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Piteia Pegmatite, Piteia-Nahia-Mirrucue group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambiquei
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Piteia PegmatitePegmatite
Piteia-Nahia-Mirrucue groupGroup of Pegmatites
Gilé DistrictDistrict
Zambezia ProvinceProvince
MozambiqueCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° 46' 42'' South , 38° 28' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
107937
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107937:4
GUID (UUID V4):
a3e40e8e-f43f-4ccf-ae9a-b8764b093bb0
Name(s) in local language(s):
Pegmatito do Piteia


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6 valid minerals.

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'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series' ?
Description: The reference only says that amblygonite was found in one of the pegmatites of the Piteia-Nahia-Mirrucue group, but doesn't say which of the pegmatites.
Bismutite
Formula: (BiO)2CO3
Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Lepidolite'
Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Bismutite5.BE.25(BiO)2CO3
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Lepidolite'-
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series' ?-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
CCarbon
C Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
OOxygen
O Bismutite(BiO)2CO3
O CassiteriteSnO2
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Al OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
SiSilicon
Si OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
KPotassium
K OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca FluoriteCaF2
SnTin
Sn CassiteriteSnO2
BiBismuth
Bi Bismutite(BiO)2CO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Mozambique
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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