| Locality type: | Island |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Rhombohedral Carbonate' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rhombohedral Carbonate data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Nchisi Island (Chilwa Island; Shirwa Island), Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1429669 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1429669:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rhombohedral Carbonate |
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| 50.4km (31.3 miles) | ⓘChimbiri Hills, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 53.5km (33.3 miles) | ⓘUtale Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 54.0km (33.5 miles) | ⓘNamangali Hill, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 69.9km (43.5 miles) | ⓘKanono Dike, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 73.7km (45.8 miles) | ⓘKapiri deposit, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 77.8km (48.3 miles) | ⓘKangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 91.6km (56.9 miles) | ⓘChaumbwi Vent, Ntcheu, Central Region, Malawi |
| 95.4km (59.3 miles) | ⓘNsengwa Hill, Neno, 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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