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Pello Hill, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzaniai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pello Hill | Hill |
| Kilimanjaro Region | Region |
| Tanzania | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
2° South , 35° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~120km
Type:
Quaternary volcanic tuff cone.
Olivine melilites and olivine nephelinites lavas with spinel harzburgite xenoliths.
Co-ordinates are approximate.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Description: In metasomatic veinlets cutting harzburgite xenoliths. |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: Early inclusions in forsterite (crystalline cumulates from carbonatitic melts).
Late hydrothermal calcite (interstitial and in cracks) associated with zeolites.
|
| ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Description: In spinel harzburgite. |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Description: In metasomatic veinlets cutting harzburgite xenoliths. |
| ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Description: In metasomatic veinlets cutting harzburgite xenoliths. |
| ⓘ 'Melilite Group' Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| ⓘ Nepheline Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' Description: In spinel harzburgite. |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Description: In metasomatic veinlets cutting harzburgite xenoliths. |
| ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Description: In metasomatic veinlets cutting harzburgite xenoliths. |
| ⓘ 'Zeolite Group' Description: K-Na-Ca acicular zeolite, associated with late hydrothermal calcite. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Nepheline | 9.FA.05 | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| ⓘ | 'Zeolite Group' | 9.G0. | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Melilite Group' | - | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Al | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) |
| K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Ca | ⓘ Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
African Plate
- Tanzanian Eastern GranulitesOrogenic Belt
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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