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Moneia Mine, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambiquei
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Moneia Mine | Mine |
| Alto Mólocuè District | District |
| Zambezia Province | Province |
| Mozambique | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 55' 30'' South , 37° 54' 29'' East
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| ⓘ Cookeite Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| ⓘ Hafnon ? Formula: Hf(SiO4) Description: One sample of zonated zircon-hafnon crystal from Moneia was analyzed by XRF analysis among 8 other samples from localities in the Alto Ligonha pegmatites, Mozambique.
The data for the sample (bulk analysis) gave a Hf/(Hf+Zr) ratio of 43, thus a hafnian Zircon.
This sample was not microprobed. The zircon/hafnon crystal was zoned. The xrf data gave only an average, and didn't give a minimum-maximum range within a crystal. So it's possible that hafnon could exist as a zonated area in the sample or in other zircon-hafnon crystals at Moneia, but this was not proved by Correia Neves et al. 1974.
See also discussion at https://www.mindat.org/mesg-558525.html |
| ⓘ 'Hafnon-Zircon Series' |
| ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Ta2O6 References: Melcher, Frank; Graupner, Torsten; Gäbler, Hans-Eike; Sitnikova, Maria; Henjes-Kunst, Friedhelm; Oberthür, Thomas; Gerdes, Axel; Dewaele, Stijn (2015) Tantalum–(niobium–tin) mineralisation in African pegmatites and rare metal granites: Constraints from Ta–Nb oxide mineralogy, geochemistry and U–Pb geochronology. Ore Geology Reviews, 64. 667-719 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2013.09.003 |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon Formula: (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Tantalite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hafnon ? | 9.AD.30 | Hf(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | var. Hafnian Zircon | 9.AD.30 | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
| ⓘ | Cookeite | 9.EC.55 | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Hafnon-Zircon Series' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| Li | Lithium | |
| Li | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Hafnon | Hf(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
| O | ⓘ Hafnon-Zircon Series | |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘ Cookeite | (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Hafnon | Hf(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
| Si | ⓘ Hafnon-Zircon Series | |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
| Zr | ⓘ Hafnon-Zircon Series | |
| Hf | Hafnium | |
| Hf | ⓘ Hafnon | Hf(SiO4) |
| Hf | ⓘ Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
| Hf | ⓘ Hafnon-Zircon Series | |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | ⓘ Tantalite-(Mn) | Mn2+Ta2O6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African Plate
- Nampula BlockOrogenic Belt
Mozambique
- Zambezia Province
- Alto Ligonha Pegmatite FieldPegmatite Field
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Moneia Mine, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique