Engusero Sambu dravite occurrence, Kajiado County, Kenyai
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Engusero Sambu dravite occurrence | Occurrence |
Kajiado County | County |
Kenya | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
1° 28' 59'' South , 36° 34' 59'' East
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An occurrence of red dravite.
"On maps, Engusero Sambu may be found to be marked as belonging to Kenya, but in reality, it is located near the border in northern Tanzania." (Taran et al., 2015).
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Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Dravite Formula: Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Michail N. Taran, M. Darby Dyar, Ievgen V. Naumenko, Olexij A. Vyshnevsky (2015): Spectroscopy of red dravite from northern Tanzania. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 42, 559-568. |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings | |||
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Six-Membered Rings with borate groups | |||
ⓘ | Dravite | 61.3.1.9 | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Dravite | Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Taran, Michail N., Darby Dyar, M., Naumenko, Ievgen V., and Vyshnevsky, Olexij A. (2015) Spectroscopy of red dravite from northern Tanzania. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 42, 559-568.
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