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Tourmaline from
Nyakabingo Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nyakabingo Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1522698
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1522698:5
GUID (UUID V4):b3788cae-5abf-438f-a34a-496e0f1643e3
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
10.2km (6.3 miles) Nyamiumba Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda
34.8km (21.6 miles) Rusororo pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
36.4km (22.6 miles) Gatumba pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
36.5km (22.7 miles) Buranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
References
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hydrothermal quartz veins. Many deposits in the province occur in siliciclastic metasedimentary, or metabasaltic...platinum) province; and the early Neoproterozoic (1 Ga) Kibara rare metal and gold province that is the...application of modern concepts and technologies, this province is drastically underexplored. Keywords: Gold,...Department of Geology and Mines, Rwanda Natural Resources Authority, Kigali, Rwanda 3 Technical University of...felsic intrusions. Geographically, this giant metal province comprises Kivu and Maniema, as well as major portions
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Ferberite/Reinite from Tungsten Deposits in Central Rwanda Simon Goldmann 1,*, Frank Melcher 1, Hans-Eike...quartz veins from the Nyakabingo, Gifurwe and Bugarama deposits in central Rwanda occurs as the iron-rich...The formation of the tungsten deposits in central Rwanda is interpreted to be epigenetic in origin, and...chemistry; rare earth elements; Nyakabingo; Gifurwe; Bugarama; Rwanda 1. Introduction Tungsten is a metal...Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi) and is generally found in
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quartz veins: Evidence from the Karagwe-Ankole Belt (Rwanda) Niels Hulsbosch a,⇑, Marie-Christine Boiron b...quartz veins of the Nyakabingo deposit of the Karagwe-Ankole belt in Central Rwanda. The vein system (992...in Nb–Ta–Sn mineralisation. Muscovite in the Nyakabingo veins is significantly enriched in granitophile...fluid fractionation. Primary fluid inclusions in tourmaline of these less-differentiated pegmatites demonstrate...Gatumba–Gitarama leucogranite– pegmatite field of Central Rwanda (Central Africa), which is spatiotemporally related
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belt is mainly known as a tin and tungsten ore province; more recently, exploration and mining have concentrated...may be very pronounced. The tin mining district of Rutongo/Rwanda was chosen as an example of Kibaran cassiterite...paragenesis includes some muscovite, rutile, tourmaline and sulfides (pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite...showing position of mineral deposits north of Kigali/Rwanda. Crosses tin granite bodies (G4); white with black...hydrothermally altered tin granites from nearby Kigali/Rwanda. Neutron activation analyses by P. M611er and P
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the vein-type tungsten mineralization at Nyakabingo (Rwanda) in the Karagwe–Ankole belt, Central Africa...vein-type tungsten deposit at Nyakabingo in the central Tungsten belt of Rwanda is located in the eastern...and the typical association of the W deposits in Rwanda, but also worldwide, with granite intrusions, W...Fluid flow . Karagwe–Ankole belt . Neoproterozoic . Rwanda . Tungsten mineralization Editorial handling:...Lakes region of Central Africa and covers parts of Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, and Eastern Congo.
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southwest, through Zaire, Burundi, Tanzania, and Rwanda to southwest Uganda in the north northeast. Its...Economic mineralization is known mainly from its northern sectors, within three geographically separated...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...granite; M-Mashonga Au: No-Nyarnulilo W; Rh-Ruhiza W. Rwanda: B-Bugarama W; Bu-Buranga pegmatite; Mi-Miyovc
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origin of peribatholitic Sn vein-type deposits in Rwanda J. Van Daele, N. Hulsbosch, S. Dewaele, M.-C. Boiron...origin of peribatholitic Sn vein-type deposits in Rwanda, Ore Geology Reviews (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10...origin of peribatholitic Sn vein-type deposits in Rwanda. Van Daele, J.a*, Hulsbosch, N.a, Dewaele, S.b...Rwamagana-Musha-Ntunga pegmatite-quartz vein field in East Rwanda has been evaluated by the following four methods:...American Cordillera, 2: Bolivian province, 3: Iberian – Panasqueira province, 4: French Massif Central, 5:
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southwest, through Zaire, Burundi, Tanzania and Rwanda to southwestern Uganda in the NNE. Its overall...Economic mineralization is known mainly from its northern sectors, within three geographically separated...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...M--Mashonga Au; No---Nyamulilo W; Rh--Ruhiza W. Rwanda: B---Bugarama W; Bu--Buranga pegmatite; Mi--Miyove
