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Razor, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawii
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Razor | - not defined - |
| Mount Malosa | Mountain |
| Zomba | District |
| Southern Region | Region |
| Malawi | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° South , 35° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Köppen climate type:
One of the localities along one of the many ridges on the northwestern flank of Mt. Malosa, located 100 m below Razor ridge.
In the period 2003-2007 large, pointed, up to 15 cm long aegirine crystals together with smoky quartz and zircon were found at this locality. Several tons of museum quality specimens were produced from this site.
The lowest point of the locality is called Toyota.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
- East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)
African Plate
- Malawi ComplexOrogenic Belt
Malawi
- Southern Region
- Zomba-Malosa ComplexComplex
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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Razor, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi