| Locality type: | Mountain |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | Found on K-feldspar, aegirine and quartz |
| Habit: | short-prismatic discrete crystals up to 1 mm |
| Colour: | white, colorless |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Aegirine | 233 |
| Zircon | 108 |
| Quartz | 107 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 67 |
| Arfvedsonite | 46 |
| Pyrochlore Group | 26 |
| Parisite-(Ce) | 12 |
| Schorl | 12 |
| Monazite-(La) | 9 |
| BastnÃĪsite-(Ce) | 9 |
| Cerianite-(Ce) | 8 |
| Elpidite | 8 |
| Xenotime-(Y) | 8 |
| Muscovite | 6 |
| Astrophyllite | 6 |
| Epididymite | 5 |
| Albite | 5 |
| Hematite | 4 |
| Milarite | 3 |
| Riebeckite | 2 |
| Monazite-(Ce) | 2 |
| Goethite | 2 |
| Synchysite-(Ce) | 1 |
| Siderite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (43 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 7656 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:7656:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Localities for Microcline in this Region |
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| Chingasa, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Chisenga Ridge, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Kuchingwe, Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 83.4km (51.8 miles) | âMulanje Massif (Mlange Massif), Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi |
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Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi