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	1007/s00126-009-0240-8 ARTICLE The Kenticha rare-element pegmatite, Ethiopia: internal differentiation, U–Pb...Springer-Verlag 2009 Abstract The Kenticha rare-element pegmatite, a globally important tantalite source...source in the Neoproterozoic Adola Belt of southern Ethiopia, is a highly fractionated, huge (2,000 m long...rareelement pegmatite class and belongs to the lithium–cesium– tantalum petrogenetic family. The Kenticha pegmatite...an internal geochemical differentiation of the pegmatite sheet proceeding from the lower zone (K/Rb ~36
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	(mainly Rwanda and the DR Congo), around the Kenticha mine (Ethiopia) and in the Alto Ligonha Province (Mozambique)...(Mozambique), the Arabian-Nubian Shield (Egypt, Ethiopia) and the Tantalite Valley pegmatites (southern...1992; Černý et al., 2005). The provenance of pegmatite magmas remains poorly understood. Based on a study...afﬁliation and rare-element signature of the granite-pegmatite systems”. Peraluminous granites and associated...Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Burundi (Table 1). Notably, the majority
	Melcher, Frank, Graupner, Torsten, Gäbler, Hans-Eike, Sitnikova, Maria, Henjes-Kunst, Friedhelm, Oberthür, Thomas, Gerdes, Axel, Dewaele, Stijn (2015) Tantalum–(niobium–tin) mineralisation in African pegmatites and rare metal granites: Constraints from Ta–Nb oxide mineralogy, geochemistry and U–Pb geochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 64. 667-719 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Schist Belt (western Zimbabwe) 4.3.3. Orange River Pegmatite Belt (Namibia, South Africa) AC 4.3.3.1. Radiometric...data 4.4.1.2. Mineralogy 4.4.2. Pegmatites of Ethiopia and Somalia 4.4.2.1. Radiometric data 4.4.2.2...3.2. Kamativi Schist Belt 5.3.3. Orange River Pegmatite Belt 5.4. Late Neoproterozoic to early Paleozoic...the Eastern Desert (Egypt) 5.4.2. Pegmatites of Ethiopia and Somalia 5.4.3. Alto-Ligonha Province (Mozambique)...presented for 13 rare-element granite NU and pegmatite districts in Africa, covering Archean, Paleoproterozoic
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	....................................... 2 World Mine Production .......................................tsunami caused widespread 1 devastation across the region, as tens of thousands of people were killed, hundreds...Information Services Ltd., 2012). World Mine Production In 2011, world mine production of tantalum increased...in 2010. Rwanda accounted for 27 percent of total mine production in 2011; Brazil accounted for 20 percent;...Republic of the Congo [Congo (Kinshasa)], 15 percent; Ethiopia, 14 percent; China, 11 percent; Mozambique, 6
	Graupner, T., Melcher, F., Gäbler, H.-E., Sitnikova, M., Brätz, H., Bahr, A. (2010) Rare earth element geochemistry of columbite-group minerals: LA-ICP-MS data. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (4) 691-713 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.4.691	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	during progressive evolution of the melt in a pegmatite body (either Nb ? Ta or Fe ? Mn fractionation...mineral-melt partitioning during crystallization of the pegmatite body and by secondary hydrothermal or weathering...causing addition, loss or redistribution of REE. Pegmatite bodies may contain up to several generations of...provide constraints on the genesis of rare-element pegmatite systems. Furthermore, it may be used as a valuable...LCT pegmatite locations of central and southern Africa. These include: (1) the Homestead pegmatite, Tantalite
	*Schulz, Klaus J., Piatak, Nadine M., Papp, John F. (2017) Niobium and tantalum. Professional Paper* Vol. 1802 (1802m) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp1802m**	Report (issue)
	............................................M24 Mine Waste Characteristics ........................................................................M27 Mine Closure ..........................................regional lithium-cesium-tantalum rare-metalbearing pegmatite zoning above a parental granite.................zoned lithium-cesium-tantalum rare-metal-bearing pegmatite..............................................................M21 M13. Bar charts showing global mine production of niobium and tantalum, from 2000 to
	Yan, Qing-He, Qiu, Zeng-Wang, Wang, He, Wang, Min, Wei, Xiao-Peng, Li, Pei, Zhang, Rong-Qing, Li, Cong-Ying, Liu, Jian-ping (2018) Age of the Dahongliutan rare metal pegmatite deposit, West Kunlun, Xinjiang (NW China): Constraints from LA–ICP–MS U–Pb dating of columbite-(Fe) and cassiterite. Ore Geology Reviews, 100. 561-573 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.11.010	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	com/locate/oregeo Age of the Dahongliutan rare metal pegmatite deposit, West Kunlun, Xinjiang (NW China): Constraints...LA–ICP–MS U–Pb dating of columbite-(Fe) and cassiterite Qing-He Yan a,c, Zeng-Wang Qiu a,c, He Wang a...Dahongliutan rare metal pegmatite deposit Kunlun orogenic belt Columbite-(Fe) and cassiterite U-Pb dating Metallogeny...Dahongliutan is a medium-size Li–Be–Ta–Nb rare metal pegmatite deposit in the Tianshuihai terrane, West Kunlun...paper, LA–ICP–MS U–Pb ages of columbite-(Fe) and cassiterite are reported to constrain the metallogenic age
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	% from tin slag refining and 10 % from secondary mine concentrates. Due to rapid industrialisation and...Canada account for about 92 and 7 % of Nb world mine production, respectively. Since the bulk of the...maintenance. Ta production at the massive Greenbushes pegmatite (Australia) has stopped, though Li production...start-up time for new operations. The Kenticha mine (Ethiopia) is a past producer that may re-enter production...studies on new developments) are required in any mine as price levels vary for each deposit and are dependent
	*Tkachev, A. V., Rundqvist, D. V., Vishnevskaya, N. A. (2019) Global Metallogeny of Tantalum Through Geological Time. Geology of Ore Deposits, 61 (6) 512-529 doi:10.1134/s1075701519060060*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	tantalum deposit, metallogeny of rare metals, pegmatite, granite magmatism, alkaline magmatism, tantaloniobates...mined from slags obtained in melting tin from cassiterite concentrates from some hydrothermal deposits...into account in commercial transactions with cassiterite concentrate; therefore, its resources are estimated...(22) Motzfeldt; (23) Tanbreez; (24) Crevie; (25) Kenticha; (26) Three Alloes; (27) Tastyg; (28) Morrua;...Kamativi Manono-Kitotolo Motzfeldt Tanbreez Crevie Kenticha Three Alloes Tastyg Morrua Marropino Nanping Alberta
	*Cairncross, Bruce (2019) Minerals & Gemstones of East Africa* - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Penguin Random House.**	Book
	crystals on large, well-formed grey graphite crystals, field of view 3 cm - Philip Hitge specimen, Bruce Cairncross...runs from Madagascar through Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and into the Sudan - has blessed East Africa,...countries are among the finest in the world. The region and its gems are particularly dear to my family...most renowned gemstones from East Africa, this region is also host to some of the world's finest examples...several other varieties of gemstone occur in the region and, while perhaps not as popular, these too have
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	PEGMATITE Erste Österreichische Arbeitstagung Montanuniversität Leoben 11. April 2014 Zusammenfassung...Melcher MITT.ÖSTERR.MINER.GES. 160 (2014) PEGMATITE - ERSTE ÖSTERREICHISCHE ARBEITSTAGUNG von Johann...Montanuniversität Leoben die 1. Arbeitstagung zum Thema Pegmatite statt. Die Veranstaltung wurde vom Department...Geologie und Lagerstättenlehre) organisiert. Pegmatite sind sowohl aus wirtschaftlichen als auch wissenschaftlichen...hochgradiger Metamorphose gegenüber. Gerade die Pegmatite in den Ostalpen stellen ein Musterbeispiel für
