Mineral Evolution Database

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Matongo Carbonatite, Matongo, Kayanza Province, Burundi

Oldest recorded age at locality: 746
Youngest recorded age at locality: 500

mindat Locality ID: 296331
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-296331.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Matongo Carbonatite, Matongo, Kayanza Province, Burundi": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 3°3'20"S
Longitude: 29°36'33"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -3.0555555555556,29.609166666667

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.

Apatite	Calcite	Clay	Feldspar	Kaolinite	None	Pyroxene	Quartz	Zircon

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 C Ca F Fe H Na O P Si Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe H Na O P Si Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Apatite Calcite Clay Feldspar Kaolinite None Pyroxene Quartz Zircon

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Albite ()*	Calcite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Kaolinite ()*
Quartz ()*	Siderite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	746	500	1022
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	746	500	8803
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	746	500	27770
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	746	500	2740
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	746	500	5591
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	746	500	61156
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	746	500	6417
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	552	500	5251

Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:

Age ID	Locality Notes
Jen_0000934	MAGMATIC STYLE: 2.5 x 0.5 km intrusion. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-sodalite and quartz syenites and fenites.
Jen_0000935	MAGMATIC STYLE: 2.5 x 0.5 km intrusion. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-sodalite and quartz syenites and fenites.
Jen_0000936	MAGMATIC STYLE: 2.5 x 0.5 km intrusion. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Nepheline-sodalite and quartz syenites and fenites.

3 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Sample Source	Dated Mineral	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID
Jen_0000934	583	583	583				296331	Matongo Carbonatite, Matongo, Kayanza Province, Burundi	Matongo-Bandaga	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000935	552	500	526±26	U-Pb	zircon	Zircon	296331	Matongo Carbonatite, Matongo, Kayanza Province, Burundi	Matongo-Bandaga	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796
Jen_0000936	746	732	739±7	K-Ar			296331	Matongo Carbonatite, Matongo, Kayanza Province, Burundi	Matongo-Bandaga	Woolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)	10.4095/225115	GSCOF5796

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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