| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Alabandite |
| Formula: | MnS |
| Habit: | octahedral, cubic, cuboctahedaral |
| Colour: | Grey, dark grey, grey-black to matt black |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Calcite
Chalcopyrite
Diopside
Fluorapatite
Graphite
Laumontite
Pyrite
Quartz
Sphalerite
Tremolite
Wurtzite
Zoisite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Zoisite | 14 |
| - var Tanzanite | 14 |
| Graphite | 10 |
| Pyrite | 8 |
| Tremolite | 7 |
| Pectolite | 7 |
| Calcite | 5 |
| Quartz | 4 |
| Diopside | 2 |
| Sphalerite | 2 |
| Clausthalite | 2 |
| Stilbite Subgroup | 1 |
| Rhodochrosite | 1 |
| Millerite | 1 |
| Native Sulphur | 1 |
| Wurtzite | 1 |
| Merelaniite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Alabandite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (39 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 858663 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:858663:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Alabandite in this Region |
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| D-Block Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania |
| Nearest other occurrences of Alabandite |
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| 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 |
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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