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Pargasite from
Deeti volcanic cone, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania


Locality type:Volcanic Cone
Classification
Species:Pargasite
Formula:NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pargasite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Deeti volcanic cone, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:902416
Long-form Identifier:1:3:902416:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pargasite
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘMundarara Mine, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
74.6km (46.3 miles) ⓘLashaine volcano, Monduli District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘRuby occurrence, Muriatata hills, Longido District, Arusha Region, Tanzania
References
Johnson, L.H., Jones, A.P., Church, A.A. and Taylor, W.R. (1997) Ultramafic xenoliths and megacrysts from a melilitite tuff cone, Deeti, northern Tanzania. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 25,2942.
 
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