Scapolite from
Kasungu Intrusion, Kasungu-Chipala Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi

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Classification
Locality type:	Intrusion
Species:	'Scapolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Scapolite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Kasungu Intrusion, Kasungu-Chipala Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1429158
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1429158:4
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Scapolite

6.6km (4.1 miles)	ⓘ Kasungu-Chipala Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi
References
Peters, E.R. 1969. The geology of the Kasungu area. Bulletin, Geological Survey of Malawi, 25. Woolley, A.R., Platt, R.G., Eby, G.N. (1996): Relatively aluminous alkali pyroxene in nepheline syenites from Malawi: mineralogical response to metamorphism in alkaline rocks. The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 423-434. Peters, E.R. 1969. The geology of the Kasungu area. Bulletin, Geological Survey of Malawi, 25. Woolley, A.R., Platt, R.G., Eby, G.N. (1996): Relatively aluminous alkali pyroxene in nepheline syenites from Malawi: mineralogical response to metamorphism in alkaline rocks. The Canadian Mineralogist, 34, 423-434. Bloomfield, K. (1965). A reconnaissance survey of alkaline rocks in the northern and central regions. Records, Geological Survey of Malawi, 5, 17-63. Eby, G. N., Woolley, A. R., Din, V., Platt, G. (1998) Geochemistry and Petrogenesis of Nepheline Syenites: Kasungu-Chipala, Ilomba, and Ulindi Nepheline Syenite Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Malawi. Journal of Petrology, 39 (8) 1405-1424 doi:10.1093/petroj/39.8.1405 *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.162

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Scapolite from Kasungu Intrusion, Kasungu-Chipala Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi

Scapolite from
Kasungu Intrusion, Kasungu-Chipala Intrusions, North Nyasa Alkaline Province, Kasungu District, Central Region, Malawi