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Accepted Manuscript Vein-type Tungsten Deposits in Rwanda, Rutsiro area of the Karagwe-Ankole Belt, Central...A. Piestrzynski, Vein-type Tungsten Deposits in Rwanda, Rutsiro area of the Karagwe-Ankole Belt, Central...journal pertain. Vein-type Tungsten Deposits in Rwanda, Rutsiro area of the KaragweAnkole Belt, Central...Ltd., KG 624 ST, Bodifa House 5th floor, Kigali, Rwanda b AGH University of Science and Technology, 30-059...variety of minerals including cassiterite crystals, tourmaline and free ilmenite and rutile crystals which came
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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...(Taita), hessonite (Taita), aquamarine and yellow tourmaline The importance (Taita), malaya (Samburu), chrome...is not commonly known that neighbouring Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi are also sources of some interesting...material (for example, the gem-quality tourmaline that can be found in Rwanda). Literature on the subject is
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Sn, and Nb-Ta Based on Integrated Information in Rwanda, Central Africa Zhuo Chen 1,2 , Jianping Chen 2...Sn, and Nb-Ta Based on Integrated Information in Rwanda, Central Africa. Minerals 2023, 13, 189. https://doi...(Mn) and monazite (Mnz) have been discovered in Rwanda. The objective of this study was to present a regional...mapping (MPM) of W, Sn and Nb-Ta mineralization in Rwanda using the random forest (RF) method on the basis...the metallogenic regularity of W, Sn and Nb-Ta in Rwanda was summarized with the help of articles online
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as beryl, amblygonite, spodumene, apatite, and tourmaline. With respect to the geodynamic evolution of...belts, which extend over 700 km from the Katanga Province (Southeastern Congo) to Uganda, were formed by...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...cassiterite, columbite-group minerals, wolframite, tourmaline, gold, and associated minerals such as beryl
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stratigraphy is dominated by garnet, zircon, tourmaline TE D and rutile, whereas Pliocene to Pleistocene...the ratio of two stable minerals (e.g., apatite/tourmaline, garnet/zircon; Morton and Hallsworth, 1994)...of a certain mineral group, such as garnet and tourmaline (Morton, 1985; Zack et al., 2004). Until now...logged the entire sedimentary sequence on the northern side of the Rwenzoris within the southern Albertine...to the northern sector of the Western Rift AC branch stretching from the Kivu volcanic province in the
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granite-related W-Sn deposits from the world-class Jiangxi province (China) Hélène Legros, Antonin Richard, Alexandre...granite-related W-Sn deposits from the world-class Jiangxi province (China). Chemge (2018), https://doi.org/10.1016/j...granite-related W-Sn deposits from the world-class Jiangxi province (China) Hélène Legros a,b, *, Antonin Richard...similarities with other deposits in the Jiangxi province, points towards common ore-forming processes at...of the Jiangxi province, which forms part of the world’s richest W and Sn CE province, the Nanling Range
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Argemela mineralized district, located near the world-class Panasqueira W mine in Portugal, exposes a...wolframite can be accompanied by various gangue (e.g., tourmaline, Codeço et al., 2017) and ore (e.g., cassiterite...vein system The Variscan Argemela Mineralized District (AMD) occurs within the Central Iberian Zone (CIZ...evolving separately. The first (the Argemela tin mine, ATM) consists of a vein swarm emplaced in low grade...hübnerite to ferberite. The Panasqueira W world class mine, located at only 13 km west from Argemela, provides
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category ........ Estimated cumulative and annual mine production of tungsten contained in ore and concentrate—...For each country having a tungsten deposit or district listed in the ISMI tungsten inventory...........also recovered from placer deposits. Most current mine production of tungsten is from vein/ stockwork,...accounted for over three-fourths of the world’s mine production of tungsten. China alone produced about...resulted in numerous mine closures (estimated at 85 percent of Western world mine capacity). In some cases
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intrusion from the Zhangtiantang-Xihuashan ore district, where an as-yet undiscovered deep intrusion,...located in Portugal, is the second largest tungsten mine in Europe and has been active for ca. 130 years...discussed for the Zhangtiantang-Xihuashan ore district based on their geological relationships and fluid...Wolframitequartz vein W - Wolframite Nyakabingo Rwanda Wolframitequartz vein Baid al Jimalah ...Saudi Arabia Fielders Hill Australia The New Hope Mine Australia Balmains and Rumsby’s Lodes Eastern
