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Mount Bisoke, Africai
Regional Level Types
Mount BisokeVolcano
AfricaContinent

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Type:
Volcano
Mindat Locality ID:
406273
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406273:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Visoke
Other Languages:
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French:
Visoke, Afrique
German:
Visoke, Afrika
Italian:
Visoke, Africa
Russian:
Бисоке, Африка
Simplified Chinese:
比蘇奇火山, 非洲
Catalan:
Visoke, Àfrica
Cebuano:
Volcan Visoke, Aprika
Dutch:
Mount Bisoke, Afrika
Egyptian Arabic:
جبل مونت بيسوك, افريقيا
Estonian:
Bisoke, Aafrika
Hebrew:
הר ביסוקה, אפריקה
Hungarian:
Bisoke, Afrika
Japanese:
ビソケ山, アフリカ
Kinyarwanda:
Ikirunga cya Bisoke, Afurika
Lithuanian:
Bisokė, Afrika
Macedonian:
Бисоке, Африка
Slovak:
Visoke, Afrika
Swedish:
Visoke, Afrika
Ukrainian:
Бісоке, Африка


The northern half of the volcano lies in DR of Congo, but the greater part lies in Rwanda.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ Diopside var. Salite
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
ⓘ 'Glass'
ⓘ Leucite
Formula: K(AlSi2O6)
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
ⓘ Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘDiopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘvar. Salite9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Titanium-bearing Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
ⓘLeucite9.GB.05K(AlSi2O6)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
ⓘ'Glass'-
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Oⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Mgⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Alⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Siⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Siⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Siⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kⓘ LeuciteK(AlSi2O6)
Kⓘ NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Phlogopite var. Titanium-bearing PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ Diopside var. SaliteCaMgSi2O6
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing MagnetiteFe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bisoke
Wikidata ID:Q804039
GeoNames ID:49519


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References

Denaeyer, M. E., & Schellinck, F. (1965). Recueil d'analyses des laves du fosse tectonique de l'Afrique Centrale (Kivu, Rwanda, Toro-Ankole). Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale.
De Mulder, M., Pasteels, P. (1986) K-Ar geochronology of the Karisimbi volcano (Virunga, Rwanda-Zaire). Journal of African Earth Sciences (1983), 5 (6). 575-579 doi:10.1016/0899-5362(86)90023-0
Marcelot, G., Rançon, J. Ph. (1988) Mineral Chemistry of Leucitites from Visoke Volcano (Virunga Range, Rwanda): Petrogenetic Implications. Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (368) 603-613 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.368.05
Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.252
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