Mbeya Region, Tanzania (original) (raw)

ⓘ Aegirine-augite

Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ Albite var. Oligoclase

Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]

ⓘ Altaite

Formula: PbTe

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

ⓘ 'Biotite'

Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2

ⓘ Blödite

Formula: Na2Mg(SO4)2 · 4H2O

ⓘ Calaverite

Formula: AuTe2

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO3

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Localities:

Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Porcupine deposit, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Mbenge deposit, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Kenge deposit, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania

ⓘ Chromite

Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

ⓘ Cubanite

Formula: CuFe2S3

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO3)2

ⓘ Epsomite

Formula: MgSO4 · 7H2O

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

ⓘ Fersmite

Formula: (Ca,Ce,Na)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2(O,OH,F)6

References:

Chakhmouradian, A. R., Reguir, E. P., Kressall, R. D., Crozier, J., Pisiak, L. K., Sidhu, R., & Yang, P. (2015). Carbonatite-hosted niobium deposit at Aley, northern British Columbia (Canada): Mineralogy, geochemistry and petrogenesis. Ore Geology Reviews, 64, 642-666.

ⓘ Fluorapatite

Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F

ⓘ Fluorite

Formula: CaF2

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Localities:

Porcupine deposit, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Mbenge deposit, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Kenge deposit, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania

ⓘ 'Garnet Group'

Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3

ⓘ Goethite

Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.

ⓘ Gold var. Electrum

Formula: (Au,Ag)

ⓘ Goyazite

Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6

ⓘ Grossmanite

Formula: CaTi3+ AlSiO6

References:

Frank, D., Zolensky, M., Martinez, J., Mikouchi, T., Ohsumi, K., Hagiya, K., Satake, W., Le, L., Ross, D., Peslier, A. (2011) A CAI in the Ivuna CI1 Chondrite. 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. LPI Contribution #1608: 2785.

ⓘ Gypsum

Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O

ⓘ Hematite

Formula: Fe2O3

ⓘ Hematite var. Martite

Formula: Fe2O3

ⓘ Hessite

Formula: Ag2Te

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe2+TiO3

ⓘ Kaolinite

Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4

ⓘ 'K Feldspar'

ⓘ 'Limonite'

ⓘ Magnesite

Formula: MgCO3

ⓘ Magnesite var. Breunnerite

Formula: (Mg,Fe)CO3

ⓘ Magnetite

Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

Localities:

Danny Mahers mine, Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Panda Hill, Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Ivuna meteorite, Mbeya Region, Tanzania
Lupa Gold field, Mbeya Region, Tanzania

ⓘ 'Melilite Group'

Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)

References:

ⓘ Melonite

Formula: NiTe2

ⓘ Molybdenite

Formula: MoS2

Localities:

ⓘ 'Monazite'

Formula: REE(PO4)

ⓘ Montanite

Formula: Bi2(TeO6) · nH2O

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite

Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ Nepheline

Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)

ⓘ Orthoclase

Formula: K(AlSi3O8)

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8

ⓘ Petzite

Formula: Ag3AuTe2

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

ⓘ Potassic-ferro-ferri-taramite (TL)

Formula: K(CaNa)(Fe2+3Fe3+2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2

Type Locality:

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'

Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z

ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Zero valent dominant member of Pyrochlore Group' (FRL)

Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z

Type Locality:

Description: First described as "pandaite"

References:

**Richard Gaines**Identified by Vandall Thomas King: Dealer/Collection Label

Atencio, D., Andrade, M. B., Christy, A. G., Giere, R., Kartashov, P. M. (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature. The Canadian Mineralogist, 48 (3) 673-698 doi:10.3749/canmin.48.3.673

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi2O6

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe1-xS

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO2

Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region.

ⓘ 'Rhabdophane'

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO2

ⓘ Saponite

Formula: Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4

ⓘ Siderite

Formula: FeCO3

ⓘ 'Smectite Group'

Formula: A0.3D2-3[T4O10]Z2 · nH2O

ⓘ Sphalerite

Formula: ZnS

Localities:

ⓘ Spinel

Formula: MgAl2O4

References:

ⓘ Svanbergite

Formula: SrAl3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6

ⓘ 'Synchysite'

Formula: Ca(Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)2F

ⓘ 'Tennantite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)As4S12S

ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'

Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O

ⓘ 'Tourmaline'

Formula: A D3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

ⓘ Vermiculite

Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO4)