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Danburite from
Danburite mine, Morogoro, Uluguru Mts (Uruguru Mts), Morogoro Region, Tanzania


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Danburite
Formula:CaB2Si2O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Danburite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Danburite mine, Morogoro, Uluguru Mts (Uruguru Mts), Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:666806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:666806:8
GUID (UUID V4):6af4f3c5-1877-4b11-a566-fdd0f3308694
References
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specimens in China is the Wutong Mine in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. 第三回合的礦物是菱錳礦(紅紋石),它是美國科羅拉 多州的「州礦」。...which runs from Madagascar through Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and into the Sudan. Members may...uncovered and mined for, particularly in Kenya and Tanzania. The minerals are numerous including ruby and...variety of zoisite which is the National Stone of Tanzania and Tsavorite, the green gem variety of grossular...are also less known and rare minerals such as danburite, enstatite and kornerupine. The interesting feature
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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
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Reveal Trace Element Characteristics of Danburite from Mexico, Tanzania, and Vietnam Le Thi-Thu Huong 1, *...Published: 29 May 2018   Abstract: Danburite is a calcium borosilicate that forms within the...plasma (ICP)-mass spectrometry for danburite from Mexico, Tanzania, and Vietnam. The Tanzanian and Vietnamese...Our results imply that the trace elements of danburite reflect different involvement of metacarbonates...pegmatites among the different locations. Keywords: danburite; trace elements; REE; femtosecond LA-ICP-MS; CHNS
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Ammoniotinsleyite xls Punta de Lobos, 90 km south of Iquique, I Region, Tarapaca / Chile; Pinkish crystals of up to 1...Pass Thallium Prospect, Little Valley, Sheeprock Mts., Vernon, Tooele Co., Utah / USA; The exceptionally...Azurite xls Gunsight Pass, Helvetia, Santa Rita Mts., Pima Co., Arizona / USA; Blue spherical crystal...location"; NS 28,00; HS 38,00 Baghdadite xls Fuka Mine, Bicchu-cho, Takahashi City, Okayama Pref. / Japan;...Silicate. KS 48,00; NS 95,00 Borcarite xls Fuka Mine, Bicchu-cho, Takahashi City, Okayama Pref. / Japan;
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gemstone mining or trading. We are very grateful to the mine owners and traders who opened their doors and let...An overview of the Mulungu mine (Rio Grande del Norte), the only active mine producing Paraiba tourmalines...such as the Mulungu-mine (also known as the Capoeira, Boqueirãozinho, or CDM mine) close to the city of...of Parelhas, which is the only mine currently producing Paraiba tourmaline in some quantities. FACETTE...adjoining quartzite country rock at the Mulungu mine (Rio Grande del Norte). Photo: A. Klumb, SSEF GEMMOLOGY
Catalog/List
Republic 908 ■■ FLUORO-POTASSIC HASTfNGSITE. Greenwood Mine, Orange Coun quite rich black metallic area on matrix...--------·-----. - --------860 ■ CELSIAN Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales 234 ■ GARRONITE Galboly Village, near...£10 2x2 £20 Feldspar lxl £5 403 CELSIAN Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales Green road Quarry, Ballyclare, County...Claymincml ··- -- -·- -- - · 180 ■■ DANBURITE Morogoro Tanzania 457 ■ ■ HEMATI TE Ballycummisk, nenr...-Minginish Skye 326 . - OPAL Hcrl'any, SI ans kc Mts, cast Slovakia Many vughs ( I to 2cm) filled with
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cabochons| Ceruleite from Chile|Yellow danburite from Namalulu, Tanzania|Emerald from Ethiopia|Vivid purplish...Mountains of southwest Utah, USA. The Ruby Violet mine was the only commercial source of gem-quality red...El Guanaco in the Taltal area of the Antofagasta Region, Chile. He kindly donated a 1.45 ct stone to Gem-A...Yellow Danburite from Namalulu, Tanzania: Gemmological Properties and Chemical Composition Danburite is a...gem-quality yellow danburite entered the market, mined from granitic pegmatites in the Morogoro region of central
Catalog/List
Colourless crystals on Colemanite 1159 COLEMANITE 867 DANBURITE '\,/378 pure vitreous yellow-orange massive...sacttered on rose Ca Be (Fe Mn) PO/4 OH Hawkswood Mine, Bodmin,Comwall Dean Quarry, Lizard ,Cornwall 2x2£10...Gouveia Minas Gerais, Brazil Kaveltorp mine, Kopparberg Sweden Benallt Mine, Lleyn, Wales £20 ]" £7 lx2£6... lx2£8 2x2 £15. 2x3 £24 lx2£5 2x2£10 Morogoro Tanzania lx2 £20 ltinga, Minas Gerais Brazil 5mm.... 87 rich blue masses on mat~ix Mir,uel V11<:ns Mine, Villn ZAPATALlTE Cu Al POOH · · ·· Vicosa, Alentejo
