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Simpsonite from
Manono-Kitotolo mine, Tanganyika, DR Congo


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Simpsonite
Formula:Al4Ta3O13(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rankamaiteⓘ1 photo of Simpsonite associated with Rankamaite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Simpsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Manono-Kitotolo mine, Tanganyika, DR Congo
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:790470
Long-form Identifier:1:3:790470:7
GUID (UUID V4):1649cebc-76f0-47fe-a1e7-5d057ac3f2ab
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Kibara Belt (mainly Rwanda and the DR Congo), around the Kenticha mine (Ethiopia) and in the Alto Ligonha...predominate in the Man Shield (Sierra Leone), the Congo Craton (DR Congo), the Kamativi Belt (Zimbabwe) and the...importance, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mozambique, Ethiopia, Nigeria and Burundi...content). Burundi DR Congo Ethiopia Mozambique Nigeria Rwanda Africa total World mine production % Africa/world...Africa/world Ta mine production 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 32 159 45 178 84 321 820
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
major depositsand especially Messrs.Bradford,A. Burne,Dr. de Neve, Major Farrington,Dr.Ing. Hermann, Messrs...The writer is indebted to Dr. Charles H. Behre,to Dr. RichardH. Jahnsand Dr. KennethBurke who kindly...Mrima, Kenya. Bastn•/sitewas found at Kwaraa, Tanganyika,and at Karonge,Ruanda-Urundi. The great Mountain..."Pandaite," the Sr-Ba pyrochloreoccursin biotitite in Tanganyika, Lueshite, the sodium-niobate, was found in biotitite...Glenoverfarm, SouthAfrica, (personalcommunication, Dr. Haughton). James(18) hasprovedthat replacement
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
columbite-tantalite + Ta-rich cassiterite. Simpsonite is present in Manono and Maniema pegmatites. Local replacement...thoreaulite, cassiterite, columbite, tantalite, simpsonite, alkali-bearing Nb-Ta minerals, granitic pegmatites...first described from the Manono granitic pegmatite, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire (Buttgenbach...alkali-bearing Nb-Ta phases are known from the Manono, DRC and Ungursai, Kazakhstan granitic pegmatites...evolution of the associated secondary minerals from the Manono, Maniema, Lutsiro, Urubu and Ungursai granitic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ma) 4.1.1. Man Shield (Sierra Leone) NU 4.1.2. Congo Craton (DRC) 4.1.3. Zimbabwe Craton (Zimbabwe) ...provinces MA 5.1. Archean 5.1.1. Man Shield 5.1.2. Congo Craton 5.2. Paleoproterozoic CE P 5.2.1. Birimian...Shield (Sierra Leone), the Congo Craton TE (Democratic Republic of the Congo), the Kamativi Belt (Zimbabwe)...African countries (Democratic Republic CE P of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda) have an almost 100-year-long...foordite-thoreaulite (Černý et al., 1988; Uher et al., 2008), simpsonite (Ercit, 1986), rankamaite, cesplumtantite, fersmite
 
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