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Mount Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
Alkali pegmatites with unusual REE minerals. Famous for excellent and large aegirine crystals, feldspars, arfvedsonites and rare Be minerals.
Geologically part of the Chilwa Alkaline Province.
Mineral List
60 entries listed. 55 valid minerals.
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References
Petersen, O.V., Rønsbo, J.G. & Leonardsen, E.S. (1994): Hingganite-(Y) from the Zomba-Malosa complex, Malawi. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte, 1994, 185-192.
Cairncross, B., Messner, K & Farquharson, E. (1999): Die Pegmatite des Mount Malosa bei Zomba, Malawi. Lapis 24 (4), 22-32. (in German).
Massanek, A. (1999): Neu aus Malawi: Caysichit-(Y), Lapis 24 (4), 33.
Demartin, F.; Guastoni, A. & Pezzotta, F. (2003): Barylith, Niobophyllit & yttriumreicher Milarit - Neufunde aus den Pegmatiten von Zomba-Malosa, Malawi. Lapis 28 (1), 18-21 (in German).
Guastoni A., Pezzotta F., Demartin F. (2003): Le pegmatiti di Zomba-Malosa (Malawi). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (2), 66-77.(in Italian)
American Mineralogist, 94 (2009), 1216–1222.
Guastoni, A., Kondo, D. & Nestola, F. (2010): Bastnäsite-(Ce) and Parisite-(Ce) from Mt. Malosa, Malawi. Gems & Gemology 46, 42-46.
Cairncross, B., Messner, K & Farquharson, E. (1999): Die Pegmatite des Mount Malosa bei Zomba, Malawi. Lapis 24 (4), 22-32. (in German).
Massanek, A. (1999): Neu aus Malawi: Caysichit-(Y), Lapis 24 (4), 33.
Demartin, F.; Guastoni, A. & Pezzotta, F. (2003): Barylith, Niobophyllit & yttriumreicher Milarit - Neufunde aus den Pegmatiten von Zomba-Malosa, Malawi. Lapis 28 (1), 18-21 (in German).
Guastoni A., Pezzotta F., Demartin F. (2003): Le pegmatiti di Zomba-Malosa (Malawi). Riv. Mineral. Ital., 27 (2), 66-77.(in Italian)
American Mineralogist, 94 (2009), 1216–1222.
Guastoni, A., Kondo, D. & Nestola, F. (2010): Bastnäsite-(Ce) and Parisite-(Ce) from Mt. Malosa, Malawi. Gems & Gemology 46, 42-46.
External Links
http://www.edu.uni-klu.ac.at/~mmessner/sites/malawi/zomba.htm
http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/zomba.htm
http://www.koeln.netsurf.de/~w.steffens/zomba.htm
This page kindly sponsored by Donald Doell
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