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Graphite from
D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Graphite | |
| Formula: | C | |
| Comments: | very common at the locality but some of world's best crystals were discovered in a pocket with diopside and fluorapatite in late 2007. See Rocks and Minerals 88(2) (2014). | |
| Habit: | tabular hexagonal with dominant pinacoids but notable lustrous prisms also noted. | |
| Colour: | silvery gray | |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Prehnite | 16 | |
| Zoisite | 14 | |
| - var Tanzanite | 6 | |
| Pyrite | 11 | |
| Calcite | 10 | |
| Fluorapatite | 10 | |
| Rhodochrosite | 9 | |
| Marcasite | 9 | |
| Zircon | 4 | |
| Quartz | 4 | |
| Laumontite | 3 | |
| Diopside | 2 | |
| Kyanite | 2 | |
| Grossular | 1 | |
| - var Tsavorite | 1 | |
| Wurtzite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Graphite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 539754 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:539754:9 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Graphite | ||
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘMerelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania | |
| 39.9km (24.8 miles) | ⓘLemshuku tsavorite mining district, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania | |
| 85.5km (53.1 miles) | ⓘNamalulu tsavorite deposit, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania | |
| References | ||
D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania