Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi i
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Nkhotakota District
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Malawi Country

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Nkhotakota	District
Central Region	Region
Malawi	Country

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Neighbouring regions:

Salima, Central Region, Malawi

Nkhata Bay, Northern Region, Malawi

Ntchisi, Central Region, Malawi

Mzimba, Northern Region, Malawi

Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi

Type:

District

Largest Settlements:

Place	Population
Nkhotakota	24,865 (2011)

Mindat Locality ID:

126535

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:126535:7

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French:

Nkhotakota, Région centrale, Malawi

German:

Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

Italian:

distretto di Nkhotakota, Regione Centrale, Malawi

Russian:

Нкота-Кота, Центральная провинция, Малави

Simplified Chinese:

恩科塔科塔縣, 中央区, 马拉维

Spanish:

Distrito de Nkhotakota, Región Central, Malaui

Arabic:

مقاطعة نكوتاكوتا, مالاوي

Azeri:

Nkhotakota, Mərkəz bölgəsi, Malavi

Belarusian:

раён Нхатакота, Малаві

Bengali:

কোটাকোটা জেলা, মালাউই

Breton:

Nkhotakota, Malawi

Bulgarian:

Нхотакота, Централен регион, Малави

Cebuano:

Nkhotakota District, Central Region, Malawi

Danish:

Nkhotakota District, Malawi

Dutch:

Nkhotakota, Central, Malawi

Farsi/Persian:

بخش نخوتاکوتا, منطقه مرکزی مالاوی, مالاوی

Finnish:

Nkhotakotan piirikunta, Keskinen alue, Malawi

Galician:

Distrito de Nkhotakota, Rexión Central, Malaui

Georgian:

ნხოტაკოტის რაიონი, მალავის ცენტრალური რეგიონი, მალავი

Greek:

Νχοτακότα, Κεντρική Περιφέρεια, Μαλάουι

Gujarati:

નાખોટાકોટા જિલ્લો, મલાવી

Hindi:

खोताकोता जिला, मलावी

Icelandic:

Nkhotakota, Malaví

Indonesian:

Distrik Nkhotakota, Region Tengah, Malawi

Japanese:

コタコタ, 中部州, マラウイ

Kannada:

ನೆಕೊಟಕೋಟಾ ಜಿಲ್ಲೆ, ಮಲಾವಿ

Korean:

은코타코타 현, 중부 주, 말라위

Latvian:

Nkhotakotas distrikts, Malāvija

Lithuanian:

Nkotakotos apskritis, Centrinis regionas, Malavis

Malay:

Nkhotakota District, Malawi

Marathi:

नखोटाकोटा जिल्हा, मलावी

Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:

Nkhotakota Koān, Malawi

Norwegian:

Nkhotakota, Central, Malawi

Polish:

Dystrykt Nkhotakota, Malawi

Portuguese:

Nkhotakota, Região Central, Malawi

Romanian:

Districtul Nkhotakota, Regiunea Central, Malawi

Sinhalese:

න්ඛෝටකොටා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, මලාවි

Swedish:

Nkhotakota, Centrala regionen, Malawi

Tamil:

ந்கஹோடகோடா மாவட்டம், மலாவி

Telugu:

నికోటాకోటా జిల్లా, మలావీ

Thai:

เขตอึงโคทาโกตา, มาลาวี

Turkish:

Nkhotakota, Merkez Bölgesi, Malavi

Ukrainian:

Район Нхотакота, Центральний регіон, Малаві

Urdu:

نخوتاکوتا ضلع, وسطی علاقہ، ملاوی, ملاوی

Vietnamese:

Quận Nkhotakota, Malawi

Zulu:

Nkhotakota District, IMalawi

Nkhotakota is a district in the Central Region of Malawi. The capital is Nkhotakota. The district covers an area of 4,259 km². The word Nkhotakota means "zig-zag" in Chichewa. It is located along the shore of Lake Malawi.

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12 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

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ⓘ EH3 chondrite meteorite

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Clinoenstatite

Formula: MgSiO₃

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Mason, Brian (1966) The enstatite chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 30 (1) 23-39 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(66)90089-5

ⓘ Daubréelite

Formula: Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Keil, Klaus (1968) Zincian daubreelite from the Kota-Kota and St. Mark's enstatite chondrites. American Mineralogist, 53 (3-4). 491-494

Keil, Klaus (1968) Mineralogical and chemical relationships among enstatite chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research, 73 (22) 6945-6976 doi:10.1029/jb073i022p06945

ⓘ Djerfisherite (TL)

Formula: K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl

Type Locality:

References:

Fuchs, L. H. (1966) Djerfisherite, Alkali Copper-Iron Sulfide: A New Mineral from Enstatite Chondrites. Science, 153 (3732). 166-167 doi:10.1126/science.153.3732.166

Czamanske, Gerald K., Erd, Richard C., Sokolova, Maja N., Dobrovol'skaya, Maja G., Dmitrieva, Margret T. (1979) New data on rasvumite and djerfisherite. American Mineralogist, 64 (7-8) 776-778

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Prinz, M.

Nehru, C. E.

Weisberg, M. K.

Delaney, J. S. (1984). Type 3 Enstatite Chondrites: a Newly Recognized Group of Unequilibrated Enstatite Chondrites (uec's). LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE XV, pp. 653-654. Abstract.

ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Prinz, M.

