| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Zoisite | 48 |
| - var Tanzanite | 45 |
| Graphite | 44 |
| Prehnite | 28 |
| Pyrite | 12 |
| Fluorapatite | 10 |
| Rhodochrosite | 10 |
| Marcasite | 9 |
| Merelaniite | 8 |
| Diopside | 8 |
| - var Chromium-bearing Diopside | 1 |
| Tremolite | 5 |
| Alabandite | 5 |
| Quartz | 5 |
| Axinite-(Mg) | 4 |
| Dravite | 4 |
| Grossular | 3 |
| - var Tsavorite | 3 |
| Zircon | 3 |
| Wurtzite | 2 |
| Laumontite | 2 |
| Chabazite | 2 |
| Titanite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 301631 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:301631:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Calcite in this Region |
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| D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘD-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| 69.1km (42.9 miles) | ⓘMonduli volcano, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania |
| 81.5km (50.6 miles) | ⓘNamalulu tsavorite deposit, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| References |
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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 Jaszczak, John, Rumsey, Michael, Bindi, Luca, Hackney, Stephen, Wise, Michael, Stanley, Chris, Spratt, John (2016) Merelaniite, Mo4Pb4VSbS15, a New Molybdenum-Essential Member of the Cylindrite Group, from the Merelani Tanzanite Deposit, Lelatema Mountains, Manyara Region, Tanzania. Minerals, 6 (4). 115 doi:10.3390/min6040115 |
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D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania