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Magnetite from
Virulundo, Virei, Namibe Province, Angola


Locality type:Volcanic Plug
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Virulundo, Virei, Namibe Province, Angola
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:487141
Long-form Identifier:1:3:487141:5
GUID (UUID V4):4609f45b-c301-44fc-9e10-cd52ea01b917
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and rare earth minerals from the Virulundo carbonatite, Namibe, Angola L. TORRÓ1, C. VILLANOVA1, M. CASTILLO1...Agostinho Neto, Av. 4 de Fevereiro 7, 815 Luanda, Angola [Received 27 January 2011; Accepted 7 July 2011;...Editor: Hilary Downes] ABSTRACT The Virulundo carbonatite in Angola is one of the largest in the world...WORDS : Angola, carbonatite, pyrochlore, REE, magmatic, hydrothermal, weathering, Virulundo. Introduction...Introduction THE Virulundo carbonatite is one of the largest in the world (Woolley, 2001). Its remote location
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Concentration in Carbonatites—The Bonga Complex (Angola) Sandra Amores-Casals 1,2, *, Joan-Carles Melgarejo...Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Caixa Postal 815, Angola; aurorabambi@hotmail.com (A.B.); tonygoncalves72@hotmail...Verde [69,70]), hypabyssal (Bonga [67,68,70]; Virulundo [71]) and extrusive (Catanda; [67,68,72]). The...is one of the largest carbonatitic outcrops in Angola and worldwide [75], with well-known resources in...carbonatite, located SE of Quilengues, Huila Province, Angola (Figure 1), is a carbonatite-alkaline complex
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
  Carbonatitic lavas in Catanda (Kwanza Sul, Angola): Mineralogical and geochemical constraints on...O., Carbonatitic lavas in Catanda (Kwanza Sul, Angola): Mineralogical and geochemical constraints on...MANUSCRIPT Carbonatitic lavas in Catanda (Kwanza Sul, Angola): mineralogical and geochemical constraints on...Geologia, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola. Pura Alfonso, Dept. Enginyeria Minera i Recursos...Luanda, Angola. Antonio O. Gonçalves, Depto. Geologia, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola. Abstract
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Monte Verde Carbonatite–Alkaline–Agpaitic Complex (Angola) Sandra Amores-Casals 1,2, *, Antonio Olimpio Gonçalves...Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Caixa Postal 815, Angola; tonygoncalves72@hotmail.com Institut de Ciùncies...agpaitic minerals; eudialyte; rinkite; loparite; Angola 1. Introduction Undersaturated alkaline rocks...one of the least studied carbonatite complexes in Angola. As a few studies have reported, the Monte Verde...structure, such as Tchivira [25,26], Bonga [26–30], Virulundo [31], Bailundo [32], and Catanda [33]. Therefore
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
during supergene alteration of the Virulundo carbonatite, Angola, but this phase has not been approved...Superprovince, the Palaeogene Hebridean Igneous Province (Emeleus & Bell, 2005), consists of igneous centres...here). In our study, two coexisting ilmenite-magnetite pairs with sharp, clean contacts in the Rum Western...(2003): ILMAT: an Excel program for ilmenite-magnetite geothermometry and geobarometry. Comp. Geosci...The acid igneous rocks of the British Tertiary Province. Bull. Geol. Surv. G.B, 70, 10–22. Melluso, L
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
species in plutonic carbonatites: The Tchivira case, Angola Joan C. Melgarejo a, Alessandra Costanzo b,⁎, Aurora...Geologia, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received...Tchivira carbonatite, located 400 km south of Luanda (Angola), is a good example of a carbonatite body produced...also present and consists of a coarse-grained magnetite, partly replaced by hematite. The outcrop conditions...Geological setting Most of the carbonatite complexes in Angola are found in the Lucapa structure (deVries Lapido-Loureiro
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Agostinho Neto, Av. 4 de Fevereiro 7, 815 Luanda, Angola Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences...exsolution in the volcanic carbonatites. K EY WORDS : Angola, carbonatite, zonation in pyrochlore, ïŹ‚uorine,...(Mariano, 1989a; Woolley and Kempe, 1989). Apatite magnetite mineralization is associated with the early stages...carbonatites in Africa (Le Bas, 1971) extends into Angola where the majority of carbonatites crop out along...belong to the Paraná Angola Etendeka F IN CARBONATITIC PYROCHLORE Province and occur as ring complexes
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
