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Locality Name:
Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda

Oldest recorded age at locality: 980
Youngest recorded age at locality: 922

mindat Locality ID: 2824
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2824.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 1°55'17"S
Longitude: 29°39'15"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -1.9213888888889,29.654166666667
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta U W Y Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Ta U W Y Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AlluauditeAluniteAmorphousAmphiboleApatiteAragoniteArrojaditeArsenicArseniosideriteArthurite
AutuniteBerylBismutiteBjarebyiteCancriniteCarminiteChalcopyriteChildreniteClayClinozoisite
ColumbiteCoronaditeCorundumDiasporeDufréniteEpidoteFeldsparFillowiteGraftoniteHureaulite
KieseriteLazuliteLeucophosphiteLipscombiteMarcasiteMicaMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PhosphosideritePyritePyroxeneQuartzReddingiteRhodoniteRockbridgeiteRocksaltRutileScheelite
SouzaliteSphaleriteSpinelStewartiteStibniteTalcTitaniteTopazTourmalineTriplite
VivianiteWagneriteWarditeWavelliteZircon

99 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Alluaudite  (*)Amblygonite  (*)Attakolite  (*)
Augelite  (*)Autunite  (*)Barbosalite  (*)Berlinite  (*)Bermanite  (*)
Bertossaite  (*)Beryl  (*)Bismuth  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)
Bjarebyite  (*)Brazilianite  (*)Burangaite  (*)Cacoxenite  (*)Cancrinite  (*)
Cassiterite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Childrenite  (*)Crandallite  (*)
Cryptomelane  (*)Dufrénite  (*)Elbaite  (*)Eosphorite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Ferrisicklerite  (*)Fillowite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Frondelite  (*)
Galena  (*)Gatumbaite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gormanite  (*)Graftonite  (*)
Griphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Heterosite  (*)Hureaulite  (*)Lacroixite  (*)
Landesite  (*)Lazulite  (*)Leucophosphite  (*)Lipscombite  (*)Lithiophilite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Microcline  (*)Mitridatite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)
Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Paragonite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Phosphosiderite  (*)Purpurite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rhodonite  (*)Rockbridgeite  (*)Rosemaryite  (*)Samuelsonite  (*)Scheelite  (*)
Schorl  (*)Scorodite  (*)Scorzalite  (*)Serrabrancaite  (*)Sicklerite  (*)
Siderophyllite  (*)Arrojadite-(BaFe)  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Spodumene  (*)Staněkite  (*)
Stewartite  (*)Strengite  (*)Talc  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)
Tavorite  (*)Thoreaulite  (*)Topaz  (*)Triphylite  (*)Triplite  (*)
Trolleite  (*)Variscite  (*)Varulite  (*)Vernadite  (*)Vivianite  (*)
Wardite  (*)Wavellite  (*)Wyllieite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)295092203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)95092208803
Alluaudite  (*)Alluaudite   NaMnFe3+2(PO4)3950922094
Amblygonite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)F9509220244
Attakolite  (*)NoneCaMn2+Al4(HSiO4)(PO4)3(OH)495092203
Augelite  (*)NoneAl2(PO4)(OH)3950922079
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O95092201272
Barbosalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2950922043
Berlinite  (*)QuartzAl(PO4)950922028
Bermanite  (*)ArthuriteMn2+Mn3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·4H2O950922055
Bertossaite  (*)CarminiteLi2CaAl4(PO4)4(OH)495092206
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1895092204286
Bismuth  (*)ArsenicBi95092201966
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S395092201935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)9509220716
Bjarebyite  (*)BjarebyiteBaMn2+2Al2(PO4)3(OH)395092206
Brazilianite  (*)Not in a structural groupNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4950922059
Burangaite  (*)DufréniteNaFe2+Al5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O95092203
Cacoxenite  (*)NoneFe3+24AlO6(PO4)17(OH)12·75H2O9509220280
Cancrinite  (*)Cancrinite(Na,Ca,   )8(Al6Si6)O24(CO3,SO4)2·2H2O9509220232
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO295092205171
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)95092204979
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2950922027198
Childrenite  (*)ChildreniteFe2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O950922093
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)69509220310
Cryptomelane  (*)CoronaditeK(Mn4+7Mn3+)O169509220599
Dufrénite  (*)DufréniteCa0.5Fe2+Fe3+5(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O9509220139
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)9509220520
Eosphorite  (*)ChildreniteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O9509220128
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)95092208173
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO49509220196
Ferrisicklerite  (*)OlivineLi1-x(Fe3+,Mn2+)(PO4)9509220108
Fillowite  (*)FillowiteNa3CaMn2+11(PO4)9950922014
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F95092202740
Frondelite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Mn2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)5950922052
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS950922024243
Gatumbaite  (*)NoneCaAl2(PO4)2(OH)2·H2O95092205
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)95092207437
Gormanite  (*)SouzaliteFe2+3Al4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O950922023
Graftonite  (*)GraftoniteFe2+Fe2+2(PO4)29509220107
Griphite  (*)NoneCa(Mn2+,Na,Li)6Fe2+Al2(PO4)6(F,OH)295092208
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3950922014640
Heterosite  (*)OlivineFe3+(PO4)9509220204
Hureaulite  (*)HureauliteMn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O9509220125
Lacroixite  (*)TitaniteNaAl(PO4)F950922022
Landesite  (*)ReddingiteMn2+9Fe3+3(PO4)8(OH)3·9H2O950922014
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)29509220232
Leucophosphite  (*)LeucophosphiteKFe3+2(PO4)2(OH)·2H2O9509220110
Lipscombite  (*)LipscombiteFe2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2950922047
Lithiophilite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)9509220155
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4950922014899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS295092205674
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)95092204924
Mitridatite  (*)ArseniosideriteCa2Fe3+3O2(PO4)3·3H2O9509220129
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)9509220945
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)9509220200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2950922017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O95092202994
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)95092202349
Paragonite  (*)Mica ClayNaAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)29509220247
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)295092202273
Phosphosiderite  (*)PhosphosideriteFe3+(PO4)·2H2O9509220182
Purpurite  (*)OlivineMn3+(PO4)950922080
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2950922039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2950922061156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)9509220969
Rockbridgeite  (*)Rockbridgeite(Fe2+0.5Fe3+0.5)2Fe3+3(PO4)3(OH)59509220206
Rosemaryite  (*)None   NaMn2+(Fe3+Al)(PO4)395092207
Samuelsonite  (*)NoneCa9Mn2+4Al2(PO4)10(OH)295092204
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)95092204894
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)95092202705
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O95092201153
Scorzalite  (*)LazuliteFe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2950922060
Serrabrancaite  (*)KieseriteMn(PO4)·H2O95092208
Sicklerite  (*)OlivineLiMn2+(PO4)950922066
Siderophyllite  (*)MicaKFe2+2Al(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2950922092
Arrojadite-(BaFe)  (*)ArrojaditeBaFe2+(CaNa2)Fe2+13Al(PO4)11(PO3OH)(OH)295092207
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS950922021482
Spodumene  (*)PyroxeneLiAlSi2O69509220688
Staněkite  (*)WagneriteFe3+Mn2+O(PO4)950922013
Stewartite  (*)StewartiteMn2+Fe3+2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O950922048
Strengite  (*)NoneFe3+(PO4)·2H2O9509220263
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)295092203337
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6950922099
Tantalite-(Mn)  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Ta2O69509220211
Tavorite  (*)NoneLiFe3+(PO4)(OH)950922035
Thoreaulite  (*)NoneSn2+Ta2O695092209
Topaz  (*)TopazAl2SiO4F295092201476
Triphylite  (*)OlivineLiFe2+(PO4)9509220313
Triplite  (*)TripliteMn2+2(PO4)F9509220233
Trolleite  (*)NoneAl4(PO4)3(OH)3950922016
Variscite  (*)NoneAl(PO4)·2H2O9509220301
Varulite  (*)AlluauditeNa2Mn(MnFe3+)(PO4)3950922015
Vernadite  (*)None(Mn,Fe,Ca,Na)(O,OH)2·nH2O950922065
Vivianite  (*)VivianiteFe2+3(PO4)2·8H2O9509220636
Wardite  (*)WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O950922058
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O9509220374
Wyllieite  (*)NoneNaNaMn(Fe2+Al)(PO4)3950922017
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)95092205251


2 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Alexandra-0165950922936 ± 14U-PbAge of pegmatitecolumbite, tantalitecoltan 87    2824Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, RwandaBuranga pegmatiteDewaele et al. (2011)10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.04.004JAES61_10 
Grew_Li_2019_0007980980980     YesBertossaite 58310Rubindi Pegmatite (Kabilizi), Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, RwandaRubindi and Buranga (type) pegmatites, Gatumba district, Western Province, RwandaHulsbosch et al. (2013, 2014) GB16_105, GCA132_349 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R160080Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwandahttps://rruff.info/R160080
R130243Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwandahttps://rruff.info/R130243
R060666Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwandahttps://rruff.info/R060666
R130107Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwandahttps://rruff.info/R130107
R070408Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwandahttps://rruff.info/R070408
R070388Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwandahttps://rruff.info/R070388
R140519Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwandahttps://rruff.info/R140519
R080081Buranga Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwandahttps://rruff.info/R080081

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