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Corundum from
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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Corundum, etc.

Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Corundum, etc.

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
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Corundum, etc.

Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Corundum, etc.

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

Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Corundum, etc.

Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Corundum, etc.

Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Corundum, etc.

Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Zoisite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ruby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:912668
Long-form Identifier:1:3:912668:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
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
Yang, Xiao-wen
Zhang, Liang-ju
Jia, Zong-yong (2012) Mineral composition characters and prospect of Longido red corundum deposit in Tanzania. Guilin Ligong Daxue Xuebao 32, 173-178 (in Chinese).
 
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