Mineral Evolution Database

Created and maintained by the Mineral Evolution Project in partnership with RRUFF and mindat.

Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

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:
Rusororo Pegmatite, Gatumba, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda

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

mindat Locality ID: 30436
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30436.html

Tectonic Settings:

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

Latitude: 1°53'59"S
Longitude: 29°40'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -1.8997222222222,29.666666666667

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.

Alluaudite	Amphibole	Beryl	Clay	Feldspar	Fillowite	Kaolinite	Lazulite	Mica	None
Olivine	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile	Spinel	Titanite

Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Alluaudite ()*	Amblygonite ()*	Augelite ()*
Berlinite ()*	Beryl ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Fillowite ()*	Heterosite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Lacroixite ()*	Lazulite ()*	Lithiophilite ()*	Magnetite ()*
Manganite ()*	Microcline ()*	Montebrasite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Paragonite ()*
Quartz ()*	Scorzalite ()*	Spodumene ()*	Strengite ()*	Triphylite ()*

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 Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Si Sn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be Ca F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Na O P Si Sn

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Alluaudite Amphibole Beryl Clay Feldspar Fillowite Kaolinite Lazulite Mica None
Olivine Pyroxene Quartz Rutile Spinel Titanite

25 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	980	980	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	980	980	8803
Alluaudite ()*	Alluaudite	NaMnFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₃	980	980	94
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F	980	980	244
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃	980	980	79
Berlinite ()*	Quartz	Al(PO₄)	980	980	28
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	980	980	4286
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	980	980	5171
Fillowite ()*	Fillowite	Na₃CaMn²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	980	980	14
Heterosite ()*	Olivine	Fe³⁺(PO₄)	980	980	204
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	980	980	5591
Lacroixite ()*	Titanite	NaAl(PO₄)F	980	980	22
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	980	980	232
Lithiophilite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)	980	980	155
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	980	980	14899
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	980	980	770
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	980	980	4924
Montebrasite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)(OH)	980	980	200
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	980	980	17380
Paragonite ()*	Mica Clay	NaAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	980	980	247
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	980	980	61156
Scorzalite ()*	Lazulite	Fe²⁺Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	980	980	60
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	980	980	688
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	980	980	263
Triphylite ()*	Olivine	LiFe²⁺(PO₄)	980	980	313

1 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
	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

All locality data graciously provided by mindat.org

All age data...