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Locality Name:
Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region, Tanzania


mindat Locality ID: 30321
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30321.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region, Tanzania": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Loliondo

Latitude: 4°46'3"S
Longitude: 34°19'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -4.7675,34.333055555556
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 Fe H K Mg Mn Na O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ClayCorundumGarnetMicaNoneNot in a structural groupQuartzRutileSpinelStaurolite
Tourmaline

9 IMA Minerals at location:
Dravite  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Spessartine  (*)Staurolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1115656648
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3111565614640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO43115653,115655,1156561507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4111565314899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)22115655,11565617380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO22115655,11565661156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211156565614
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)32115655,1156561214
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)1115653978


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
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