory zircon...inclusions of plagioclase, microcline, muscovite, biotite, apatite, and zircon. Plagioclase and microcline...amphibolite with calcic amphibole (50%e55%), plagioclase (40%e50%), biotite (1%e3%), garnet (<1%), quartz
 
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