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Microcline from
Mt Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi

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Mt Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
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Description
Comments:Found on K-feldspar, aegirine and quartz
Habit:short-prismatic discrete crystals up to 1 mm
Colour:white, colorless
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:[www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com] /Petersen, O.V., Rønsbo, J.G. & Leonardsen, E.S. (1994): Hingganite-(Y) from the Zomba-Malosa complex, Malawi. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte. Heft 4: 185-192; American Mineralogist, Volume 94, pages 1216–1222, 2009
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mt Malosa, Zomba District, Malawi
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