| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Scheelite |
| Formula: | Ca(WO4) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Scheelite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Nyakabingo Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1232797 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1232797:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite |
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| 36.5km (22.7 miles) | âBuranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 38.8km (24.1 miles) | âGifurwe Mines, Gifurwe, Rusarabuge, Burera District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 58.3km (36.2 miles) | âBugarama Mine, Kagogo, Burera District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 90.8km (56.4 miles) | âMpororo W Deposit, Kisoro, Western Region, Uganda |
| References |
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Goldmann, Simon, Melcher, Frank, GÃĪbler, Hans-Eike, Dewaele, Stijn, Clercq, Friso, Muchez, Philippe (2013) Mineralogy and Trace Element Chemistry of Ferberite/Reinite from Tungsten Deposits in Central Rwanda. Minerals, 3 (2) 121-144 doi:10.3390/min3020121 Dewaele, S., De Clercq, F., Hulsbosch, N., Piessens, K., Boyce, A., Burgess, R., Muchez, Ph. (2016) Genesis of the vein-type tungsten mineralization at Nyakabingo (Rwanda) in the KaragweâAnkole belt, Central Africa. Mineralium Deposita, 51 (2) 283-307 doi:10.1007/s00126-015-0608-x Chen, Zhuo, Jianping Chen, Tao Liu, Yunfeng Li, Qichun Yin, and Haishuang Du. (2023) "Regional Quantitative Mineral Prospectivity Mapping of W, Sn, and Nb-Ta Based on Integrated Information in Rwanda, Central Africa" Minerals 13, no. 2: 189. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13020189 |
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