Toro (1891-1967), Western Region, Ugandai
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Toro (1891-1967) | Kingdom (Historical) |
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Kingdom (Historical) - last checked 2021
Largest Settlements:
Place | Population |
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Kasese | 67,269 (2016) |
Fort Portal | 42,670 (2016) |
Kyenjojo | 18,600 (2016) |
Kamwenge | 17,169 (2016) |
Bundibugyo | 16,919 (2016) |
Kilembe | 7,914 (2016) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Tooro
Toro or Tooro was a Bantu kingdom located within the borders of Uganda. It existed between 1891 and 1967, when the traditional Bantu kingdoms were abolished by the Government of Uganda. Its territory included the districts of Bundibugyo, Bunyangabu, Kabarole, Kamwenge, Kasese, Kitagwenda, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, and Ntoroko.
It was restored in 1993, but its territory, that is coterminous with the Toro sub-region, has shrunk due to the detachment of the Bundibugyo, Kasese, and Ntoroko districts.
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ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Albite var. Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ 'Alkali Feldspar' Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ 'Aloisiite' Formula: Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O Reference: Heys Mineral Index 3rd ed. |
ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup' Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Anatase Formula: TiO2 Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Localities: Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Aphthitalite Formula: (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Arcanite Formula: K2SO4 Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 Reference: Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075. |
ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Burkeite Formula: Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 Reference: Nielsen, Joan M. (1999): East African magadi (trona): fluoride concentration and mineralogical composition. Journal of African Earth Sciences 29, 423-428.; Mineralogical Recoed 8:396
Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Localities: Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 Reference: Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075. |
ⓘ 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R., Lloyd, F. E., and Eby, N. (2000) Carbonatite lapilli-bearing tuff and a dolomite carbonatite bomb from Murumuli crater, Katwe volcanic field, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine 64, 641-650. |
ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O Reference: Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075. |
ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R., Lloyd, F. E., and Eby, N. (2000) Carbonatite lapilli-bearing tuff and a dolomite carbonatite bomb from Murumuli crater, Katwe volcanic field, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine 64, 641-650. |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Localities: Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Gehlenite Formula: Ca2Al[AlSiO7] Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Cox, D.P., Lindsey, D.A., Singer, D.A., Moring, B.C., and Diggles, M.F. (2003): USGS Open-File Report 03-107 |
ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Halite Formula: NaCl Reference: Nielsen, Joan M. (1999): East African magadi (trona): fluoride concentration and mineralogical composition. Journal of African Earth Sciences 29, 423-428.; Mineralogical Recoed 8:396
Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Hanksite Formula: Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ 'Hornblende' Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Hydroxylapatite Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(OH) Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 Localities: Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Jennite Formula: Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O Description: Occurs in vesicles in lava and rare dike rocks. Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Kieserite Formula: MgSO4 · H2O Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Linnaeite Formula: Co2+Co3+2S4 Reference: Cox, D.P., Lindsey, D.A., Singer, D.A., Moring, B.C., and Diggles, M.F. (2003): USGS Open-File Report 03-107; Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075. |
ⓘ Magnesite Formula: MgCO3 Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Localities: Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite Formula: Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 Localities: Reference: Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R., Lloyd, F. E., and Eby, N. (2000) Carbonatite lapilli-bearing tuff and a dolomite carbonatite bomb from Murumuli crater, Katwe volcanic field, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine 64, 641-650.
Stoppa, F., Woolley, A.R., Lloyd, F.E., Eby, N. (2000) Carbonatite lapilli-bearing tuff and a dolomite carbonatite bomb from Murumuli crater, Katwe volcanic field, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine 64, 641-650. |
ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Cox, D.P., Lindsey, D.A., Singer, D.A., Moring, B.C., and Diggles, M.F. (2003): USGS Open-File Report 03-107 |
ⓘ 'Melilite Group' Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7) Localities: Reference: Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R., Lloyd, F. E., and Eby, N. (2000) Carbonatite lapilli-bearing tuff and a dolomite carbonatite bomb from Murumuli crater, Katwe volcanic field, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine 64, 641-650. |
ⓘ 'Mica Group' Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 Reference: Cox, D.P., Lindsey, D.A., Singer, D.A., Moring, B.C., and Diggles, M.F. (2003): USGS Open-File Report 03-107; Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075. |
ⓘ 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ Monticellite Formula: CaMgSiO4 Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite Formula: K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ Natron Formula: Na2CO3 · 10H2O Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ 'Natropyrochlore' Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62; Atencio, D., Andrade, M.B., Christy, A.G., Gieré, R., Kartashov, P.M. (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature. The Canadian Mineralogist: 48: 673-698. |
ⓘ Nitratine Formula: NaNO3 Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
✪ Northupite Formula: Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl Habit: octahedral Colour: gray/brown Description: 1,5 cm large Reference: P Bongaerts collection; Robinson, G. W. & King, V. T. (1993): What’s New in Minerals ? Annual world summary of mineral discoveries covering april 1992 through april 1993. Mineralogical Record 24: 394; Mineralogical Recoed 8:396
Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ 'Oxynatropyrochlore' Formula: (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH) Description: Atencioet al. (2010) comments that the analysis nr 3 in Hogarth & Horne (1989) of a urnapyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) is oxynatropyrochlore. Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62; Atencio, D., Andrade, M.B., Christy, A.G., Gieré, R., Kartashov, P.M. (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature. The Canadian Mineralogist: 48: 673-698. |
ⓘ Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8 Reference: Cox, D.P., Lindsey, D.A., Singer, D.A., Moring, B.C., and Diggles, M.F. (2003): USGS Open-File Report 03-107; Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075. |
ⓘ Periclase Formula: MgO Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ Perovskite Formula: CaTiO3 Localities: Reference: Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R., Lloyd, F. E., and Eby, N. (2000) Carbonatite lapilli-bearing tuff and a dolomite carbonatite bomb from Murumuli crater, Katwe volcanic field, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine 64, 641-650. |
ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177.; Bailey, K., Lloyd, F., Kearns, S., Stoppa, F., Eby, N., & Woolley, A. (2005). Melilitite at Fort Portal, Uganda: Another dimension to the carbonate volcanism. Lithos, 85(1), 15-25. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite Formula: (Fe,Co)S2 Reference: Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075. |
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)' Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177.; Bailey, K., Lloyd, F., Kearns, S., Stoppa, F., Eby, N., & Woolley, A. (2005). Melilitite at Fort Portal, Uganda: Another dimension to the carbonate volcanism. Lithos, 85(1), 15-25. |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Localities: Description: As blebs in phenocrysts or xenocrysts surrounded by olivine, clinopyroxene, phlogopite and titanomagnetite. Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 7 localities in this region. Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite Formula: Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2 Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ Sanidine Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Reference: Stoppa, F., Woolley, A. R., Lloyd, F. E., and Eby, N. (2000) Carbonatite lapilli-bearing tuff and a dolomite carbonatite bomb from Murumuli crater, Katwe volcanic field, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine 64, 641-650. |
ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 Description: Ferroan Reference: Riley, J. F. (1980). Ferroan carrollites, cobaltian violarites, and other members of the linnaeite group:(Co, Ni, Fe, Cu) 3S4. Mineralogical Magazine, 43(330), 733-739.; Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990; Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075. |
ⓘ Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Cox, D.P., Lindsey, D.A., Singer, D.A., Moring, B.C., and Diggles, M.F. (2003): USGS Open-File Report 03-107; Owor, M., Hartwig, T., Muwanga, A., Zachmann, D., & Pohl, W. (2007). Impact of tailings from the Kilembe copper mining district on Lake George, Uganda. Environmental Geology, 51(6), 1065-1075. |
ⓘ Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Description: Rims magnetite. Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ Spurrite Formula: Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ Sylvite Formula: KCl Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Thaumasite Formula: Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O Description: Occurs in vesicles in lava and rare dike rocks. Reference: Barker, D.S. and Nixon, P.H. (1989) High-Ca, low-alkali carbonatite volcanism at Fort Portal, Uganda. Contributions to Minralogy and Petrology.: 103: 166-177. |
ⓘ Thénardite Formula: Na2SO4 Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Thermonatrite Formula: Na2CO3 · H2O Reference: Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Localities: Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Localities: Reference: Roccati, Alessandro (1907) Nell'Uganda e nella catena del Ruwenzori. Relazione preliminare sulle osservazioni geologiche fatte durante la spedizione di S.A.R. il Duca degli Abruzzi nell'anno 1906. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana, 26, 2, 127-158. |
ⓘ Trona Formula: Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O Reference: Nielsen, Joan M. (1999): East African magadi (trona): fluoride concentration and mineralogical composition. Journal of African Earth Sciences 29, 423-428.; Mineralogical Recoed 8:396
Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Tychite Formula: Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) Reference: Collection of NHM, Vienna; Mineralogical Recoed 8:396
Kasedde, H., Kirabira, J.B., Bäbler, M.U., Tilliander, A., Jonsson, S. (2014) Characterization of brines and evaporites of Lake Katwe, Uganda. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 91, 55-65. |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Hogarth, D.D. & Horne, J.E.T. (1989) Non-metamict uranoan pyrochlore and uranpyrochlore from tuff near Ndale area, Uganda. Mineralogical Magazine: 53: 257-62 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
ⓘ | Linnaeite | 2.DA.05 | Co2+Co3+2S4 |
ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
ⓘ | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
ⓘ | var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Co)S2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
ⓘ | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
ⓘ | Sylvite | 3.AA.20 | KCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
ⓘ | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
ⓘ | 'Oxynatropyrochlore' | 4.DH.15 | (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH) |
ⓘ | Periclase | 4.AB.25 | MgO |
ⓘ | Perovskite | 4.CC.30 | CaTiO3 |
ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)' | 4.00. | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Magnesite | 5.AB.05 | MgCO3 |
ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Natron | 5.CB.10 | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
ⓘ | Nitratine | 5.NA.05 | NaNO3 |
ⓘ | Northupite | 5.BF.05 | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
ⓘ | Thermonatrite | 5.CB.05 | Na2CO3 · H2O |
ⓘ | Trona | 5.CB.15 | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Tychite | 5.BF.05 | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
ⓘ | Aphthitalite | 7.AC.35 | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
ⓘ | Arcanite | 7.AD.05 | K2SO4 |
ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
ⓘ | Burkeite | 7.BD.25 | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | Hanksite | 7.BD.30 | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
ⓘ | Kieserite | 7.CB.05 | MgSO4 · H2O |
ⓘ | Thaumasite | 7.DG.15 | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Hydroxylapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
ⓘ | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
ⓘ | var. Labradorite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
ⓘ | Gehlenite | 9.BB.10 | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
ⓘ | Jennite | 9.DG.20 | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Monticellite | 9.AC.10 | CaMgSiO4 |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Illite | 9.EC.15 | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Reinhardbraunsite | 9.AF.45 | Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2 |
ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Spurrite | 9.AH.15 | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Alkali Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Aloisiite' | - | Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O |
ⓘ | 'Amphibole Supergroup' | - | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
ⓘ | 'Melilite Group' | - | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
ⓘ | 'Natropyrochlore' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
ⓘ | 'Tennantite-Tetrahedrite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
H | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
H | ⓘ Aloisiite | Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite | Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2 |
H | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
H | ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore | (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH) |
H | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
H | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
C | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
C | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
C | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
C | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
C | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
C | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
C | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
C | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
N | Nitrogen | |
N | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
O | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
O | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
O | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
O | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
O | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
O | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
O | ⓘ Aloisiite | Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
O | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
O | ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite | Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2 |
O | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
O | ⓘ Periclase | MgO |
O | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
O | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore | (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH) |
O | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
O | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
O | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Arcanite | K2SO4 |
O | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
O | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
O | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
O | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
O | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
O | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
F | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
F | ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite | Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Na | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Na | ⓘ Aloisiite | Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O |
Na | ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore | (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH) |
Na | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
Na | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
Na | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Na | ⓘ Trona | Na3H(CO3)2 · 2H2O |
Na | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
Na | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
Na | ⓘ Nitratine | NaNO3 |
Na | ⓘ Natron | Na2CO3 · 10H2O |
Na | ⓘ Thermonatrite | Na2CO3 · H2O |
Na | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
Mg | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Aloisiite | Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Mg | ⓘ Periclase | MgO |
Mg | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
Mg | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesite | MgCO3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Al | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Al | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Al | ⓘ Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Si | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Si | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
Si | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Aloisiite | Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Si | ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite | Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2 |
Si | ⓘ Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
Si | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
Si | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Monazite | REE(PO4) |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
P | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
S | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
S | ⓘ Tychite | Na6Mg2(CO3)4(SO4) |
S | ⓘ Burkeite | Na6(CO3)(SO4)2 |
S | ⓘ Arcanite | K2SO4 |
S | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
S | ⓘ Kieserite | MgSO4 · H2O |
S | ⓘ Thénardite | Na2SO4 |
S | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Co)S2 |
S | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
S | ⓘ Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Northupite | Na3Mg(CO3)2Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Cl | ⓘ Halite | NaCl |
Cl | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
Cl | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Arcanite | K2SO4 |
K | ⓘ Aphthitalite | (K,Na)3Na(SO4)2 |
K | ⓘ Hanksite | Na22K(SO4)9(CO3)2Cl |
K | ⓘ Sylvite | KCl |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Illite | K0.65Al2.0[Al0.65Si3.35O10](OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Ca | ⓘ Anorthite var. Labradorite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Ca | ⓘ Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Melilite Group | Ca2M(XSiO7) |
Ca | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Aloisiite | Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Monticellite | CaMgSiO4 |
Ca | ⓘ Gehlenite | Ca2Al[AlSiO7] |
Ca | ⓘ Reinhardbraunsite | Ca5(SiO4)2(OH,F)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Spurrite | Ca5(SiO4)2(CO3) |
Ca | ⓘ Hydroxylapatite | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Jennite | Ca9(Si3O9)2(OH)8 · 8H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Thaumasite | Ca3(SO4)[Si(OH)6](CO3) · 12H2O |
Ca | ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore | (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ti | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Anatase | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Ti | ⓘ Amphibole Supergroup | AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
Ti | ⓘ Perovskite | CaTiO3 |
Ti | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite var. Titanium-bearing Magnetite | Fe2+(Fe3+,Ti)2O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Aloisiite | Na2(Ca,Fe,Mg)5Si2O10 · 2H2O |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Co)S2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
Co | Cobalt | |
Co | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Co | ⓘ Pyrite var. Cobalt-bearing Pyrite | (Fe,Co)S2 |
Co | ⓘ Linnaeite | Co2+Co23+S4 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
Ni | ⓘ Pentlandite | (NixFey)Σ9S8 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Nb | ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore | (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH) |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ba | Barium | |
Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
U | ⓘ Oxynatropyrochlore | (Na,Ca,U)2Nb2O6(O,OH) |
Fossils
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Occurrences | 171 |
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Youngest Fossil Listed | 0.01 Ma (Pleistocene) |
Oldest Fossil Listed | 23.0 Ma (Oligocene) |
Stratigraphic Units | Click here to view 8 stratigraphic units. |
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Fossil Localities | Click to show 2 fossil localities |
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toro_sub-region |
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Wikidata ID: | Q7826175 |
External Links
Localities in this Region
- Western Region
- Kabarole
- Kasese
- Elena Glacier
- Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field)
- Western Region
- Kasese
- Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field (Katwe volcanic field)
- Kilembe Mine
- Margherita Peak
- Mount Baker
- Mount Gessi
- Mount Luigi di Savoia
- Mount Speke
- Kasese
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
Africa
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
- Albertine RiftZone (Tectonic)
- Ruwenzori MountainsRange of Mountains and Hills
- Albertine RiftZone (Tectonic)
African PlateTectonic Plate
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Margherita Peak, Kasese, Western Region, Uganda