| Locality type: | Mineral Occurrence Area |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Spodumene |
| Formula: | LiAlSi2O6 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Spodumene data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Musha-Ntunga, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1488173 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1488173:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene |
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| 4.6km (2.9 miles) | ⓘNtunga, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| 75.1km (46.7 miles) | ⓘRusororo pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 76.0km (47.2 miles) | ⓘGatumba pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 76.5km (47.5 miles) | ⓘBuranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 81.9km (50.9 miles) | ⓘRubindi pegmatite (Kabilizi), Bwira, Ngororero District, Western 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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