zircon, ïŹ‚uorapatite, allanite-(Ce), ilmenite, magnetite, and pyrite, together with secondary phases (Fig...alkali feldspars, biotite, allanite, zircon, and magnetite (Figs. 2A, E) and is occasionally over-rimmed...primary magmatic zircon (Zrn), ïŹ‚uorapatite (Ap) and magnetite (Mt) in quartz (Qz), albite (Ab), annite (Ann)...20 0.76 1.07 0.05 −0.45 −0.01 99.59 Graciosa Province in Brazil (Vlach and Gualda, 2007). Generally...late-stage supergene alteration processes in Virulundo carbonatite, Angola (TorrĂł et al., 2012). The above-mentioned
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
REETi-betafite occur as inclusions in primary magnetite. BastnĂ€site is enclosed in primary calcite and...varying proportions of fluorapatite, phlogopite, magnetite, forsterite/chondrodite, and accessory phases...textural differences (from fine banding of mainly magnetite, apatite, and phlogopite in BCB to large patchy...abundance in BCB; Figs. 3d–3f) is followed by magnetite (with minor spinel and ilmenite; Figs. 3g and...main crystallization phase outlasting that of magnetite. A dolomite formation stage (Fig. 3l) existed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
should be excluded from consideration, otherwise, magnetite and hematite-rich calciocarbonates or magnesiocarbonatites...carbonatites are: (1) British Columbia Alkaline Province, Canada (Pell 1994, Millonig et al. 2012); (2)...and one occurrence in Zambia); (b) Namibia and Angola; (c) Eastern Russia (East Tuva, Enisei, East Sayan...example the Ontario and Southwest Quebec carbonatite province covered by Woolley and Bailey (2012). Although...observed. Magmatic mineralisation (e.g. Nb, apatite, magnetite, and baddeleyite) is commonly hosted by early
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
[23,28,29]. Other minerals include ilmenite, magnetite, and sulfides (sphalerite, galena, pyrrhotite...mafic schists, quartzite and magnetite mafic schists, quartzite and magnetite quartzite); 20 = Kalar sequence...quartzite, and magnetite mafic granulite, clac-silicate rocks, quartzite, and magnetite quartzite; 21...quartz, albite, feldspar, aegirine, zircon, and magnetite. 4.1. Primary Pyrochlore The (#Nb) pyrochlore-group...arfvedsonite granite, Ririwai Complex, Younger Granites province of Nigeria. J. Asian Earth Sci. 2006, 44, 372–382
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Vuoriyarvi is one of the Devonian Kola Alkaline Province massifs [32]. Its concentrically zonal structure...Tukhta-Vara carbonatites a deposit of apatite-magnetite-forsterite and rare metal (baddeleyite) ores....deposit is close to include a deposit of apatite-magnetite-forsterite and rare metal (baddeleyite) ores....Russia). On the Neske-Vara upland, along apatite-magnetite ores, a deposit of niobium and tantalum exists...including more than 110 tons of with apatite-magnetite ores, a deposit of niobium and tantalum exists
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
process results in the decomposition of apatite and magnetite, removal of soluble carbonates and physical concentration...pyroxene calcite carbonatite, magnetite apatite dolomite carbonate, magnetite apatite olivine calcite carbonatite...(see below), and carbonatites in the East Sayan province, especially the Nizhnesayanskii and Bolshyetaginskoye...(Kogarko et al., 1995). Although the Kola Alkaline Province contains many carbonatites which have Nbpotential...with a steep inward dip, deïŹned by apatite and magnetite-rich streaks. The dolomite carbonatite dikes are
Report (volume)
Fluoritebearing carbonatites are reported from Angola, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa...Africa, in Namibia (South West Africa), and in Angola and is associated with major fault zones in the...with alkaline intrusive rocks are reported from Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, South...---------------------------- DeKun, 1965. trJ Angola Coola -------------------- 12°31' s. 15°16'E...31 °20' E. Fluorite is a minor constituent of magnetite-rich carbonatite of the Palabora Complex, which
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Background and REE-Rich Occurrences The Keivy alkaline province consists of 2.67–2.65 Ga aegirine-arfvedsonite...map of the western part of the Keivy alkaline province, Kola Peninsula, Figure 1. Simplified map of the...the western of the Keivy alkaline associated province, with Kola NW Russia, showing geological the location...rocks Peninsula (boxed area). The of the Keivy province are extremely enriched in Zr (300–5000 ppm), Y...phases. Dozens of pegmatite bodies from the Keivy province are confined to the inner and outer apical parts
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
