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Niesse Mine, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambiquei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Niesse Mine | Mine |
| Malema District | District |
| Nampula Province | Province |
| Mozambique | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
14° South , 37° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~78km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Allanite Group' ? Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Description: Dias & Wilson (2000) lists allanite as found in their pegmatite Group 7 (Niesse, Isabela) but they do not say from which mine this mineral is found or if it occurs in both mines |
| ⓘ Beryl ? Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Description: Dias & Wilson (2000) lists beryl as found in their pegmatite Group 7 (Niesse, Isabela) but they do not say from which mine this mineral is found or if it occurs in both mines |
| ⓘ Corundum ? Formula: Al2O3 Description: Dias & Wilson (2000) lists corundum as found in their pegmatite Group 7 (Niesse, Isabela) but they do not say from which mine this mineral is found or if it occurs in both mines |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite' ? Description: Dias & Wilson (2000) lists scapolite as found in their pegmatite Group 7 (Niesse, Isabela) but they do not say from which mine this mineral is found or if it occurs in both mines |
| ⓘ Zircon ? Formula: Zr(SiO4) Description: Dias & Wilson (2000) lists zircon as found in their pegmatite Group 7 (Niesse, Isabela) but they do not say from which mine this mineral is found or if it occurs in both mines References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Corundum ? | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon ? | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Beryl ? | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Scapolite' ? | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' ? | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African Plate
- Marrupa ProvinceOrogenic Belt
Mozambique
- Zambezia Province
- Alto Ligonha Pegmatite FieldPegmatite Field
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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