Chimbiri Hills, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi i
Regional Level Types
Chimbiri Hills Group of Hills
Phalombe District
Southern Region Region
Malawi Country

Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.173

ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'

Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Unclassified
ⓘ	'Alkali Feldspar'	-
ⓘ	'Feldspar Group'	-
ⓘ	'Rhombohedral Carbonate'	-	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Mn	Manganese
Mn	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate	(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO₃

Localities in this Region

Malawi

Southern Region
- Phalombe
  - Chimbiri Hills

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent

East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)

African Plate

East African Rift
- East African Rift-westNarrow Rift

Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Garson, M.S. 1965. The geology of the Chimbiri Hills area, Mlanje District. Records, Geological Survey of Malawi, 3, 21-33.

Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.173

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