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


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:487034
Long-form Identifier:1:3:487034:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘChaumbwi Vent, Ntcheu, Central Region, Malawi
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘPalula Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘNsengwa Hill, Neno, Southern Region, Malawi
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘJunguni Hill, Machinga, 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.
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).
Orris, Greta J.; Grauch, Richard I.; Grauch, R. I.; Orris, G. J. (2002) Rare Earth Element Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences. Open-File Report 2002-189 doi:10.3133/ofr02189
 
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