| Locality type: | Pegmatite Field |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Gitarama pegmatite field, Nyamabuye, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2029688 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2029688:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline |
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| 18.8km (11.7 miles) | ⓘGatumba pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 20.5km (12.7 miles) | ⓘBuranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 21.8km (13.6 miles) | ⓘRusororo pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda |
| 34.0km (21.1 miles) | ⓘNyakabingo Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 43.9km (27.3 miles) | ⓘNyamiumba Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 63.7km (39.6 miles) | ⓘByumba Au prospect, Gicumbi District, Northern Province, Rwanda |
| 67.0km (41.7 miles) | ⓘMusha-Ntunga, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| 68.1km (42.3 miles) | ⓘNtunga, Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda |
| 94.0km (58.4 miles) | ⓘRuhembe, Cibitoke Province, Burundi |
| References |
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Hulsbosch, Niels, Thomas, Rainer, Boiron, Marie-Christine, Dewaele, Stijn, Muchez, Philippe (2017) Direct Observation of Boro-Aluminosilicate Melt Compositions: Insights From Raman Spectroscopy of Melt Inclusions In Pegmatitic Tourmaline of the Gatumba-Gitarama Area (Rwanda) The Canadian Mineralogist, 55 (3) 377-397 doi:10.3749/canmin.1600093 |
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