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Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania


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Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Ruby
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zoisite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ruby data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:649793
Long-form Identifier:1:3:649793:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ruby
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘKetumbeine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘMundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘMula Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
References
GÞbelin, E. and Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).
Hintze, J. (2010) Safari ndjema - Afrikanisches Tagebuch (II): Rubin in Zoisit - ein Klassiker aus Longido in Tansania. Lapis, 35 (12) 15-19
 
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