| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Diopside |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Graphite | 59 |
| Zoisite | 28 |
| - var Tanzanite | 27 |
| Prehnite | 17 |
| Grossular | 15 |
| - var Tsavorite | 15 |
| Fluorite | 10 |
| Chabazite-Ca | 10 |
| Apophyllite Group | 10 |
| Stilbite-Ca | 10 |
| Fluorapatite | 7 |
| Pyrite | 7 |
| Calcite | 7 |
| Titanite | 3 |
| Merelaniite | 2 |
| Vesuvianite | 2 |
| Alabandite | 2 |
| Laumontite | 2 |
| Mesolite | 1 |
| Chabazite | 1 |
| Wurtzite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (56 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 640428 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:640428:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Diopside in this Region |
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| D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Samax Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | âD-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| 68.2km (42.4 miles) | âLashaine volcano, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania |
| 81.5km (50.6 miles) | âNamalulu tsavorite deposit, 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 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