| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Graphite |
| Formula: | C |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Zoisite | 99 |
| - var Tanzanite | 85 |
| Prehnite | 82 |
| Diopside | 60 |
| - var Chromium-bearing Diopside | 1 |
| Grossular | 47 |
| - var Tsavorite | 47 |
| Calcite | 44 |
| Pyrite | 33 |
| Fluorapatite | 22 |
| Quartz | 13 |
| Chabazite | 12 |
| Laumontite | 11 |
| Merelaniite | 11 |
| Tremolite | 11 |
| - var Chrome-Tremolite | 2 |
| Alabandite | 10 |
| Rhodochrosite | 9 |
| Marcasite | 9 |
| Stilbite Subgroup | 7 |
| Sphalerite | 7 |
| Zircon | 4 |
| Titanite | 3 |
| Kyanite | 2 |
| Axinite-(Mg) | 2 |
| Mesolite | 1 |
| Gypsum | 1 |
| Dravite | 1 |
| Wurtzite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Graphite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (12 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 602120 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:602120:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Graphite 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 Graphite |
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| 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 |
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Giuliani, G., Ohnenstetter, D., Palhol, F., Feneyrol, J., Boutroy, E., De Boissezon, H., Lhomme, T. (2008) Karelianite and vanadian phlogopite from the Merelani Hills gem zoisite deposits, Tanzania. The Canadian Mineralogist, 46 (5) 1183-1194 doi:10.3749/canmin.46.5.1183 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 A., Trinchillo, Daniel (2013) Miracle at Merelani A Remarkable Occurrence of Graphite, Diopside, and Associated Minerals from the Karo Mine, Block D, Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania. Rocks & Minerals, 88 (2) 154-165 doi:10.1080/00357529.2013.763671 Long, Jena M., Rakovan, John, Jaszczak, John A., Sommer, Andre J., Anczkiewicz, Robert (2013) Fluorapatite From A Remarkable Occurrence of Graphite And Associated Minerals. Rocks & Minerals, 88 (2) 178-183 doi:10.1080/00357529.2013.763690 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