| Locality type: | Intrusion |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Age information |
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| Maximum recorded age: | 116 ± 6 Ma |
| Minimum recorded age: | 116 ± 6 Ma |
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| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Biotite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Chinduzi Intrusion, Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1429613 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1429613:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Biotite |
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| 14.8km (9.2 miles) | ⓘMount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 16.5km (10.2 miles) | ⓘJunguni Hill, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 18.3km (11.4 miles) | ⓘMongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 33.3km (20.7 miles) | ⓘKangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 34.7km (21.6 miles) | ⓘKapiri deposit, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 41.3km (25.7 miles) | ⓘMpyupyu Hill, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 43.0km (26.7 miles) | ⓘManondo-Choma gold prospect, Kirk Range, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 56.1km (34.8 miles) | ⓘLake Malombe Vents, Mangochi, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 60.4km (37.5 miles) | ⓘNsengwa Hill, Neno, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 74.8km (46.5 miles) | ⓘNkalonje Hills, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| References |
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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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