Geology of the cassiterite mineralisation in the Rutongo area, Rwanda (Central Africa): current state of knowledge KU Leuven
The Mesoproterozoic Kibara orogen in Central Africa hosts different granite-related rare element deposits that contain cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (“coltan”), wolframite, beryl, spodumene, etc. as typical minerals. The primary deposits of these minerals are formed by pegmatites and quartz veins that have historically been related to the youngest, most evolved G4-granite generation in the northern part of the Kibara orogen. This study ...