Log In
Monte Metocha, Xixano, Montepuez District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambiquei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Monte Metocha | Outcrop |
| Xixano | Village |
| Montepuez District | District |
| Cabo Delgado Province | Province |
| Mozambique | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
12° 43' 35'' South , 38° 22' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Name(s) in local language(s):
Monte Metocha, Xixano, Província de Cabo Delgado, Moçambique
The minerals listed below are found in a dike of a fine-grained mafic, ultrapotassic, peralkaline igneous rock located 25 km SW of Monte Metocha.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | 9.DE.25 | [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2] |
| ⓘ | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2] |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2] |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2] |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2] |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2] |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘ Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2] |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite | [(K,Na)][Na2][Mg4Fe3+][Si8O22][(F,OH)2] |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
References
Oberti, R., Boiocchi, M., Hawthorne, F. C., Robinson, P. (2010) Crystal structure and crystal chemistry of fluoro-potassic-magnesio-arfvedsonite from Monte Metocha, Xixano region, Mozambique, and discussion of the holotype from Quebec, Canada. Mineralogical Magazine, 74 (6) 951-960 doi:10.1180/minmag.2010.074.6.951
