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


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:143564
Long-form Identifier:1:3:143564:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘPalula Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
17.5km (10.9 miles) ⓘNailuwa Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
17.6km (11.0 miles) ⓘKapiri deposit, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘKanono Dike, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘUtale Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘNsengwa Hill, Neno, Southern Region, Malawi
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘMount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘMongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi
57.1km (35.5 miles) ⓘLake Malombe Vents, Mangochi, Southern Region, Malawi
78.9km (49.1 miles) ⓘThambani Intrusion, Mwanza, 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.
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.
Wall, F. and Mariano, A.N. (1996) Rare earth minerals in carbonatites: a discussion centered on the Kangankunde carbonatite, Malawi. In: Rare Earth Minerals: Chemistry, Origin and Ore Deposits (A.P. Jones, F. Wall, & C.T. Williams, editors). Chapman & Hall, London, U.K. (193-225).
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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