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Goethite from
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi


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Goethite

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

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Goethite

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

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
02584110017368936493938.jpg
Goethite

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
08720250017271981377450.jpg
Goethite, etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Goethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline2
Quartz1
Xenotime-(Y)1
Zircon1
Aegirine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Goethite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5648:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Goethite
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘUtale Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘNailuwa Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
33.6km (20.9 miles) ⓘPython Island, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘPalula Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi
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
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.
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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