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Tourmaline from
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania


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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:602124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:602124:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
56.9km (35.4 miles) ⓘLandanai, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
References
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
 
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