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Processes of the Sn-W Granites in the Maniema Province of the Kibara Belt (KIB), Democratic Republic...Processes of the Sn-W Granites in the Maniema Province of the Kibara Belt (KIB), Democratic Republic...Abstract: The Kibara belt (KIB) in the Maniema province hosts orebodies bearing cassiterite-wolframite...assemblages of muscovite-quartz (±topaz-fluorite-tourmaline) occur in the granites, and muscovite-sericite-quartz...Zimbabwe Craton, 1.4 Kaapvaal Craton; 2.1 Birimian Province, 2.2 Kibalian in north-eastern DRC; 3.1 Kibara
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trace element and boron isotopic composition of tourmaline Matthieu Harlaux, Julien Mercadier, Christian...trace element and boron isotopic composition of tourmaline, Ore Geology Reviews (2019), doi: https://doi...trace element and boron isotopic composition of tourmaline Matthieu Harlaux1,2*, Julien Mercadier1, Christian...is characterized by volumetrically important tourmaline alteration allowing to investigate the fluid...hydrothermal system. Four generations of hydrothermal tourmaline (Tur 1 to Tur 4) formed during pre-, syn-, and
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rock-forming minerals from the Gatumba area pegmatites (Rwanda): Quantitative assessment of crystal-melt fractionation...of rock-forming minerals (feldspars, micas and tourmaline), which represent a whole sequence of regional...pegmatite zonation. The Gatumba pegmatite field (Rwanda, Central Africa) is chosen as case study area because...(K-feldspar, plagioclase, muscovite, biotite and tourmaline) from representative pegmatites of the well-developed...zonation in the Gatumba area (Rwanda, Central Africa). Feldspar, mica and tourmaline are sensitive indicators
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in its southern half, that is to say, from the northern shores of Albert Edward Nyanza and the heights...strain may be more obvious in this long-isolated district. The Ba-amba are not a race of particularly low...Unyoro districts, from Ruwenzori and the Nile province. Besides these basement rocks, there are specimens...Mount Elgon, Baringo district, Kamasia hills, Lake Nakuro, and the Nandi district. Of minerals of economic...ironstone (limonite chiefly) from the Central province (Bukonge and Jinja, Busoga), Bugaya islands,
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of Wolframite Mineralization in the Echassieres District (Massif Central, France) Loïs Monnier 1 , Stefano...  Abstract: The Echassières district in central France contains complex rare-element...W-rich goethite in all units of the Echassières district. This model for multiple W mineralizing events...distinctive minerals such as fluorite, topaz and tourmaline” [8]) in underlying granites, the genetic link...and in the greisen alteration. The Echassières district, in the French Massif Central, is an ideal setting
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Dalingshang deposit, Dahutang W-Cu ore field, northern Jiangxi Province, South China Ning-Jun Peng 1 & Shao-Yong...North section of the Dahutang ore field, northern Jiangxi Province, South China. Vein- and breccia-style...Range of central South China in southern Jiangxi Province and adjacent areas. However, in recent years,...such as the gaint Dahutang and Zhuxi deposits in northern Editorial handling: B. Lehmann Electronic supplementary...Wuhan 430074, China Jiangxi Province, has been discovered on the northern margin of the Jiangnan Orogen
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rare-element class pegmatites in the Borborema Province in NE-Brazil?...................................evolutions of primary and secondary (metasomatic) tourmaline from elbaite-subtype pegmatites Pikárec and Rečice:...miarolitic granite of Cuasso al Monte, Varese province, (Southern Apls, Italy)…………………………………………………………………………………41...petrogenetic significance of melt inclusions in tourmaline of muscovite – rare-element pegmatites: a mineralogical...lithium exploration in the Barroso-Alvão area, northern Portugal…………..72 MALCZEWSKI, D., DZIUROWICZ,
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associated with the Cornubian batholith (pegmatites, tourmaline and topaz rich rocks and Sn-W quartz veins) are...rocks), direct atmospheric leaching of the run of the mine (5ROM) ore with sulphuric acid will not be economically...mineralisation in the northeastern Kibara belt (Rwanda) Friso De Clercqa, Philippe Mucheza, Stijn Dewaeleb...East Kilbride G75 0QF, Glasgow, UK Rwanda is situated in the northern part of the Kibara orogen, which...mineralisation occurring in the central part of Rwanda. Here, a NNW-SSE oriented zone rich in tungsten
 
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