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Locality Name:
Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania


mindat Locality ID: 3247
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3247.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
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 Ba C Ca F Fe H Mg Mn O Si Ti Zn 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba C Ca F Fe H Mg Mn O Si Ti Zn 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteBixbyiteClayCoronaditeCorundumEpidoteKornerupineNoneNot in a structural group
PseudobrookitePyroxeneQuartzRutileSapphirineTalc

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Andalusite  (*)Bixbyite  (*)Corundum  (*)Dolomite  (*)Enstatite  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hollandite  (*)Kornerupine  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)
Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S  (*)Piemontite  (*)Pseudobrookite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sapphirine  (*)Talc  (*)Yoderite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO501310
Bixbyite  (*)BixbyiteMn3+2O30104
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O60944
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Hollandite  (*)CoronaditeBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O160243
Kornerupine  (*)Kornerupine(Mg,Fe2+,Al,   )10(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH,F)2068
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20238
Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S  (*)None(Mg,Fe,Zn,Ti)4(Al,Fe)10O19(OH)04
Piemontite  (*)EpidoteCa2(Al2Mn3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)0260
Pseudobrookite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Fe3+2Ti)O50164
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sapphirine  (*)SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]0129
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Yoderite  (*)None(MgAl3)(MgAl)Al2O2(SiO4)4(OH)202


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-69Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzaniahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-69
FKM-69bMautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzaniahttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-51-to-fkm-75/#FKM-69b
R050277Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzaniahttps://rruff.info/R050277

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