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Wampewo Hill, Busiro Co. (Bushiro Co.), Wakiso, Central Region, Ugandai
Regional Level Types
Wampewo HillHill
Busiro Co. (Bushiro Co.)County
WakisoDistrict
Central RegionRegion
UgandaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
0° 30' North , 32° 10' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
0.50000,32.16667
GeoHash:
G#: s8nfggp09
GRN:
N01E23
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
Af : Tropical rainforest climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mityana41,131 (2016)18.4km
Wakiso20,530 (2016)34.2km
Mpigi11,082 (2016)34.7km
Namasuba22,507 (2016)35.3km
Wobulenzi24,415 (2016)46.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
10215
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10215:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A pegmatite intruded into mica schist.

Possibly identical to Nampeyo / Gamba Hill localities.

(Formerly in Buganda Province.)

The GPS coordinates currently used on Mindat place the locality in Mityana District, while the Wikipedia link for "Wampeewo" (with 2 E's) below places the locality in Wakiso District.

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9 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 (FRL) - first recorded locality of unapproved mineral/variety/etc.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' (FRL)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Bismutotantalite
Formula: BiTaO4
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ 'Microlite Group'
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘ Montebrasite
Formula: LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rynersonite
Formula: CaTa2O6
Description: It's habitus, properties chemistry corresponds to the type of rynersonite. However this is more Ta-dominant and has a slightly larger unit cell.
ⓘ 'UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP'
Formula: Bi-Ca-Al-P-O
ⓘ Waylandite (TL)
Formula: BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Type Locality:
ⓘ Wodginite
Formula: Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Microlite Group'4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘWodginite4.DB.40Mn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
ⓘBismutotantalite4.DE.30BiTaO4
ⓘRynersonite4.DF.05CaTa2O6
ⓘ'Bismutomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' (TL)4.DH.15
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘMontebrasite8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)(OH)
ⓘWaylandite (TL)8.BL.13BiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaP'-Bi-Ca-Al-P-O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
LiLithium
Liⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RynersoniteCaTa2O6
Oⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Oⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Alⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Alⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ MontebrasiteLiAl(PO4)(OH)
Pⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Pⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ RynersoniteCaTa2O6
Caⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
TaTantalum
Taⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Taⓘ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
Taⓘ RynersoniteCaTa2O6
Taⓘ WodginiteMn2+Sn4+Ta2O8
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismutotantaliteBiTaO4
Biⓘ WaylanditeBiAl3(PO4)2(OH)6
Biⓘ UM1972-05-BiO:AlCaPBi-Ca-Al-P-O

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wampeewo
Wikidata ID:Q24054204

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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African Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

von Knorring, O. & Sahama, Th. G. (1979): A note on rynersonite from Uganda. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen 59: 15-19
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