	Abu El-Rus, Mohamed A., Mohamed, Mohamed A., Lindh, Anders (2017) Mueilha rare metals granite, Eastern Desert of Egypt: An example of a magmatic-hydrothermal system in the Arabian-Nubian Shield. Lithos, 294. 362-382 doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2017.09.026	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	(1976) suggested late Proterozoic ages based on the field relations, whereas El Gaby et PT E al. (1988,...the adjacent metasediments for a few meters. Pegmatite pockets, partially greisenized, occur locally...with ilmenite, sphene, apatite, fluorite and cassiterite, whereas topaz is recorded is found in Table...red granites fall wholly within alkali granite field on the R1-R2 discrimination diagram (Fig. 4c). ...plot within the field SC of A1-type granites while the red granites fall within the field of A2-type granites
	Wise, Michael A., Harmon, Russell S., Curry, Adam, Jennings, Morgan, Grimac, Zach, Khashchevskaya, Daria (2022) Handheld LIBS for Li Exploration: An Example from the Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt, USA. Minerals, 12 (1) 77 doi:10.3390/min12010077	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	minerals, rocks, soils, and brines in-situ in the field. In addition to being used in many products essential...real-time Li analysis in the field at a historically important CTSB pegmatite locality in Gaston County...muscovite and rapidly determine the degree of pegmatite fractionation. This study demonstrates the potential...compositional information for pegmatites during a Li pegmatite exploration program. Academic Editor: Paul Alexandre...distribution and face multiple production challenges. Pegmatite deposits (26%) will, therefore, remain an important
	Abdel Gawad, Ahmed E., Ene, Antoaneta, Skublov, Sergey G., Gavrilchik, Alexandra K., Ali, Mohamed A., Ghoneim, Mohamed M., Nastavkin, Aleksey V. (2022) Trace Element Geochemistry and Genesis of Beryl from Wadi Nugrus, South Eastern Desert, Egypt. Minerals, 12 (2) 206 doi:10.3390/min12020206	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	East southward through Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and Jordan...columbite, fergusonite, xenotime, synchysite and cassiterite, as well as fluorite, apatite, amounts of biotite...columbite, fergusonite, xenotime, synchysite and cassiterite, as well as fluorite, apatite, talc carbonates...dark grey colors and NW– processes resulted in huge mine dumps containing significant amounts of beryl. SE...(Na, (main protocol) in diameter, limited by a field aperture. 2− ions were energy-filtered using anCr
	*(2020) Interesting Papers in Other Journals. Economic Geology, 115 (3). 689-694 doi:10.5382/econgeo.115.3.ip01*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Assessing copper fertility of intrusive rocks using field portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) data—Ayesha Ahmed...skarn-porphyry Cu-Au-Fe deposit, eastern Transbaikal region, Russia: Genetic implications—V.A. Kovalenker,...alluvial placers of the Krasnovishersky district (Ural region)— E.A. Vasilev, I.V. Klepikov, and L.I. Lukianova...Nb- and Ta-bearing biotite from the Lizaizhai pegmatite (Guangning ore district, Guangdong, south China):...of the newly discovered late Mesozoic granite-pegmatite and associated Sn-Nb-Ta-Be mineralization in the
