| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Wurtzite |
| Formula: | (Zn,Fe)S |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Germanocolusite | 3 |
| Sphalerite | 3 |
| Calcite | 2 |
| Richardsite | 1 |
| Clausthalite | 1 |
| Diopside | 1 |
| Alabandite | 1 |
| Graphite | 1 |
| Rhodochrosite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Wurtzite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (25 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 838117 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:838117:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Wurtzite in this Region |
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| D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Nearest other occurrences of Wurtzite |
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| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | âD-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| References |
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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