Tunduru, Tunduru District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzaniai
Regional Level Types | |
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Tunduru | - not defined - |
Tunduru District | District |
Ruvuma Region | Region |
Tanzania | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
11° 2' 26'' South , 37° 19' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
67493
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:67493:2
GUID (UUID V4):
8568fdc1-3a06-4c01-8b2e-e8c2731dce07
Gem mining of several different minerals.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Chrysoberyl Formula: BeAl2O4 |
β Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite Formula: BeAl2O4 |
β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
β Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
β Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
β Diamond Formula: C |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Magnesiotaaffeite-2Nβ2S Formula: Mg3Al8BeO16 Description: Several kilos of gem material has been found (Bruce Cairncross personal comment to Debbie Woolf). |
β Magnesiotaaffeite-6Nβ3S Formula: Mg2BeAl6O12 |
β Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 |
β 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Diamond | 1.CB.10a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Chrysoberyl | 4.BA.05 | BeAl2O4 |
β | var. Alexandrite | 4.BA.05 | BeAl2O4 |
β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
β | Magnesiotaaffeite-2Nβ2S | 4.FC.25 | Mg3Al8BeO16 |
β | Magnesiotaaffeite-6Nβ3S | 4.FC.25 | Mg2BeAl6O12 |
β | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
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Tunduru, Tunduru District, Ruvuma Region, Tanzania