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Bastnäsite-(Ce) from
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi


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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
09574350017362586141866.jpg
Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
04441290017272730027178.jpg
Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
09925260017271979963802.jpg
Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
04623420017367461693250.jpg
Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
04441290017272730027178.jpg
Bastnäsite-(Ce)

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
09925260017271979963802.jpg
Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Bastnäsite-(Ce), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Bastnäsite-(Ce)
Formula:Ce(CO3)F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine11
Monazite-(La)9
Microcline9
Parisite-(Ce)9
Cerianite-(Ce)8
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Bastnäsite-(Ce) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1739
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1739:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Guastoni, A., & Pezzotta, F. (2007). REE-mineral phases replacing helvite, niobian-rutile, bastnäsite-(Ce) from alkaline pegmatites of Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi. Granitic Pegmatites: the State of the Art. Memorias, 8, 42-43.
Guastoni, A., Nestola, F., Giaretta, A. (2009) Mineral chemistry and alteration of rare earth element (REE) carbonates from alkaline pegmatites of Mount Malosa, Malawi. American Mineralogist, 94 (8) 1216-1222 doi:10.2138/am.2009.3185
Guastoni, Alessandro, Kondo, David, Nestola, Fabrizio (2010) Bastnäsite-(Ce) and Parisite-(Ce) From Mt. Malosa, Malawi. Gems & Gemology, 46 (1) 42-47 doi:10.5741/gems.46.1.42
 
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