Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Morogoro, Uluguru Mts (Uruguru Mts), Morogoro Region, Tanzania


mindat Locality ID: 215024
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-215024.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Morogoro, Uluguru Mts (Uruguru Mts), Morogoro Region, Tanzania": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Danburite Mine
Marble Occurrence
Sanga-Sanga

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 B C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleDanburiteFeldsparHumiteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzScapoliteSpinel
Tourmaline

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Clinohumite  (*)Danburite  (*)Dravite  (*)Graphite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Marialite  (*)Microcline  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Quartz  (*)Schorl  (*)
Spinel  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F21115783236
Danburite  (*)DanburiteCaB2Si2O81115782148
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1115782648
Graphite  (*)NoneC11157832812
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411157821507
Marialite  (*)ScapoliteNa4Al3Si9O24Cl1115783139
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11157824924
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1115782945
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111578261156
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)11157822705
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O411157831934
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)211157832562


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050644Morogoro, Uluguru Mts (Uruguru Mts), Morogoro Region, Tanzaniahttps://rruff.info/R050644
R060297Morogoro, Uluguru Mts (Uruguru Mts), Morogoro Region, Tanzaniahttps://rruff.info/R060297

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