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Rutsiro District, Western Province, Rwandai
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RwandaCountry

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Mindat Locality ID:
361343
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:361343:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
English:
Rutsiro District
French:
Rutsiro, Ouest, Rwanda
Italian:
distretto di Rutsiro, provincia Occidentale, Ruanda
Simplified Chinese:
魯特西羅縣, 西部省, 卢旺达
Catalan:
Districte de Rutsiro, Província de l'Oest, Rwanda
Cebuano:
Rutsiro District, Western Province
Dutch:
Rutsiro District, Ouest, Rwanda
Estonian:
Rutsiro ringkond, Lääneprovints, Rwanda
Greek:
Δήμος Ρουτσίρο, Δυτική Ρουάντα, Ρουάντα
Hill Mari:
Рутсиро, Вадывел провинци
Kinyarwanda:
Akarere ka Rutsiro
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Rutsiro Koān, Sai-pō͘ Séng
Portuguese:
Rutsiro, Oeste, Ruanda
Ukrainian:
Рутсіро, Західна провінція, Руанда


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11 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
ⓘ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
ⓘ Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 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."
ⓘ Goethite
Formula: Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘ Hydrotungstite
Formula: WO3 · 2H2O
References:
ⓘ 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite
Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Staringite'
Formula: (Fe,Mn)x(Ta,Nb)2xSn6-3xO12

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series'4..
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘFerberite4.DB.30FeWO4
ⓘColumbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
ⓘFoordite (TL)4.DG.15Sn2+Nb2O6
ⓘHydrotungstite4.FJ.15WO3 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite
var. Illite
9.EC.15K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
ⓘ9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Staringite'-(Fe,Mn)x(Ta,Nb)2xSn6-3xO12

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Hⓘ HydrotungstiteWO3 · 2H2O
Hⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Oⓘ FoorditeSn2+Nb2O6
Oⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Oⓘ HydrotungstiteWO3 · 2H2O
Oⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Oⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
KPotassium
Kⓘ Muscovite var. IlliteK0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Feⓘ GoethiteFe3+O(OH)
Feⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Nbⓘ FoorditeSn2+Nb2O6
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Snⓘ FoorditeSn2+Nb2O6
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series
WTungsten
Wⓘ FerberiteFeWO4
Wⓘ HydrotungstiteWO3 · 2H2O

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutsiro_District
Wikidata ID:Q2724023
GeoNames ID:7690210

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  • Western Province

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