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Kyanite from
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania


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Kyanite, etc.

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
08453040017360846494860.jpg
Kyanite, etc.

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
03714420017272021746818.jpg
Kyanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Kyanite

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
04947900017272285278126.jpg
Kyanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
08453040017360846494860.jpg
Kyanite, etc.

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
03714420017272021746818.jpg
Kyanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
02064470017272021759922.jpg
Kyanite

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
04947900017272285278126.jpg
Kyanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Kyanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Graphite2
Pyrite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kyanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:301630
Long-form Identifier:1:3:301630:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Kyanite in this Region
D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
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
Tanz. J. Sci. Vol.29(2) 2003: 55-70
Wilson, Wendell E., Saul, John M., Pardieu, Vincent, Hughes, Richard W. (2009) Famous mineral localities: The Merelani Tanzanite Mines, Lelatema Mountains, Arusha Region, Tanzania. The Mineralogical Record, 40 (5) 346-408
 
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