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Locality Name:
Gakara Project (Karonge Complex), Bujumbura Rural Province, Burundi

Oldest recorded age at locality: 541
Youngest recorded age at locality: 541

mindat Locality ID: 26487
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-26487.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Gakara Project (Karonge Complex), Bujumbura Rural Province, Burundi": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 3°30'7"S
Longitude: 29°26'57"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -3.5019444444444,29.449166666667
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 Ba Ca Ce Cl Fe H K La Mg Mo O P Pb S Si Sr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Ca Ce Cl Fe H K La Mg Mo O P Pb S Si Sr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteBaryteCeriteClayDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteKaoliniteMolybdenite
NonePyriteQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltSmectite-vermiculiteTridymite

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Crandallite  (*)Galena  (*)
Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(La)  (*)Tridymite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)541541011547
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2541541094
Cerite-(Ce)  (*)Cerite(Ce7Ca2)   Mg(SiO4)3(SiO3OH)4(OH)3541541047
Crandallite  (*)AluniteCaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65415410310
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS541541024243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)54154107437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)65415410173
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)454154105591
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)54154104924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS254154105800
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2541541039462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl54154101725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2541541061156
Rhabdophane-(La)  (*)RhabdophaneLa(PO4)·H2O541541013
Tridymite  (*)TridymiteSiO25415410458
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O5415410652


1 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
ree-00195541541Precambrian  low      26487Gakara Project (Karonge Complex), Bujumbura Rural Province, BurundiKaronge (Gakara)Orris and Grauch (2002) USGSOFR02_189 

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