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

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Classification
Locality type:	Complex
Species:	Katophorite
Formula:	Na(CaNa){Mg₄Al)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Katophorite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	1429585
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:1429585:4
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Localities for Katophorite in this Region
Chinduzi Intrusion, Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi
Nearest other occurrences of Katophorite

18.3km (11.4 miles)	ⓘ Chinduzi Intrusion, Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, 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

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

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