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Muiâne pegmatite, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Stibiotantalite
Muiâne pegmatite, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Photo: Martins da Pedra
Muiâne pegmatite, Alto Ligonha District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Photo: Martins da Pedra
Latitude: 15°44'15"S
Longitude: 38°15'10"E
Longitude: 38°15'10"E
Granite pegmatite outcrop (100 m high / 400 m diameter hill). Thomas and Davidson (2010) identified many exotic minerals in microscopic fluid inclusions. Alluvial gold occurs in streams near the pegmatite.
Mineral List
72 entries listed. 51 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).
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References
v. Knorring, O., Sahama, Th.G. & Saari, E. 1964. A note on euclase from Muiane Mine, Alto Ligonha, Mozambique. Bulletin de la Commission géologique de Finlande 215, 143–145.
Thomas, R., Davidson, P. (2010): Hambergite-rich melt inclusions in morganite crystals from the Muiane pegmatite, Mozambique and some remarks on the paragenesis of hambergite. - Mineralogy and Petrology, 100, 3-4, 227-23
Thomas, R., Davidson, P. (2010): Hambergite-rich melt inclusions in morganite crystals from the Muiane pegmatite, Mozambique and some remarks on the paragenesis of hambergite. - Mineralogy and Petrology, 100, 3-4, 227-23
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