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Kirwa Mine, Kisoro, Western Region, Ugandai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kirwa Mine | Mine |
| Kisoro | District |
| Western Region | Region |
| Uganda | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
1° 13' South , 29° 38' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Wolfram mine active from the 1940s to 1979. Proven reserves of 750,000 tonnes of ore grading at 0.15% WO3.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anthoinite Formula: AlWO3(OH)3 |
| ⓘ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 |
| ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite Formula: ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite Formula: ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite Formula: ◻2(W,Fe3+)2(O,OH)6(H2O) |
| ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce) (TL) Formula: CeW2O6(OH)3 Type Locality: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite | 4.DH.15 | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| ⓘ | var. Ferritungstite | 4.DH.15 | ◻2(W,Fe3+)2(O,OH)6(H2O) |
| ⓘ | 4.DH.15 | ◻2W2O6(H2O) | |
| ⓘ | Yttrotungstite-(Ce) (TL) | 4.FD.20 | CeW2O6(OH)3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anthoinite | 7.GB.35 | AlWO3(OH)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Anthoinite | AlWO3(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite | ◻2(W,Fe3+)2(O,OH)6(H2O) |
| H | ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce) | CeW2O6(OH)3 |
| H | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Anthoinite | AlWO3(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite | ◻2(W,Fe3+)2(O,OH)6(H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce) | CeW2O6(OH)3 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Anthoinite | AlWO3(OH)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite | ◻2(W,Fe3+)2(O,OH)6(H2O) |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce) | CeW2O6(OH)3 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Alumotungstite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
| W | ⓘ Anthoinite | AlWO3(OH)3 |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| W | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite var. Ferritungstite | ◻2(W,Fe3+)2(O,OH)6(H2O) |
| W | ⓘ Yttrotungstite-(Ce) | CeW2O6(OH)3 |
| W | ⓘ Hydrokenoelsmoreite | ◻2W2O6(H2O) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
- Albertine RiftZone (Tectonic)
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
Uganda
- Western Region
- ⭔Kigezi DistrictDistrict
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Kirwa Mine, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda