Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Rongi Amblygonite Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda

Oldest recorded age at locality: 980
Youngest recorded age at locality: 929.9

mindat Locality ID: 243295
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-243295.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 1°55'"S
Longitude: 29°40'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -1.9166666666667,29.666666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Columbite	Lazulite	None	Quartz	Titanite

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 F Fe H Li Na Nb O P

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al F Fe H Li Na Nb O P

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Columbite Lazulite None Quartz Titanite

5 IMA Minerals at location:

Berlinite ()*	Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Lacroixite ()*	Montebrasite ()*	Scorzalite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Berlinite ()*	Quartz	Al(PO₄)	932.3	929.9	28
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	932.3	929.9	518
Lacroixite ()*	Titanite	NaAl(PO₄)F	932.3	929.9	22
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	932.3	929.9	200
Scorzalite ()*	Lazulite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	932.3	929.9	60

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0234	932.3	929.9	931.1±1.2	U-Pb	Age of Nb-Ta mineralization		columbite-(fe)	151			Columbite-(Fe)		Ta, Nb	243295	Rongi Amblygonite Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	Rongi	Melcher et al. (2015)	10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003	OGR64_667
	Grew_Li_2019_0007	980	980	980							Yes		Bertossaite		58310	Rubindi Pegmatite (Kabilizi), Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda	Rubindi and Buranga (type) pegmatites, Gatumba district, Western Province, Rwanda	Hulsbosch et al. (2013, 2014)		GB16_105, GCA132_349

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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