Locality type: | Island |
Classification |
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Species: | Richterite |
Formula: | Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Richterite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Nchisi Island (Chilwa Island; Shirwa Island), Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1317598 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1317598:8 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 2211853e-60f6-4aa6-af89-55bb797ced4a |
Nearest other occurrences of Richterite |
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32.2km (20.0 miles) | ⓘMongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
References |
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Dowman, E., Wall, F., Treloar, P. J., Rankin, A. H., & Corkhill, C. (2017). Rare-earth mobility as a result of multiple phases of fluid activity in fenite around the Chilwa Island Carbonatite, Malawi. Mineralogical Magazine, 81(6), 1367-1395. |