Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Melela Pegmatite, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique

Oldest recorded age at locality: 482.7
Youngest recorded age at locality: 442.2

mindat Locality ID: 238546
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-238546.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Melela Pegmatite, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 16°28'49"S
Longitude: 37°58'36"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -16.480277777778,37.976666666667
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: O Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: O Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
NoneRutile

1 IMA Minerals at location:
Rutile  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2482.7442.205614


7 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-0255477.2470.4473.8±3.4U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn)9 YesTantalite-(Mn) Ta, Nb2406Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMarropinoMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0256475.4470.4472.9±2.5U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn)9 YesTantalite-(Mn) Ta, Nb2406Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMarropinoMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0257467463.2465.1±1.9U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn)126 YesTantalite-(Mn) Ta, Nb2406Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMarropinoMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0258482.7479.3481±1.7U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationmonazite132 Yes Ta, Nb2406Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMarropinoMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0259451442.2446.6±4.4U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn), columbite-(mn)132 Yes Ta, Nb2406Marropino Mine, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMarropinoMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0260482477.4479.7±2.3U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn)159 YesTantalite-(Mn) Ta, Nb26410Murrua (Morrua; Morrua Mine), Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMorruaMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 
Alexandra-0261482478480±2U-PbAge of Nb-Ta mineralizationtantalite-(mn)159 YesTantalite-(Mn) Ta, Nb26410Murrua (Morrua; Morrua Mine), Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, MozambiqueMorruaMelcher et al. (2015)10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003OGR64_667 

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