Nehru, C. E.

Weisberg, M. K.

Delaney, J. S. (1984). Type 3 Enstatite Chondrites: a Newly Recognized Group of Unequilibrated Enstatite Chondrites (uec's). LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE XV, pp. 653-654. Abstract.

ⓘ 'Glass'

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

Description: plagioclase composition,variable yet highly albitic [shock melting likely]

References:

Prinz, M., Nehru, C. E., Weisberg, M. K., & Delaney, J. S. (1984) Type 3 Enstatite Chondrites: a Newly Recognized Group of Unequilibrated Enstatite Chondrites (uec's) [abstract], Lunar and Planetary Science XV, pp. 653-654.

ⓘ Native Iron

Formula: Fe

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Keil, Klaus (1968) Mineralogical and chemical relationships among enstatite chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research, 73 (22) 6945-6976 doi:10.1029/jb073i022p06945

Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).

ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Keil, Klaus (1968) Mineralogical and chemical relationships among enstatite chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research, 73 (22) 6945-6976 doi:10.1029/jb073i022p06945

Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).

ⓘ Niningerite

Formula: MgS

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Leitch, C.A., Smith, J.V. (1982) Petrography, mineral chemistry and origin of Type I enstatite chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 46 (11) 2083-2097 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(82)90187-9

ⓘ Oldhamite

Formula: CaS

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Keil, Klaus (1968) Mineralogical and chemical relationships among enstatite chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research, 73 (22) 6945-6976 doi:10.1029/jb073i022p06945

ⓘ Perryite

Formula: (Ni,Fe)₅(Si,P)₂

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Reed, S. J. B. (1968) Perryite in the Kota-Kota and South Oman enstatite chondrites. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 36 (282) 850-854 doi:10.1180/minmag.1968.036.282.13

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Prinz, M.

Nehru, C. E.

Weisberg, M. K.

Delaney, J. S. (1984). Type 3 Enstatite Chondrites: a Newly Recognized Group of Unequilibrated Enstatite Chondrites (uec's). LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE XV, pp. 653-654. Abstract.

ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'

Formula: ADSi₂O₆

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Prinz, M.

Nehru, C. E.

Weisberg, M. K.

Delaney, J. S. (1984). Type 3 Enstatite Chondrites: a Newly Recognized Group of Unequilibrated Enstatite Chondrites (uec's). LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE XV, pp. 653-654. Abstract.

ⓘ Roedderite

Formula: K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Brearley, A. J. & Jones, R. H. (1998): Chondritic Meteorites. In: Planetary Materials (Papike, J. J., Editor): Chapter 3, 398 pages. Mineralogical Society of America: Washington, DC, USA. (1998).

ⓘ Schreibersite

Formula: (Fe,Ni)₃P

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Keil, Klaus (1968) Mineralogical and chemical relationships among enstatite chondrites. Journal of Geophysical Research, 73 (22) 6945-6976 doi:10.1029/jb073i022p06945

ⓘ Tridymite

Formula: SiO₂

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Mason, Brian (1966) The enstatite chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 30 (1) 23-39 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(66)90089-5

ⓘ Troilite

Formula: FeS

Locality: Kota-Kota meteorite (Marimba meteorite), Nkhotakota, Central Region, Malawi

References:

Mason, Brian (1966) The enstatite chondrites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 30 (1) 23-39 doi:10.1016/0016-7037(66)90089-5

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Iron	1.AE.05	Fe
ⓘ	var. Kamacite	1.AE.05	(Fe,Ni)
ⓘ	Perryite	1.BB.10	(Ni,Fe)₅(Si,P)₂
ⓘ	Schreibersite	1.BD.05	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Troilite	2.CC.10	FeS
ⓘ	Niningerite	2.CD.10	MgS
ⓘ	Oldhamite	2.CD.10	CaS
ⓘ	Daubréelite	2.DA.05	Fe²⁺Cr³⁺₂S₄
ⓘ	Djerfisherite (TL)	2.FC.05	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Tridymite	4.DA.10	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Roedderite	9.CM.05	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Clinoenstatite	9.DA.10	MgSiO₃
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'	-
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
ⓘ	'Pyroxene Group'	-	ADSi₂O₆
ⓘ	'Glass'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
O	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Niningerite	MgS
Mg	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Mg	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Perryite	(Ni,Fe)₅(Si,P)₂
Si	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Si	ⓘ Tridymite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Pyroxene Group	ADSi₂O₆
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Perryite	(Ni,Fe)₅(Si,P)₂
P	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
S	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
S	ⓘ Niningerite	MgS
S	ⓘ Oldhamite	CaS
S	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
K	ⓘ Roedderite	K(◻Na)Mg₂Mg₃[Si₁₂O₃₀]
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Oldhamite	CaS
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Daubréelite	Fe²⁺Cr₂³⁺S₄
Fe	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron	Fe
Fe	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Fe	ⓘ Perryite	(Ni,Fe)₅(Si,P)₂
Fe	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Fe	ⓘ Troilite	FeS
Fe	ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Ni	ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite	(Fe,Ni)
Ni	ⓘ Perryite	(Ni,Fe)₅(Si,P)₂
Ni	ⓘ Schreibersite	(Fe,Ni)₃P
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl

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Wikipedia:	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkhotakota_District
Wikidata ID:	Q687248
GeoNames ID:	924703

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