	Somarin, Alireza K. (2019) Geochemical Fingerprinting of Conflict Minerals Using Handheld XRF: An Example for Coltan, Cassiterite, and Wolframite Ores from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. Minerals, 9 (9) 564 doi:10.3390/min9090564	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Minerals Using Handheld XRF: An Example for Coltan, Cassiterite, and Wolframite Ores from Democratic Republic...Democratic Republic of the Congo shows that cassiterite and wolframite ores from all studied regions...in chondrite-normalized spider diagrams for each region are unique and can be used as fingerprinting tools...coltan; conflict minerals; columbite; tantalite; cassiterite; wolframite; portable XRF 1. Introduction Conflict...illegally-traded materials have now become popular, such as cassiterite, wolframite, and coltan (tin, tungsten and niobium/tantalum
	Li, Peng, Li, Jiankang, Chou, I-Ming, Wang, Denghong, Xiong, Xin (2019) Mineralization Epochs of Granitic Rare-Metal Pegmatite Deposits in the Songpan–Ganzê Orogenic Belt and Their Implications for Orogeny. Minerals, 9 (5) 280 doi:10.3390/min9050280	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Mineralization Epochs of Granitic Rare-Metal Pegmatite Deposits in the Songpan–Ganzê Orogenic Belt and...2019 Abstract: Granitic pegmatite deposits, which are usually products of orogenic...Xuebaoding, Zhawulong, and Ke’eryin rare metal pegmatite deposits are located in the southern, western...muscovite Ar–Ar age of 159.0 ± 1.4 Ma from spodumene pegmatite of the Ke’eryin deposit. Combining these ages...that the crystallization of the corresponding pegmatite ceased at approximately 199–196, 195–190, 189–187
	*Fetherston, J. Michael (2004) Tantalum in Western Australia. Mineral Resources Bulletin* 22. Geological Survey of Western Australia**	Report (issue)
	FRONTISPIECE: Historic pump at the Wodgina tantalum–tin mine. Brought from Port Hedland by camel train about...manganotantalite crystals from Moolyella, Pilbara region. Simpson Collection, Western Australian Museum........................ 24 Regional rare-metal pegmatite zoning and lithogeochemical anomalies ................................................... 25 Pegmatite dimensions and structure .............................. 63 Bernic Lake tantalum–lithium–caesium mine ...............................................
	*Linnen, R. L., Van Lichtervelde, M., Cerny, P. (2012) Granitic Pegmatites as Sources of Strategic Metals. Elements, 8 (4) 275-280 doi:10.2113/gselements.8.4.275*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	“critical materials” or “strategic resources.” Field relationships, mineral chemistry, and experimental...aerospace, automotive, incompatible elements (high-field-strength and large-ion and electronic devices. lithophile...resource et al. 2012 this issue). This type of pegmatite contains base”: South America has reserves of...Southeast Asia and B). For example ores in the Tanco pegmatite (Manitoba, (10%), Russia and the Middle East (10%)...bulk are the Mibra operation in Brazil, Kenticha in Ethiopia, continental crust, which contains 16 ppm
	*(2018) MGM volume 82 Supplement 1 Cover and Front matter. Mineralogical Magazine, 82. doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.126*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Accessory minerals are mainly spessartine, zircon, cassiterite, Nb-Ta oxides, This is a 'preproof' accepted...microlite, wodginite, tapiolite and Ta-rich cassiterite also occur. CGM crystals often are concentrically...associated with tantalite and cassiterite. Subhedral to anhedral cassiterite crystals, usually up to 200...Keppler, 1997; Linnen, 1998; London, 2008) and field evidences in pegmatites (Dewaele et al., 2015) and...obtained from the ancient open pit of the Penouta mine (Fig. 1), corresponding to the apical zone. Whole
