Sphalerite from
Kangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi

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Classification
Locality type:	Complex
Species:	Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Kangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	143562
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:143562:7
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite

21.4km (13.3 miles)	ⓘ Manondo-Choma gold prospect, Kirk Range, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
45.1km (28.0 miles)	ⓘ Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
References
Garson, M.S. 1965. The geology of the area west of Lake Malombe, Fort Johnston District. Records, Geological Survey of Malawi, 3, 35-48. Garson, M.S. &. Morgan, D.J. 1978. Secondary strontianite at Kangankunde carbonatite complex, Malawi. Transactions, Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 87B, 70-73. Cahen, L., & Snelling, N. J. (1966). The geochronology of equatorial Africa. North-Holland Publishing Company. Woolley, A. R. (1969). Some aspects of fenitization with particular reference to Chilwa Island and Kangankunde, Malawi. British Museum (Natural History), Mineralogy, 2, 189-219. Buckley, H. A., & Woolley, A. R. (1990). Carbonates of the magnesite–siderite series from four carbonatite complexes. Mineralogical Magazine, 54(376), 413-418. https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.617.6641&rep=rep1&type=pdf ZIEGLER, U. F. (1992). Preliminary results of geochemistry, Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr studies of post-Karoo carbonatite complexes in Southern Africa. Schweizerische mineralogische und petrographische Mitteilungen, 72(1), 141-148. Berger, Vladimir I.; Singer, Donald A.; Orris, Greta J. (2009) Carbonatites of the World, Explored Deposits of Nb and REE—Database and Grade and Tonnage Models . Open-File Report 2009-1139. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr20091139

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Sphalerite from Kangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi

Sphalerite from
Kangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi