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Hingganite-(Y) from
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi


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Hingganite-(Y)

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
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Hingganite-(Y), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
07166240017369036961505.jpg
Hingganite-(Y)

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
04834400017271981481489.jpg
Hingganite-(Y), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
07166240017369036961505.jpg
Hingganite-(Y)

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
04834400017271981481489.jpg
Hingganite-(Y), etc.

Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Hingganite-(Y)
Formula:(Y,REE,Ca)2(◻,Fe2+)Be2[SiO4]2(OH)2
Habit:1 mm crystals in fan- and sheafshaped aggregates up to 2 mm. Dominating forms: {110} and {111}
Colour:pale bluish
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hingganite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6248
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6248:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Petersen, O.V., RÃļnsbo, J.G., Leonardsen, E.S. (1994) Hingganite-(Y) from the Zomba-Malosa complex, Malawi. Neues Jahrbuch fÞr Mineralogie - Monatshefte, 1994 (4) 185-192
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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