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in Africa (Congo, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia) and Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) (TABLE...pegmatite core zone or in the core margin, the region around the core. Typically, only parts of these...localities in the Fianarantsoa region and at Anjanabonoina (Betafo, Antananarivo region) in Madagascar (Pezzotta...spodumene, and tourmaline (FIGS . 2, 5). The Himalaya Mine in Mesa Grande, California, USA (Fisher 2002) has...(selected) Brazilianite y-g LCT g-y LCT Danburite y, br LCT Euclase b, g LCT Fluorapatite
Catalog/List
it collected when the Tsumeb Mine (as well as other mines of the region) were still in production in...engineering work took him to the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. This mine is renowned for producing what are arguably...MINERALS 57001 Azurite Level 8, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia If the attachment point on...Spitzkopje, Spitzkopje Area, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia Klein Spitzkopje in Afrikaans means: the...Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia Some of the best things to come from the Tsumeb Mine were
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matrix Tronachhead, Portknockie Scotland £ l 0 DANBURITE single ,sharp, chisel shaped semi-translucent...terminated crystal about two inches long and 1.5cm Kayes Region , Mali £ I 8 across I 5. ALBITE variety CLEA VLANDITE...with micros of blue Kinoite in places £4 Christmas Mine, Arizona USA J 7. MAGNETITE , black lustrous octahedral...crystal about 2cm long and 8111111 across Morogoro Tanzania £12 This is FLUORESCENT red short wave, but...good short-wave FLUORESCENT white . Yellow Pine mine, Clark County Nevada USA 2x1.5 £8 22. CALCITE white
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Hansonberg District Socorro County New Mexico £25 3 DANBURITE single ,sharp, chesil shaped semi-translucent...smaller central crystal crossing in the middle Kayes Region , Mali £18 GRAPHIC AMAZONITE, this is a type of...with micros of blue Kinoite in places £4 Christmas Mine, Arizona USA 16. MAGNETITE , black lustrous octahedral...crystal about 2cm long and 8mm across £12 Morogoro Tanzania 21. HYDROZINCITE rich soft white masses with...pale green-grey covering, about 2x3 area, Hawkswood Mine Cornwall FLUORESCENT green Short wave £ 18 I-
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weighs over a hundred pounds and is from the Delta Mine near Hanksville, Utah. You may see it in the center... Among them are meta-autunite from the Daybreak Mine, Washington, a new find at that time; sabugalite... Indiana. A large uraninite crystal from Morogoro, Uluguru Mountains, Tanganyika, was purchased with...group of axinite crystals from the Kurochi-Obira Mine of Kyushu, Japan, was also acquired through the...a large epidote crystal group from the Sola Pina Mine, Baja California, Mexico. Acquisitions of gems and
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Ethiopia|Tourmaline from Mwajanga and Simanjiro District, Tanzania|Alluvial diamond mining in South Africa| Quartz...and CO2-H2O-bearing Fluid Inclusions in Yellow Danburite from Luc Yen, Vietnam By Le Thi-Thu Huong, Kurt...gemological study of blue sapphires from the Baw Mar mine (Mogok, Myanmar)’ was posted by the Gemological...apphires-baw-mar-minemogok-myanmar. The Baw Mar mine has recently produced a significant amount of fine...blue colour of stones from the northern part of the mine is medium to dark, while material from the southern
Book
clarify information regarding minerals from this region. The list, in alphabetical order, generally uses...Actinolite Actinolite Vyuntspakhk Crimea Sarbaiskii mine Sarbay deposit, Rudnyi Sarbay deposit, Rudnyi Sarbay...quarry Stephanitovaya vein, Sarbay quarry Sarbaiskii mine Stephanitovaya vein, Sarbay quarry Sarbay deposit...Khani River Komatiitovyi stream Kurzhunkul'skii mine Maidantai North Urals Pervomaiskii quarry Pogdornoye...Yubileinaya lode Kukisvumchorr Mt. Khibiny Kirovsky mine, Kukisvumchorr Mt. Kukisvumchorr Mt. Putelichorr
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Schorl Agrellite Beryl Betafite Malachite Miserite Danburite Diopside Clinochlore Murmanite Chrysotile Aegirine...by A.Ponomarenko during 19851988 at Oktyabrskiy mine, Talnakh deposit, Norilsk area. They represented...Norway South Africa Austria Afghanistan Serbia Tanzania Spain Portugal France Algeria Belarus PR Congo...Karelia As usually, new acquisitions from this region are most abundant: a total of 348 samples. of which...of red transparent villiaumite found at Koashva mine, Khibiny (photo 2). The mineral is clear enough
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309 VOL. 40, No. 6 JUNE, 1965 CONTENTS THE DANBURITE LOCALITY AT DANBURY, CONN—Ronald E. Januzzi THE...Menard—1965 Buy and Use a Good Mineral Book Our SAPPHIRE mine will be open to Rockhounds. Write for information...Mineralogical and Geological Societies Northern Region — Rockrama — to be held at the Minnesota Fair Grounds...Belkxue. Wadi. v>:a)iM. Oa. 2. 3. 1965—Topeka Gun & Mine al Society, Inc., 9th Annual Show, will be held...Topeka, Kans. 66616. Oct. 2, 3, 1965 — Miami Valley Mine al and Gem Club Annual Show at the Dayton Museum
