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Marropino mine (Maropine mine), Mulevala District, Zambezia Province, Mozambiquei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Marropino mine (Maropine mine) | Mine |
| Mulevala District | District |
| Zambezia Province | Province |
| Mozambique | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 30' 29'' South , 37° 53' 59'' East
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Mina de tantalite de Maropine, Distrito de Mulevala, Zambézia, Moçambique
Nb-Ta granite pegmatite.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
7 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series' |
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Beryl var. Morganite Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 Colour: straw-yellow Description: Concretions of Bismutite to 15 kg is known |
| ⓘ 'Columbite-Tantalite' |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ 'Lepidolite' |
| ⓘ 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n Colour: yellow-brown Description: grains 0,04-10mm |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| ⓘ Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Tantalite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | var. Morganite | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Columbite-Tantalite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African Plate
- Nampula BlockOrogenic Belt
Mozambique
- Zambezia Province
- Alto Ligonha Pegmatite FieldPegmatite Field
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Marropino mine, Mulevala District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique