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Lutsiro, Rutsiro District, Western Province, Rwandai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lutsiro | Occurrence |
| Rutsiro District | District |
| Western Province | Province |
| Rwanda | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
1° 55' 0'' South , 29° 25' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kibuye | 48,024 (2016) | 18.6km |
| Gisenyi | 83,623 (2010) | 30.8km |
| Goma | 144,124 (2012) | 35.3km |
| Gitarama | 87,613 (2016) | 40.0km |
| Eglise Catholique, Centrale GIKO | 3,000 (2017) | 41.5km |
Numerous pegmatites, quartz veins and alluvial and eluvial deposits.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ Ferberite Formula: FeWO4 References: |
| ⓘ Foordite (TL) Formula: Sn2+Nb2O6 Type Locality: Colour: brownish yellow with a greenish tint Description: Daltry and von Knorring (1998): "it occurs in contact with stannoan plumbomicrolite, cassiterite, ferro-columbite, staringite, and ixiolite. Foordite from Lutsiro is in fact a lead-bearing variety." |
| ⓘ Hydrotungstite Formula: WO3 · 2H2O References: |
| ⓘ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Staringite' Formula: (Fe,Mn)x(Ta,Nb)2xSn6-3xO12 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series' | 4.. | |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | Ferberite | 4.DB.30 | FeWO4 |
| ⓘ | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ | Foordite (TL) | 4.DG.15 | Sn2+Nb2O6 |
| ⓘ | Hydrotungstite | 4.FJ.15 | WO3 · 2H2O |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Staringite' | - | (Fe,Mn)x(Ta,Nb)2xSn6-3xO12 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hydrotungstite | WO3 · 2H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| O | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Foordite | Sn2+Nb2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Hydrotungstite | WO3 · 2H2O |
| O | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series | |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Fe | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series | |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | ⓘ Foordite | Sn2+Nb2O6 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | ⓘ Foordite | Sn2+Nb2O6 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series | |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Ferberite | FeWO4 |
| W | ⓘ Hydrotungstite | WO3 · 2H2O |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
- Albertine RiftZone (Tectonic)
African Plate
- East African Rift
- East African Rift-westNarrow Rift
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Lutsiro, Rutsiro District, Western Province, Rwanda