| Locality type: | Mountain |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Aegirine |
| Formula: | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
| Habit: | Crystals up to 1 decimeter |
| Colour: | Black |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | 353 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 154 |
| Microcline | 234 |
| - var Ferruginous Microcline | 1 |
| Zircon | 202 |
| Orthoclase | 162 |
| Feldspar Group | 85 |
| Eudidymite | 46 |
| K Feldspar | 44 |
| Pyrochlore Group | 42 |
| Parisite-(Ce) | 40 |
| Epididymite | 30 |
| Albite | 20 |
| Arfvedsonite | 20 |
| Xenotime-(Y) | 17 |
| Monazite-(Ce) | 14 |
| Niobophyllite | 13 |
| Bastnäsite-(Ce) | 11 |
| Barylite | 10 |
| Monazite-(La) | 9 |
| Cerianite-(Ce) | 8 |
| Elpidite | 8 |
| Milarite | 6 |
| Ilmenite | 6 |
| Fergusonite-(Y) | 5 |
| Euxenite-(Y) | 5 |
| Kainosite-(Y) | 3 |
| Hematite | 3 |
| Parisite | 3 |
| Caysichite-(Y) | 2 |
| Synchysite-(Ce) | 1 |
| Pyrophanite | 1 |
| Amphibole Supergroup | 1 |
| Galena | 1 |
| Cerussite | 1 |
| Hingganite-(Y) | 1 |
| Rutile | 1 |
| Goethite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Aegirine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (416 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 161 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:161:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Aegirine in this Region |
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| Kuchingwe, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Makwelero, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Razor, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Nearest other occurrences of Aegirine |
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| 14.8km (9.2 miles) | ⓘChinduzi Intrusion, Mongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘMongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 26.6km (16.5 miles) | ⓘJunguni Hill, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 27.1km (16.9 miles) | ⓘMpyupyu Hill, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 45.1km (28.0 miles) | ⓘKangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 59.2km (36.8 miles) | ⓘChaumbwi Vent, Ntcheu, Central Region, Malawi |
| 60.4km (37.5 miles) | ⓘNkalonje Hills, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 67.7km (42.1 miles) | ⓘNamangali Hill, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 72.6km (45.1 miles) | ⓘMichese Intrusion, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 83.4km (51.8 miles) | ⓘMulanje Massif (Mlange Massif), Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi |
| References |
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Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi