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Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzaniai
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Suburbs of Loliondo village

Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Spessartine

Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Spessartine

Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Suburbs of Loliondo village

Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Spessartine

Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Spessartine

Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Suburbs of Loliondo village

Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
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Spessartine

Loliondo, Ngorongoro district, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
2° 3' 17'' South , 35° 36' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-2.05486,35.61556
GRN:
S02E25
Type:
Town
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
252115
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:252115:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Orange kyanite in two-mica schist.

Although the locality is only given as Loliondo (Wildner et al., 2013), the accurate place may be Nani Hill (sublocality).

Loliondo (Mji wa Loliondo in Swahili) is an administrative town in Orgosorok ward of the Ngorongoro District in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is the seat of the Ngorongoro District. In northern Tanzania, Loliondo is situated along the ridges of the Great Rift Valley. It is surrounded by hundreds of kilometers of lush, verdant forest with Kenya's Maasai Mara in the north, the arid Longido Hills in the east, the Serengeti in the west, Ngorongoro Crater in the south.

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9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ Dravite
Formula: NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
ⓘ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘStaurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
ⓘDravite9.CK.05NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
FFluorine
Fⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siⓘ DraviteNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
KPotassium
Kⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loliondo
Wikidata ID:Q3357920

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Tanzania

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References

Wildner, Manfred, Beran, Anton, Koller, Friedrich (2013) Spectroscopic characterisation and crystal field calculations of varicoloured kyanites from Loliondo, Tanzania. Mineralogy and Petrology, 107 (2) 289-310 doi:10.1007/s00710-012-0248-0
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