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Syenite from
Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Type:Syenite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Syenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1429540
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1429540:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Syenite
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘPython Island, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘMpyupyu Hill, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
78.1km (48.6 miles) ⓘNsengwa Hill, Neno, Southern Region, Malawi
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘSongwe Hill REE Project (Songwe Hill carbonatite), Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi
81.5km (50.7 miles) ⓘMichese Intrusion, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi
94.7km (58.8 miles) ⓘMlanje Massif, Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi
References
Garson, M. S. (1960). The geology of the Lake Chilwa area (No. 12). Government Printer.
Stillman, C. J. (1960). The Chikala Hill syenite-complex of southern Nyasaland. South African Journal of Geology, 63(Transactions 1960), 99-118.
Vail, J. R., & Monkman, L. J. (1960). A geological reconnaissance survey of the Chaone Hill ring complex, southern Nyasaland. South African Journal of Geology, 63(1), 119-135.
Bloomfield, K. (1961). The age of the Chilwa alkaline province. Records, Geological Survey of Malawi, 1, 95-100.
Bloomfield, K. (1965). The geology of the Zomba area. Geological Survey Dept. Bulletin, (16).
Vail, J. R., & Mallick, D. I. J. (1965). The Mongolowe Hills nepheline-syenite ring-complex, southern Malawi. Rec. geol. Surv. Malawi, 3, 49-60.
Woolley, Alan R., Garth Platt, R. (1986) The mineralogy of nepheline syenite complexes from the northern part of the Chilwa Province, Malawi. Mineralogical Magazine, 50 (358) 597-610 doi:10.1180/minmag.1986.050.358.05
Woolley, A. R.; Jones, G. C. (1987) The petrochemistry of the northern part of the Chilwa alkaline province, Malawi, in Alkaline Igneous Rocks. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 30 (1). 335-355 doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.1987.030.01.16
Eby, G.N., Roden-Tice, M., Krueger, H.L., Ewing, W., Faxon, E.H., Woolley, A.R. (1995) Geochronology and cooling history of the northern part of the Chilwa Alkaline Province, Malawi. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 20 (3) 275-288 doi:10.1016/0899-5362(95)00054-w
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.167
 
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