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Mangochi, Southern Region, Malawii
Regional Level Types
MangochiDistrict
Southern RegionRegion
MalawiCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Mangochi40,236 (2011)
Monkey Bay11,619 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
26480
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:26480:5
GUID (UUID V4):
c25a80af-8b1b-4657-b997-9d1871084903
Other Languages:
French:
District de Mangochi, Région Sud, Malawi
Italian:
Distretto di Mangochi, Regione Meridionale, Malawi
Russian:
Мангоче, Южная провинция, Малави
Simplified Chinese:
曼戈切縣, 南部区, 马拉维
Spanish:
Distrito de Mangochi, Región del Sur, Malaui
Azeri:
Manqoçi dairəsi, Cənub bölgəsi, Malavi
Breton:
Mangochi, Malawi
Bulgarian:
Мангочи, Южен регион, Малави
Cebuano:
Mangochi District, Southern Region, Malawi
Dutch:
Mangochi, Southern, Malawi
Farsi/Persian:
بخش مانگوچی, منطقه جنوبی مالاوی, مالاوی
Finnish:
Mangochin piirikunta, Eteläinen alue, Malawi
Galician:
Distrito de Mangochi, Rexión Sur, Malaui
Georgian:
მანგოჩის რაიონი, მალავის სამხრეთი რეგიონი, მალავი
Indonesian:
Distrik Mangochi, Malawi
Japanese:
マンゴチ, 南部州, マラウイ
Korean:
망고치 현, 남부 주, 말라위
Norwegian:
Mangochi, Southern, Malawi
Portuguese:
Mangochi, Região Sul, Malawi
Romanian:
Districtul Mangochi, Regiunea Southern, Malawi
Swedish:
Mangochi, Södra regionen, Malawi
Turkish:
Mangochi, Güney Bölgesi, Malavi


Gem mining area.

The Mangochi District is a hub of commerce. It is a transit point, with roads leading to all areas of Malawi and Mozambique to the east. In fact, the border is not far once you cross the Shire River. To the north, the road bifurcates into the Salima or Monkey Bay roads. To the west, is the hilly region of Dedza. Traveling south, the road climbs up the Machinga escarpment to Zomba, the former colonial capital of Nyasaland, and from there to Malawi's commercial hub of Blantyre (named after David Livingstone's home town near Glasgow). It is fiercely hot in summer and ambient in winter. It is on the flood-plain for Lake Malawi (formerly Lake Nyassa). The lake is the third largest and most southerly in the Rift Valley lake system (the others being Lake Victoria and Lake Tanganyika), and is unofficially known as the Lake of Stars. The lake was named by David Livingston as he discovered it on September 18, 1859, for the effect of the reflection of the sun on the water's surface. It is also known as the Calendar Lake, as it is approx 365 miles (ca. 587 km) long and 52 miles (ca. 84 km) wide.

While a beautiful area, the Mangochi area has been decimated by Africa's nemesis — AIDS. Couple that with poverty, climate change and a severe lack of infrastructure and the scenario is desperate. It is a very beautiful place, full of natural minerals, loads of fish, for example chambo, and of course Nkopola Lodge, Sun and Sand Palm Beach and many more. In fact, there are numerous lovely lodges along the Mangochi Road other than Nkopola Lodge. One of the finest is Club Makokola (Club Mac). There are beautiful tropical fish, mostly cichlids, to be seen while swimming. There are also many fabulous bird rookeries along the lake with fish eagles, the national bird of Malawi, a member of the same genus as the American bald eagle. Mangochi is well known with its lake that generates income in the tourism industry. Most of the indigenous people of Mangochi are the Yao people, and there are a few from other tribes. Lingamasa is known for its fresh rice that is sold in most parts of the country.

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Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
Aegirine-augite
Formula: (NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Aenigmatite
Formula: Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
'Alkali Feldspar'
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Analcime
Formula: Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Andradite var. Melanite
Formula: Ca3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Astrophyllite
Formula: K2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'K Feldspar'
Lamprophyllite
Formula: (Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Låvenite
Formula: Na2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
'Melilite Group'
Formula: Ca2M(XSiO7)
'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
Nepheline
Formula: Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Perovskite
Formula: CaTiO3
'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Sodalite
Formula: Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Perovskite4.CC.30CaTiO3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Andradite
var. Melanite
9.AD.25Ca3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Låvenite9.BE.17Na2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Lamprophyllite9.BE.25(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Beryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Aegirine-augite9.DA.20(NaaCabFe2+cMgd)(Fe3+eAlfFe2+gMgh)Si2O6
Aegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
Astrophyllite9.DC.05K2NaFe2+7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Aenigmatite9.DH.40Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Nepheline9.FA.05Na3K(Al4Si4O16)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Sodalite9.FB.10Na4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Analcime9.GB.05Na(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
'Alkali Feldspar'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6
'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Melilite Group'-Ca2M(XSiO7)
'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
H AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
H AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
BeBeryllium
Be Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
CCarbon
C Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
O AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
O Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
O AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
O AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
O AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
O Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
O AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
O Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
O LåveniteNa2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MonaziteREE(PO4)
O NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
O PerovskiteCaTiO3
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
O Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
O Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
O Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
F Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
F AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
F LåveniteNa2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Na AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Na Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Na AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Na AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Na Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Na LåveniteNa2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Na NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Na SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
MgMagnesium
Mg Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Mg Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
AlAluminium
Al Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Al AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Al Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Al SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
SiSilicon
Si AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Si Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Si AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Si AnalcimeNa(AlSi2O6) · H2O
Si AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Si Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Si AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Si Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Si LåveniteNa2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Si NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Si Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
Si Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Si Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
PPhosphorus
P MonaziteREE(PO4)
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Cl SodaliteNa4(Si3Al3)O12Cl
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K NephelineNa3K(Al4Si4O16)
CaCalcium
Ca Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Ca AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Ca Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Ca LåveniteNa2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Ca PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Ca Melilite GroupCa2M(XSiO7)
Ca Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
TiTitanium
Ti AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Ti Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Ti AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Ti PerovskiteCaTiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ti Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mn Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Mn LåveniteNa2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Mn Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Fe AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Fe Aegirine-augite(NaaCabFec2+Mgd)(Fee3+AlfFeg2+Mgh)Si2O6
Fe AenigmatiteNa4[Fe102+Ti2]O4[Si12O36]
Fe AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Fe AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F
Fe Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe Andradite var. MelaniteCa3(Fe3+,Ti)2(SiO4)3
Fe Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
SrStrontium
Sr Lamprophyllite(Na,Mn2+)3(Sr,Na)2(Ti,Fe3+)3(Si2O7)2O2(OH,O,F)2
ZrZirconium
Zr LåveniteNa2Ca2Mn2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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