periclase in carbonatites implies that Mg-rich magnetite or Mg silicates (at higher SiO2 activities) precipitate... Degassing (reaction 1) and fractionation of magnetite and forsterite, for example, can increase the...burbankite (Brb)— eitelite (Eit)—calcite inclusion in magnetite (Mgt) from calcite carbonatite; Sallanlatvi, Russia...the groundmass consists of calcite, apatite and magnetite; Kaiserstuhl, Germany (SB 1.5 mm). d Rounded autoliths...disaggregated autoliths of cumulate calcite, magnetite and apatite in Pleistocene extrusive carbonatite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
bastnĂ€site; metasomatism; Vuoriyarvi; Kola alkaline province 1. Introduction Rare-earth elements (REEs) are...earth carbonatites (RETherefore, carbonatites) in Angola [5,6], Australia for more 50% of the global resources...subjectNamibia of rare earth carbonatites (RE carbonatites) Angola [5,6], Australia [7–9], Brazil Mongolia [52,53]...alkaline complexes of the Devonian Kola Alkaline Province [84]. The geological structure of this The Vuoriyarvi...alkaline complexes of the Devonian Kola Alkaline Province [84]. The geological structure of this geochemically
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phases and associated heavy minerals (apatite ± magnetite ± zircon ± baddeleyite) precipitated early in...unsusceptible to ductile deformation (mostly, apatite and magnetite) contain relict grains of mechanically twinned...minor to major constituent of pseudomorphs after magnetite and phlogopite (Fig. 3d–f). Most dolomite carbonatites...proportion of siderite developed as pseudomorphs after magnetite and lining dissolution cavities. We interpret...carbonatite composed predominantly of calcite (Cal), magnetite (Mgt) and apatite (XPL); (e) partially dolomitized
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Siberia—White Winter, Middle Winter (East Sayan province); the Nb–REE Chuktukonskoe deposit (Chadobetsky...pyrochlore core), zircon, ilmenite, apatite, magnetite, pyrrhotite, and pyrite. Calcite carbonatites...apatite and red pyrochlore, ilmenite, zircon, magnetite, pyrrhotite, and pyrite. In fenites, vein and...apatite, titanite, red pyrochlore, ilmenite, magnetite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, zircon, monazite, ortite... series, and accessory red-brown pyrochlore, magnetite, ilmenite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, zircon, and are
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the Canary Islands, the North Atlantic Igneous Province and the Sunda Arc with a focus on magmatic crystals...the northern end, fenites (b, c) are cut by a magnetite dyke (d). Wollastonite-rich rocks (e–h) follow...previously exploited for iron due to a high content in magnetite. It is said that Harry von Eckermann was . ....ïŹeldwork visits. c, d Pyroxenite types at SlĂ€da. e–h Magnetite at SlĂ€da . . . . Ås—forest road; nepheline syenite...(ac) and Alnö (acl) in Sweden; the Kola alkaline province (acl) in Russia; Sokli (cl) and Iivara (a) in
Report (issue)
Bailey and S. Kearns 12. Post-Paleozoic magmatism in Angola and Namibia: A review . . . . . . . . . . . . ...provinces of the Saharan zone, Cameroon volcanic line, Angola and Namibia, and the East African Rift system....and the Ethiopian-Yemenite “Afar” flood basalt province (compiled from Schandelmeier and Reynolds, 1997;...compositionally related to the mainly alkaline province of intraplate magmatism in north Sudan and south...Weathering is restricted to hydro-oxidation around magnetite-ilmenite grains and to thin films that do not
Journal (volume)
nanoscale magnets. Specific strains of bacteria form magnetite (Fe3O4) or greigite (Fe3S4) crystals, or both...magnetic sensing in animals and the functions of magnetite particles in humans. A key challenge is the localization...composition of flotation waste consists of fayalite and magnetite with minimal amounts of copper and iron sulfide...dominantly as nanoparticles of Fe oxides such as magnetite. The XRF-XAS data here provide a composite of...February 1987 in Luc Yen (a small city in Yen Bai province, N- Vietnam), this country is an important source
Report (issue)
The given name for the occurrence or deposit. PROVINCE The major region political subdivision of the...POR ROM RWA AFGHANISTAN ALGERIA ANGOLA AFGHANISTAN ALGERIA ANGOLA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BENIN...SUB-TYPE STATUS MINE-METH SOURCE LOCATION-GENERAL PROVINCE COUNTY LAT N/S LONG E/W UTM-ZONE EASTING NORTHING...-: MAP NUMBER ITATAIA COUNTRY - : BRAZIL PROVINCE -: LATITUDE -: CEARA <5°35'24"S -: BRA-031...< Disaster Peak ' or 15' quad) Physiographic Province A63 <|1 ,2 | | Basin and Range_______________________________>
 
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