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Maraca, Nampula Province, Mozambiquei
Regional Level Types
MaracaAlluvial Deposit
Nampula ProvinceProvince
MozambiqueCountry

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Paraíba Tourmaline

Maraca, Nampula Province, Mozambique
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Paraíba Tourmaline

Maraca, Nampula Province, Mozambique
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Paraíba Tourmaline

Maraca, Nampula Province, Mozambique
Latitude & Longitude:
14° South , 39° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~275km
GRN:
S10E27
Type:
Alluvial Deposit
Mindat Locality ID:
422944
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:422944:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


An alluvial deposit in the "Maraca area" is given as the source of "Paraíba Tourmaline" (copper-bearing tourmaline) (Wang et al., 2021) and of a "purple tourmaline" (Zwaan, 2015).

This area is located only ~20 km from the well-known Cu-bearing tourmaline deposits of Mavuco in the Nampula area.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘElbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘLiddicoatite9.CK.05Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘElbaite
var. Paraíba Tourmaline		9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hⓘ Elbaite var. Paraíba TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
LiLithium
Liⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Liⓘ LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Liⓘ Elbaite var. Paraíba TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ Elbaite var. Paraíba TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ Elbaite var. Paraíba TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naⓘ Elbaite var. Paraíba TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alⓘ Elbaite var. Paraíba TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siⓘ Elbaite var. Paraíba TourmalineNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ LiddicoatiteCa(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

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Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

www.researchgate.net (n.d.) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294261173_Purple_Tourmaline_from_Maraca_Mozambique] [Zwaan, 2015]
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org (n.d.) https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/EGU21-16170.html [Wang et al., 2021]
www.ssef.ch (n.d.) https://www.ssef.ch/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Wang_IGC_2019_ForWebModified.pdf [Wang et al., 2021]
Zwaan, J.C. (Hanco) (2015) Purple tourmaline from Maraca, Mozambique. Journal of Gemmology: 34(8): 666-668.
Wang, Hao A.O., Krzemnicki, Michael S., Büche, Susanne, Degen, Sarah, Franz, Leander, Schultz-Guttler, Rainer (2021) Multi-Element Correlation Analysis of Cu-bearing Tourmaline using LA-ICP-Time-Of-Flight-MS. vEGU21, the 23rd EGU General Assembly, held online 19-30 April, 2021, id.EGU21-16170.
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