| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Quartz |
| Formula: | SiO2 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Zoisite | 20 |
| - var Tanzanite | 19 |
| Graphite | 13 |
| Tremolite | 7 |
| - var Chrome-Tremolite | 1 |
| Pyrite | 6 |
| Prehnite | 6 |
| Calcite | 5 |
| Alabandite | 4 |
| Grossular | 3 |
| - var Tsavorite | 3 |
| Merelaniite | 2 |
| Chabazite | 2 |
| Pectolite | 2 |
| Tourmaline | 2 |
| - var Chrome-Tourmaline | 2 |
| Muscovite | 1 |
| - var Fuchsite | 1 |
| Dravite | 1 |
| Sphalerite | 1 |
| Kyanite | 1 |
| Laumontite | 1 |
| Mukhinite | 1 |
| Clinochlore | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 539739 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:539739:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz |
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| 35.2km (21.9 miles) | ⓘLemshuku tsavorite mining district, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| 42.4km (26.3 miles) | ⓘMomella Wildlife Lodge, Meru District, Arusha Region, Tanzania |
| 53.1km (33.0 miles) | ⓘLossogonoi Mine, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| 81.5km (50.6 miles) | ⓘNamalulu tsavorite deposit, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| 83.0km (51.6 miles) | ⓘTarosero volcano, Monduli District, Arusha 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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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania