Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Busiiro Co. (Bushiro Co.), Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda


mindat Locality ID: 206343
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-206343.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Busiiro Co. (Bushiro Co.), Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Gamba Hill
Wampewo Hill

Latitude: 0°30'0"N
Longitude: 32°9'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0.5,32.166388888889
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 B Bi Ca Fe H K Li Mn Na O P Si Sn Ta Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteAluniteClayColumbiteKaoliniteMicaNoneQuartzRutileTourmaline
Zircon

11 IMA Minerals at location:
Bismutotantalite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Montebrasite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rynersonite  (*)Schorl  (*)Waylandite  (*)Wodginite  (*)
Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Bismutotantalite  (*)NoneBiTaO42116841,11684223
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211168415171
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411168425591
Montebrasite  (*)NoneLiAl(PO4)(OH)1116842200
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22116841,11684217380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111684261156
Rynersonite  (*)AeschyniteCaTa2O6111684214
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11168412705
Waylandite  (*)AluniteBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6111684231
Wodginite  (*)ColumbiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8111684278
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11168425251


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R130254Wampewo Hill, Busiiro Co. (Bushiro Co.), Wakiso District, Central Region, Ugandahttps://rruff.info/R130254

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