Yellow Tourmaline Mine, Taita-Taveta County, Kenyai
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Yellow Tourmaline Mine | Mine |
Taita-Taveta County | County |
Kenya | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
3° South , 38° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~98km
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Dravite Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Simonet, C. (2000): Geology of the Yellow mine (Taita-Taveta district, Kenya) and other yellow tourmaline deposits in East Africa. Journal of Gemmology, 27 (1), 11-29. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Simonet, C. (2000): Geology of the Yellow mine (Taita-Taveta district, Kenya) and other yellow tourmaline deposits in East Africa. Journal of Gemmology, 27 (1), 11-29.
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Africa
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
Kenya
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Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Yellow Tourmaline Mine, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya