| Locality type: | Mountain |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Zircon |
| Formula: | Zr(SiO4) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Aegirine | 202 |
| Quartz | 109 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 59 |
| Microcline | 108 |
| Orthoclase | 57 |
| Arfvedsonite | 35 |
| Feldspar Group | 21 |
| Pyrochlore Group | 20 |
| K Feldspar | 18 |
| Xenotime-(Y) | 15 |
| Parisite-(Ce) | 12 |
| Schorl | 12 |
| Monazite-(Ce) | 11 |
| Fergusonite-(Y) | 6 |
| Ilmenite | 5 |
| Euxenite-(Y) | 3 |
| Epididymite | 2 |
| Albite | 2 |
| Rhabdophane-(La) | 2 |
| Riebeckite | 2 |
| Niobophyllite | 1 |
| Muscovite | 1 |
| Siderite | 1 |
| Rutile | 1 |
| Hematite | 1 |
| Goethite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Zircon data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (95 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 12209 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:12209:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Zircon in this Region |
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| Kuchingwe, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Razor, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Nearest other occurrences of Zircon |
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| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘMongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 21.5km (13.3 miles) | ⓘUtale Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 62.0km (38.5 miles) | ⓘMachemba Mountain, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 73.4km (45.6 miles) | ⓘSongwe Hill REE Project (Songwe Hill carbonatite), Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 88.4km (55.0 miles) | ⓘChimwadzulu Hill, Ntcheu, Central Region, Malawi |
| 98.9km (61.5 miles) | ⓘZobue, Moatize District, Tete Province, Mozambique |
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Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi