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Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzaniai
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Actinolite

Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
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Yoderite

Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
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Yoderite

Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
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Actinolite

Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
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Yoderite

Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
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Yoderite

Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
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Actinolite

Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
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Yoderite

Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
Area:
4,041 km2
Neighbouring regions:
Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
Kiteto District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Gairo District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania
Chamwino District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
Type:
District
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Kongwa11,840 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
261305
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:261305:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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Italian:
distretto di Kongwa, regione di Dodoma, Tanzania
Dutch:
Kongwa District, Dodoma, Tanzania
Greek:
Περιοχή Κόνγκουα, Περιφέρεια Ντοντόμα, Τανζανία
Romanian:
Kongwa, Regiunea Dodoma, Tanzania
Swahili:
Wilaya ya Kongwa, Mkoa wa Dodoma, Tanzania
Vietnamese:
Kongwa, Dodoma, Tanzania


Kongwa District is one of the seven districts of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by Manyara Region, to the east by Morogoro Region, to the south by Mpwapwa District, and to the west by Chamwino District. Its district capital is the town of Kongwa.

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26 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: single large yellowish splintery crystal with intergrown patches of talc and "green" yoderite; specimen was acquired for green yoderite.
ⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn3+2O3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
References:
Natural History Museum Vienna collection (cat. no. O 3994; accompanying ruby)Identified by Uwe Kolitsch: Visual Identification
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Hollandite
Formula: Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ 'Högbomite Group'
ⓘ Kornerupine
Formula: Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Colour: pink
Description: Pink nodular aggregate to 1o ml in volume
References:
McKie, Duncan (1965) The magnesium aluminium borosilicates: kornerupine and grandidierite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 34 (268). 346-357 doi:10.1180/minmag.1965.034.268.29
v. Knorring, O., Sahama, Th.G., Lehtinen, M. (1969) Kornerupine-bearing gneiss from Inanakafy near Betroka, Madagascar. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finland, 41. 79-84 doi:10.17741/bgsf/41.008Referring to McKie, 1965
Grew, Edward S.; Pertsev, Nikolai N.; Vrána, Stanislav; Yates, Martin G.; Shearer, Charles K.; Wiedenbeck, Michael (1998) Kornerupine parageneses in whiteschists and other magnesian rocks: is kornerupine + talc a high-pressure assemblage equivalent to tourmaline + orthoamphibole? Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 131 (1). 22-38 doi:10.1007/s004100050376
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Magnesio-hornblende
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S (TL)
Formula: [(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
Type Locality:
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
References:
Lionel Robertson CollectionIdentified by Lionel Robertson: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Natural History Museum Vienna collection (cat. no. O 3994; accompanying ruby)Identified by Uwe Kolitsch: Visual Identification
ⓘ Piemontite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ 'Piemontite-Epidote Series'
ⓘ Pseudobrookite
Formula: Fe3+2Ti4+O5
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Sapphirine
Formula: Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Colour: Yellow
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Yoderite (TL)
Formula: Mg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Type Locality:
ⓘ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘCorundum
var. Ruby		4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘBixbyite-(Mn)4.CB.10Mn3+2O3
ⓘPseudobrookite4.CB.15Fe3+2Ti4+O5
ⓘMagnesiohögbomite-2N3S (TL)4.CB.20[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
ⓘHollandite4.DK.05aBa(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘZircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘYoderite (TL)9.AF.25Mg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
ⓘTitanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
ⓘPiemontite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘKornerupine9.BJ.50Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘAnthophyllite9.DD.05◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘMagnesio-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘSapphirine9.DH.45Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Scapolite'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(C2+4C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
ⓘ'Högbomite Group'-
ⓘ'Piemontite-Epidote Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Hⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Hⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
Hⓘ Piemontite-Epidote Series
BBoron
Bⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Oⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ PseudobrookiteFe23+Ti4+O5
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Oⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Oⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
Oⓘ Piemontite-Epidote Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Mgⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Mgⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Alⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Alⓘ YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Alⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Alⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
Alⓘ Piemontite-Epidote Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Anthophyllite◻Mg2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ KornerupineMg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SapphirineMg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36]
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Siⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Siⓘ Piemontite-Epidote Series
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Caⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Caⓘ Piemontite-Epidote Series
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ PseudobrookiteFe23+Ti4+O5
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
Tiⓘ TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Tiⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Bixbyite-(Mn)Mn23+O3
Mnⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16
Mnⓘ Piemontite(CaCa)(AlAlMn3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Mnⓘ Piemontite-Epidote Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PseudobrookiteFe23+Ti4+O5
Feⓘ YoderiteMg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Feⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
Feⓘ Piemontite-Epidote Series
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S[(Mg,Fe2+,Zn)4(Al,Ti,Fe3+)10O19(OH)]2
ZrZirconium
Zrⓘ ZirconZr(SiO4)
BaBarium
Baⓘ HollanditeBa(Mn64+Mn23+)O16

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