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Locality Name:
Tororo Complex, Tororo District, Eastern Region, Uganda

Oldest recorded age at locality: 40
Youngest recorded age at locality: 40

mindat Locality ID: 209284
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-209284.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Tororo Complex, Tororo District, Eastern Region, Uganda": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleCalciteClayFeldsparMicaNonePyroxeneQuartzSpinelTridymite

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aegirine-augite  (*)Albite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Microcline  (*)Nepheline  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Richterite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6404001022
Aegirine-augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O640400286
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)404008803
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)240400295
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)4040027770
Magnesio-arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Mg4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)24040079
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O44040014899
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)404004924
Nepheline  (*)TridymiteNa3K(Al4Si4O16)40400884
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2404002273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO24040061156
Richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)240400148



Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0000406carbonatite complex with transitional alkali basalt composition


1 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
Jen_0000406404040Nd-Sr     Calcite 209284Tororo Complex, Tororo District, Eastern Region, UgandaToror ComplexErnst and Bell (2010)10.1007/s00710-009-0074-1MP98_55 


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