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Mukhinite from
Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania


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Mukhinite, etc.

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
00793460017372003786858.jpg
Mukhinite, etc.

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
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Mukhinite, etc.

Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Mukhinite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlV3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Comments:Identified in epoxy mount FKM-26 as a single 50 micron rim surrounding an unidentified Cu-V-S mineral (sulvanite?), within massive vanadian tremolite (~1.7 wt% V) + calcite matrix. Additional minerals in sample include scattered phlogopite (~1.0 wt% V), minor clinochlore (~2 wt% V), minor quartz, minor goldmanite-grossular solid-solution, scattered graphite, minor vanadian titanite (~3.5 wt% V, and a minor unidentified Pb-V-As mineral. The mukhinite grain contains 9.25 wt% V and 3.3 wt% Cr.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinochlore1
Tremolite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mukhinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:773020
Long-form Identifier:1:3:773020:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Frank K. Mazdab Collection
 
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