	*(2018) INTERESTING PAPERS IN OTHER JOURNALS. Economic Geology, 113 (1) 295-303 doi:10.5382/econgeo.113.1.ip01*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	prospect case study, Kiggavik, northeast Thelon region (Nunavut, Canada)—Régis Roy, Antonio Benedicto...Gertzbein The precious opal deposit at Wegel Tena, Ethiopia: Formation via successive pedogenesis events—Boris...origin of alluvial sapphires from the Orosmayo region, Jujuy Province, northwest Argentina—Stephen J...antimony mineralization in the Adychanskii ore region (East Yakutia, Russia)—V.V. Aristov, S.G. Kryaghev...Early Proterozoic gabbroids in the northern Ladoga region— Sh.K. Baltybaev, G.V. Ovchinnikova, and V.A. Glebovitskii
	Yan, Qinggao, Li, Jiankang, Li, Xingjie, Liu, Yongchao, Li, Peng, Xiong, Xin (2020) Source of the Zhawulong granitic pegmatite-type lithium deposit in the Songpan-Ganzê orogenic belt, Western Sichuan, China: Constrants from Sr-Nd-Hf isotopes and petrochemistry. Lithos, 378. 105828pp. doi:10.1016/j.lithos.2020.105828	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Journal Pre-proof Source of the Zhawulong granitic pegmatite-type lithium deposit in the Songpan-Ganzê orogenic...Li, et al., Source of the Zhawulong granitic pegmatite-type lithium deposit in the Songpan-Ganzê orogenic... Journal Pre-proof Source of the Zhawulong Granitic Pegmatite-type Lithium Deposit in the Songpan-Ganzê Orogenic...Abstract na The Zhawulong ore field hosts lots of rare-element pegmatite dikes and is an important producing...ore-forming processes for granite and pegmatite in the Zhawulong ore field, as well as the petrogenetic links
	*Tkachev, A. V., Rundqvist, D. V., Vishnevskaya, N. A. (2019) Peculiarities of Supercontinent Cycles in Tantalum Metallogeny. Doklady Earth Sciences, 486 (1) 468-472 doi:10.1134/s1028334x19050088*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	placers are also remarkable for columbite and cassiterite, which were extracted out of them. The same type...Та-bearing minerals are usually also accompanied by cassiterite. The main valuable component of the Alakha deposit...are of great practical value: deposits such as Kenticha (Arabian-Nubian belt), Morrua, Marropino (both
	Che, Xu-Dong, Wu, Fu-Yuan, Wang, Ru-Cheng, Gerdes, Axel, Ji, Wei-Qiang, Zhao, Zhen-Hua, Yang, Jin-Hui, Zhu, Ze-Ying (2015) In situ U–Pb isotopic dating of columbite–tantalite by LA–ICP–MS. Ore Geology Reviews, 65. 979-989 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.07.008	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	LA–ICP–MS Matrix effect Nanping pegmatite Altai No.3 pegmatite Dahe pegmatite Yichun a b s t r a c t Columbite–tantalite...commonly occurring in rare metal granite and pegmatite, alkaline granite, syenite and carbonatite. Its...Namibia (Coltan139), the coltan sample from Dahe pegmatite (SNNT) has a weighted mean 206Pb/238U age of 363...respectively; the coltan samples from Altai No.3 pegmatite (713-79), Yichun topaz-lepidolite granite (Yi-1)...established analytical protocol, we date the Nanping pegmatite (NP155), a main Nb–Ta deposit in China without
	Garate-Olave, Idoia, Roda-Robles, Encarnación, Gil-Crespo, Pedro Pablo, Pesquera, Alfonso, Errandonea-Martin, Jon (2020) The Tres Arroyos Granitic Aplite-Pegmatite Field (Central Iberian Zone, Spain): Petrogenetic Constraints from Evolution of Nb-Ta-Sn Oxides, Whole-Rock Geochemistry and U-Pb Geochronology. Minerals, 10 (11) 1008 doi:10.3390/min10111008	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Article The Tres Arroyos Granitic Aplite-Pegmatite Field (Central Iberian Zone, Spain): Petrogenetic... Abstract: Abundant Li-Cs-Ta aplite-pegmatite dykes were emplaced in the western Central Iberian...aplite-pegmatite dykes from the Tres Arroyos area, which constitute a zoned pegmatitic field related...correspond to columbite-(Fe), columbite-(Mn) and cassiterite. Niobium-Ta oxides show a marked increase in...chemical variations in the boundary layer, whereas cassiterite formation would be related to an undercooling

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Cassiterite from Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

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