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Muscovite from
Buranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Listed as muscovite and "oncosine" in Daltry & von Knorring (1998).
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buranga pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:605915
Long-form Identifier:1:3:605915:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGatumba pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘRongi Amblygonite Pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘRusororo pegmatite, Muhororo, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘKirengo pegmatite, Gatumba pegmatite field, Ngororero District, Western Province, Rwanda
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘPegmatite 1161, Gitarama pegmatite field, Nyamabuye, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘPegmatite 1159, Gitarama pegmatite field, Nyamabuye, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘPegmatite 1163, Gitarama pegmatite field, Nyamabuye, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘPegmatite 1160, Gitarama pegmatite field, Nyamabuye, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘGitarama pegmatite field, Nyamabuye, Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda
36.5km (22.7 miles) ⓘNyakabingo Mine, Rulindo District, Northern Province, Rwanda
References
Gallagher, M. J., Gerards, J. F. (1963) Berlinite from Rwanda. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 33 (262) 613-615 doi:10.1180/minmag.1963.033.262.09
Daltry, V.D.C., von Knorring, O. (1998) Type-mineralogy of Rwanda with particular reference to the Buranga pegmatite. Geologica Belgica: 1: 9-15. https://popups.uliege.be/1374-8505/index.php?id=1593
 
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