Mineral Evolution Database
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Locality Name:
Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania

Oldest recorded age at locality: 119
Youngest recorded age at locality: 107

mindat Locality ID: 3245
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3245.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 9°'28"S
Longitude: 33°14'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -9.0077777777778,33.248055555556
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 C Ca Ce F Fe H K Mg Na Nb O P S Si Sr Ta Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al C Ca F Fe H K Mg Nb O P S Si Sr Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteCalciteClayColumbiteCorundumDiasporeFeldsparFluoriteKaolinite
MicaNonePyriteQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTitaniteZircon

20 IMA Minerals at location:
Calcite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Fersmite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Goethite  (*)Goyazite  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Magnetite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Rutile  (*)Svanbergite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)119107027770
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)211910709895
Fersmite  (*)ColumbiteCaNb2O6119107083
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F11910702740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211910709617
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11910707437
Goyazite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)61191070173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3119107014640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311910705433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)411910705591
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4119107014899
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11910702349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)211910702273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2119107039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2119107061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211910705614
Svanbergite  (*)AluniteSrAl3(SO4)(PO4)(OH)61191070105
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11910704899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1191070652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)11910705251


Locality Notes from all Ages at Locality:
Age IDLocality Notes
Jen_0001132MAGMATIC STYLE: Complex of irregular carbonatite intrusions intimately mixed with vent agglomertes and breccias. ASSOCIATED SILICATE ROCKS: Fenite, breccia, agglomerate and tuff.


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
Jen_0001132119107113±6K-Ar mica     3245Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, TanzaniaPanda HillWoolley and Kjarsgaard (2008)10.4095/225115GSCOF5796 

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