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


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Titanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Titanite, etc.

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Titanite, etc.

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
00999090017272731316295.jpg
Titanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
09407670017272020323400.jpg
Titanite, etc.

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Titanite, etc.

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
00999090017272731316295.jpg
Titanite

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Titanite, etc.

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
09501380017272021953635.jpg
Titanite, etc.

D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Titanite
Formula:CaTiO(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside3
Graphite3
Prehnite2
Calcite1
Laumontite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Titanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:722439
Long-form Identifier:1:3:722439:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Titanite in this Region
D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Nearest other occurrences of Titanite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘD-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
81.5km (50.6 miles) ⓘNamalulu tsavorite deposit, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
References
Olivier, Bernard (2006) The geology and petrology of the Merelani tanzanite deposit, NE Tanzania. Doctoral thesis, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. [https://scholar.sun.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10019.1/1093/olivier-b-2008.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y ]
 
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