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


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Age information
Maximum recorded age:138 ± 14 Ma
Minimum recorded age:138 ± 14 Ma
Sample ages:
Recorded ageGeologic TimeSampleDating method
1138 ± 14 MaEarly/Lower Cretaceous - Pb zircon dating
Sample references:
1 -
Bloomfield, K. (1961). The age of the Chilwa alkaline province. Records, Geological Survey of Malawi, 1, 95-100.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1429596
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1429596:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘUtale Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘMachemba Mountain, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi
78.7km (48.9 miles) ⓘSongwe Hill REE Project (Songwe Hill carbonatite), Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi
88.5km (55.0 miles) ⓘChimwadzulu Hill, Ntcheu, Central Region, Malawi
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