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Eudidymite from
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi


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Eudidymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Eudidymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
03066420017271980876180.jpg
Eudidymite, etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Eudidymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
08670810017368059542408.jpg
Eudidymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
02100410017271980841925.jpg
Eudidymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
03066420017271980876180.jpg
Eudidymite, etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
07112930017271980907281.jpg
Eudidymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Eudidymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
02100410017271980841925.jpg
Eudidymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
03066420017271980876180.jpg
Eudidymite, etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Eudidymite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Eudidymite
Formula:Na2Be2Si6O15 · H2O
Comments:Outstanding specimens and the largest known crystals for the species.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine46
Quartz18
- var Smoky Quartz4
Xenotime-(Y)5
Epididymite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Eudidymite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Photo GalleryView Gallery (57 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5070
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5070:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Schwab, Pierre-Nicolas (1997) What's New in Minerals - Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show 1996. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (1) 63-65
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
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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