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Pargasite from
Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania


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Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Pargasite, etc.

Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Pargasite

Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Pargasite

Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Pargasite, etc.

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Pargasite, etc.

Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Pargasite

Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Pargasite

Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Pargasite, etc.

Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pargasite
Formula:NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Corundum55
- var Ruby50
Zoisite49
- var Chrome-Zoisite1
Spinel4
Diaspore3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pargasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (11 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:823559
Long-form Identifier:1:3:823559:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pargasite
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘRuby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘDeeti volcanic cone, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
81.9km (50.9 miles) ⓘLashaine volcano, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
References
Simonet, Cedric (2000) GÃĐologie des gisements de saphir et de rubis – L’exemple de la John Saul Ruby Mine, Mangare, Kenya [Geology of Sapphire and Ruby Deposits - The example of the John Saul Ruby Mine, Mangare area, Southern Kenya]. PhD, UniversitÃĐ de Nantes.
 
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