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Locality Name:
Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania


mindat Locality ID: 261305
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-261305.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Kongwa
Ufana Meteorite

Latitude: 4°15'59"S
Longitude: 35°21'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -4.2663888888889,35.35
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 Ba C Ca Cr F Fe H Mg Mn N Ni O P S Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBixbyiteClayCoronaditeCorundumEpidoteIronKornerupineNone
Not in a structural groupPseudobrookitePyroxeneQuartzRocksaltRutileSapphirineSpinelTalc

26 IMA Minerals at location:
Alabandite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Corundum  (*)Daubréelite  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)
Iron  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S  (*)
Oldhamite  (*)Piemontite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sapphirine  (*)Schreibersite  (*)Sinoite  (*)Talc  (*)Troilite  (*)
Yoderite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS1115668312
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO511156671310
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O31115667104
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O311156671797
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S41115668157
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211156679895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O62115667,115668944
Graphite  (*)NoneC11156682812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111566714640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O161115667243
Iron  (*)IronFe11156681089
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2111566768
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO411156671507
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)21115667238
Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S  (*)None(Mg,Fe,Zn,Ti)4(Al,Fe)10O19(OH)11156674
Oldhamite  (*)RocksaltCaS111566858
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1115667260
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O51115667164
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2111566761156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211156675614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]1115667129
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P1115668374
Sinoite  (*)NoneSi2N2O11156689
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)211156673337
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11156681044
Yoderite  (*)None(MgAl3)(MgAl)Al2O2(SiO4)4(OH)211156672


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-69Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzaniahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-69
FKM-69bMautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzaniahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-69b
R050277Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzaniahttps://rruff.info/R050277

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