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abandoned diamond mine near Murfreesboro, Pike Co., Ark. Murfreesboro has the only diamond mine in the United...United States and though the mine is no longer in operation it has been "opened up" as a tourist attraction...close by, quartz crystals, of odd, ago at the same mine in Arkansas. Howard A. Millar, Manager, Crater of...N. Y., has sent us a very desirable specimen—Danburite from Danbury, Fairfield Co., Conn. In his letter...March 20, 1956, Mr. Ford writes: "I sent you the danburite specimen by insured parcel post on the 13th of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals (Excluding Tourmaline) in the Adirondack Region of New York State David G. Bailey 1, *, Marian...metamorphic terranes like that of the Adirondack region of northern New York State, uncommon rock compositions...Mountains; Grenville Province; boron minerals; danburite; datolite; dumortierite; grandidierite; harkerite;...history. Spectacular, well-formed crystals of danburite and tourmaline from northern New York have been...have been identified throughout the Adirondack region of upstate New York. These minerals range from
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occurrence lies in the highlands of the Vakinankaratra region, Antananarivo Province, near Antsirabe and south...pegmatites associated with beryl, spodumene, danburite, spessartine, feldspars, micas, magnetite, and...the Ikalamavony pegmatite field in the Matsiatra region. It is also reported from the Anjahamiary pegmatite...district, Tulear Province, in the Fort Dauphin region. On the African continent, liddicaotite has been...is liddicoatite, occur at Sanga Sanga, Morogoro region, Tanzania. Liddicoatite is reported from widely
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phosphorescence in diamond • Almandinespessartine from Tanzania • “Red andesine” • Orange beryl from India • Clinochlore...Clinochlore from Turkey • Yellow danburite from Tanzania • Lawsonite from California • Paragonite from...occasionally recovered by hobbyist collectors from the mine dumps. D uring the late 19th and early 20th centuries...a Byrud emerald in an antique jewelry piece. The mine is located on the shore of Lake Mjøsa, near Minnesund...assets sold to the Cornish Development Co. Ltd. The mine was subsequently abandoned in 1909 (Nordrum and
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Gem-Quality Synthetic Emeralds A New Source of Danburite from Vietnam A Chart of Emerald Inclusions Winter...their development. pg. 371 393 A New Find of Danburite in the Luc Yen Mining Area, Vietnam Le Thi-Thu...recently discovered eluvial deposit of honey yellow danburite with excellent transparency. CHARTS pg. 394 ...fascinating detective story, too. Until recently, danburite was an underappreciated gem, but new sources are...characterize a promising find of gem-quality danburite from Yen Bai Province, Vietnam. Our fourth article
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there is new work afoot at the famous Red Cloud mine in the Trigo Mountains, in the southwestern part...backgrounds on the history of wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, see the essay by Szenics just quoted (“Ed Over...headed by Wayne Thompson (“Bonanza at the Red Cloud mine,” in the SeptemberOctober 1996 issue). The Thompson...notable wulfenite would be found at the Red Cloud mine. But 14 years ago Robert Bell, a mineral collector...collector who lives in Kansas, purchased the mine anyway, and now he has contracted for experienced field man
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Connecticut 06810-2642 January 2012 VOLUME 62 The Danburite NUMBER 1 PAGE 1 NEXT REGULAR MEETING THURSDAY...At least, I think that's what it means. The Danburite for January 2012 One of my favorite types of...Mountains of New York, you can tour Barton Garnet Mine at Gore Mountain, NY, and see the red glitter of...abrasives in 1878. Tours of Pit #1 of the Gore Mountain mine are conducted for a fee and some collecting is permitted...cutting the registration keys of the mold. The Danburite for January 2012 USE YOUR THUMB When using multiple
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mineral type localities. Ilmenite from the Ilmeny Mts, jozeite from San Jose, and other exhibits (up to...arranged according to geographical location (country — region — locality), excluding the tematic collections...ones, the Ilmeny Mts., Slyudyanka, Beryozovsk, Adun-Chilon, and the Zmeinogorskii mine appear to be represented...are from classical localities, such as the II'meny Mts., Beryozovskoye, Vesuvius, Erzgebirge, and others)...mines), malachite (the Gumeshevskii mine), crocoite (the Beryozovskii mine), jasper (Orsk), and others. Large
 
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