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Epididymite from
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi


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Epididymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Epididymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Epididymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Epididymite, etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
05602670017364227984365.jpg
Epididymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
06060120017271980742315.jpg
Epididymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
07101210017271980771346.jpg
Epididymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
04408190017271980806502.jpg
Epididymite, etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Epididymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
06060120017271980742315.jpg
Epididymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
07101210017271980771346.jpg
Epididymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Epididymite, etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Epididymite
Formula:Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz37
- var Smoky Quartz17
Aegirine30
Microcline5
Orthoclase5
Zircon2
Pyrochlore Group2
Elpidite1
Milarite1
Eudidymite1
Epidote1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epididymite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Photo GalleryView Gallery (27 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4910
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4910:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Cairncross, Bruce; Messner, Karl; Farquharson, Eric (1999) Die Pegmatite des Mount Malosa bei Zomba, Malawi [The pegmatites of Mount Malosa near Zomba, Malawi]. Lapis, 24 (4). 22-32; 50
Cairncross, Bruce (2002) Aegirine and Associated Minerals from Mount Malosa, Malawi. Rocks & Minerals, 77 (1) 31-37 doi:10.1080/00357529.2002.9926653
Guastoni, A., & Pezzotta, F. (2007). REE-mineral phases replacing helvite, niobian-rutile, bastnÃĪsite-(Ce) from alkaline pegmatites of Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi. Granitic Pegmatites: the State of the Art. Memorias, 8, 42-43.
Gatta, G. D., Rotiroti, N., McIntyre, G.J., Guastoni, A., Nestola, F. (2008) New insights into the crystal chemistry of epididymite and eudidymite from Malosa, Malawi: A single-crystal neutron diffraction study. American Mineralogist, 93 (7) 1158-1165 doi:10.2138/am.2008.2965
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
 
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