Junguni Hill, Balaka District, Malawi

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Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous nepheline syenites and foyaites.

Ref.:
- Woolley, A.R. (1987): Lithosphere metasomatism and the petrogenesis of the Chilwa Province of alkaline igneous rocks and carbonatites, Malawi. Journal Afr. Earth Sci. 6, 891-898.

- Eby, G.N., Roden-Tice, M., Kreuger, H.L., Ewing, W., Faxon, E.H., and Woolley, A.R. (1995): Geochronology and cooling history of the northern part of the Chilwa alkaline province, Malawi. Journal Afr. Earth Sci. 20, 275-288.

- Orris, G.J., and Grauch, R.I. (2002): Rare earth element mines, deposits, and occurrences. USGS Open-File Report 02-189.

Map Reference: 15°2'S , 35°17'E

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Mineral List:

Arfvedsonite
Astrophyllite
Biotite
Britholite-(Ce)
Eudialyte

Fluorite
Kupletskite
Låvenite
Nepheline
Pyrochlore

Pyrophanite
'Pyroxene Group'
Rosenbuschite
Sodalite
Wöhlerite

15 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

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