Astrophyllite from
Junguni Hill, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi

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Classification
Locality type:	Hill
Species:	Astrophyllite
Formula:	K₂NaFe₇²⁺Ti₂[Si₄O₁₂]₂O₂(OH)₄F
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Astrophyllite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Junguni Hill, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:	487071
Long-form Identifier:	1:3:487071:5
GUID (UUID V4):	0
Nearest other occurrences of Astrophyllite

26.6km (16.5 miles)	ⓘ Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
43.2km (26.9 miles)	ⓘ Lake Malombe Vents, Mangochi, Southern Region, Malawi
References
Bloomfield, K. (1965). The geology of the Zomba area. Geological Survey Dept. Bulletin, (16). Woolley, A. R.; Jones, G. C. (1987) The petrochemistry of the northern part of the Chilwa alkaline province, Malawi, in Alkaline Igneous Rocks. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 30 (1). 335-355 doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.1987.030.01.16 Woolley, Alan R., Platt, R. Garth (1988) The Peralkaline Nepheline Syenites of the Junguni Intrusion, Chilwa Province, Malawi. Mineralogical Magazine, 52 (367) 425-433 doi:10.1180/minmag.1988.052.367.01 Eby, G.N., Roden-Tice, M., Krueger, H.L., Ewing, W., Faxon, E.H., Woolley, A.R. (1995) Geochronology and cooling history of the northern part of the Chilwa Alkaline Province, Malawi. Journal of African Earth Sciences, 20 (3) 275-288 doi:10.1016/0899-5362(95)00054-w *Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa* - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London. 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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Astrophyllite from Junguni Hill, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi

Astrophyllite from
Junguni Hill, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi