| Locality type: | Mineral Occurrence Area |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cassiterite |
| Formula: | SnO2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Musha-Ntunga, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1488171 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1488171:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite |
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| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘNtunga, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| 15.0km (9.3 miles) | ⓘRwamagana pegmatite, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| 29.3km (18.2 miles) | ⓘNgara pegmatite, Ngoma District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| 30.3km (18.8 miles) | ⓘRwinkwavu, Kayonza District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| 33.9km (21.1 miles) | ⓘNyamiumba Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 35.1km (21.8 miles) | ⓘRutongo, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 41.1km (25.6 miles) | ⓘNyamata pegmatite, Bugesera District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| 41.2km (25.6 miles) | ⓘNyakabingo Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 54.3km (33.7 miles) | ⓘRuli pegmatite, Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 61.4km (38.1 miles) | ⓘRushashi, Gakenke District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| References |
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Goodship, A., Dace, A., O’Hare, P., Uwiringiyimana, J., Siddle, R., Moon, C. (2019) Geology and genesis of the Musha-Ntunga Sn-Ta-Li-Nb vein-pegmatite deposit, Rwanda: first results from deep drilling of a coltan mine in Rwanda and first detailed description of Li minerals. Applied Earth Science, 128 (2) 47-48 doi:10.1080/25726838.2019.1602953 Acke, Jolan; Dewaele, Stijn; Barros, Renata; Burlet, Christian; Nachtergaele, Simon; Uwiringiyimana, Justin; Fußwinkel, Tobias; Borst, Anouk (2025) Magmatic, Magmatic-Hydrothermal, and Deformational Mineral Evolution of Spodumene Pegmatites from the Musha-Ntunga Area (Rwanda). Economic Geology, 120 (5). doi:10.5382/econgeo.5173 |
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