| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Zoisite |
| Formula: | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Habit: | Elongated prisms |
| Colour: | Blue, purple, pink, yellow, green or multi-colored |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Graphite | 14 |
| Prehnite | 6 |
| Merelaniite | 4 |
| Calcite | 3 |
| Zoisite | 2 |
| - var Tanzanite | 2 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Tremolite | 1 |
| - var Chrome-Tremolite | 1 |
| Apatite | 1 |
| Pyrite | 1 |
| Diopside | 1 |
| Laumontite | 1 |
| Grossular | 1 |
| - var Tsavorite | 1 |
| Fluorapatite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Zoisite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (32 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 539746 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:539746:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Zoisite in this Region |
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| A-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| B-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| C-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Mawaya pit, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Samax Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Nearest other occurrences of Zoisite |
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| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘD-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, 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 |
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania