Ruhanga, SW Cibitoke B, Cibitoke Province, Burundii
Regional Level Types | |
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Ruhanga | - not defined - |
SW Cibitoke B | - not defined - |
Cibitoke Province | Province |
Burundi | Country |
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 2° 48' 20'' South , 29° 2' 53'' East | ||||||||||||||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -2.80556,29.04806 | ||||||||||||||||||
GeoHash: | G#: kxs8j120k | ||||||||||||||||||
Köppen climate type: | Aw : Tropical savanna, wet | ||||||||||||||||||
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Regions containing this locality
Somali Plate (Somalia Plate) | Tectonic Plate |
Central Africa | Region |
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Description: white Reference: The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), sample # 12535; http://www.metafro.be/mineralogy/browse_hierarchical_geo?country=Burundi |
ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 Reference: Melcher, F., Graupner, T., Gäbler, H. E., Sitnikova, M., Henjes-Kunst, F., Oberthür, T., ... & Dewaele, S. (2015). Tantalum–(niobium–tin) mineralisation in African pegmatites and rare metal granites: Constraints from Ta–Nb oxide mineralogy, geochemistry and U–Pb geochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 64, 667-719. |
ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 Reference: The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), sample # 12535; http://www.metafro.be/mineralogy/browse_hierarchical_geo?country=Burundi |
ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6 Reference: Melcher, F., Graupner, T., Gäbler, H. E., Sitnikova, M., Henjes-Kunst, F., Oberthür, T., ... & Dewaele, S. (2015). Tantalum–(niobium–tin) mineralisation in African pegmatites and rare metal granites: Constraints from Ta–Nb oxide mineralogy, geochemistry and U–Pb geochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 64, 667-719. |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: "black veins and dendritic material"
Radioactive. Reference: The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), sample # 12535; http://www.metafro.be/mineralogy/browse_hierarchical_geo?country=Burundi |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
ⓘ | Tantalite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM | |||
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AB2O6 | |||
ⓘ | Columbite-(Mn) | 8.3.2.4 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
ⓘ | Tantalite-(Mn) | 8.3.2.3 | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Siderite | 14.1.1.3 | FeCO3 |
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO4 Groups Only | |||
Insular SiO4 Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 51.5.2.1 | Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
O | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
O | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Mn | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3311483 | Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
Pleistocene - Pliocene 0.0117 - 5.333 Ma ID: 3188990 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Cenozoic (0.0117 - 5.333 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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