| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Grossular var: Tsavorite |
| Formula: | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Graphite | 47 |
| Pyrite | 23 |
| Diopside | 15 |
| Zoisite | 5 |
| - var Tanzanite | 4 |
| Fluorapatite | 3 |
| Quartz | 3 |
| Calcite | 3 |
| Apatite | 1 |
| Gypsum | 1 |
| Grossular | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tsavorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (110 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 26313 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:26313:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Tsavorite in this Region |
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| D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tsavorite |
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| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘD-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| 35.2km (21.9 miles) | ⓘLemshuku tsavorite mining district, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| 81.5km (50.6 miles) | ⓘNamalulu tsavorite deposit, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| References |
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Idini, Alfredo, Angeli, Celestino, Frau, Franco, Ennas, Guido, Naitza, Stefano, De Giudici, Giovanni Battista, Argazzi, Roberto (2023) Mineralogical characterization of fluorescent grossular garnet var. tsavorite from Merelani Hills, Tanzania. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 50 (1) doi:10.1007/s00269-023-01233-w |
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania