Mavusi (Mavuzi), Tete Province, Mozambiquei
Regional Level Types | |
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Mavusi (Mavuzi) | - not defined - |
Tete Province | Province |
Mozambique | Country |

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 15° 50' 29'' South , 33° 27' 38'' East | ||||||
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -15.84139,33.46056 | ||||||
GeoHash: | G#: ktpvckjjp | ||||||
Köppen climate type: | BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate | ||||||
Nearest Settlements: |
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Region measuring approximately 3 x 10 km, located along and the South side of the Mavuzi River (comprizing the Inhatobue, Cabuazi and Capompo tributaries rivers). Patchily distributed mineral locations around pegmatitic and syenitic intrusions with radioactive minerals. Mostly found in the gabbroic country rock near the intrusion contact.
The prospect was found in 1947 and produced some davidite ore the following years: more than 150t
Regions containing this locality
African Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Apatite' Reference: Davidson C.F. & Bennett J.A.E. Mineralogical Magazine (1950), 29, 291-303 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Davidson C.F. & Bennett J.A.E. Mineralogical Magazine (1950), 29, 291-303 |
ⓘ Davidite-(La) Formula: (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 Reference: PA Wulser - EMPA analyses |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: Davidson C.F. & Bennett J.A.E. Mineralogical Magazine (1950), 29, 291-303 |
ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: Davidson C.F. & Bennett J.A.E. Mineralogical Magazine (1950), 29, 291-303 |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Davidson C.F. & Bennett J.A.E. Mineralogical Magazine (1950), 29, 291-303 |
ⓘ 'Scapolite' Reference: Davidson C.F. & Bennett J.A.E. Mineralogical Magazine (1950), 29, 291-303 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Davidite-(La) | 4.CC.40 | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES | |||
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AX2 | |||
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.4.1.1 | TiO2 |
Group 8 - MULTIPLE OXIDES CONTAINING NIOBIUM,TANTALUM OR TITANIUM | |||
AB21O38 | |||
ⓘ | Davidite-(La) | 8.5.1.5 | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
AB(XO3)2 | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 14.2.1.1 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
V | Vanadium | |
V | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
La | Lanthanum | |
La | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Davidite-(La) | (La,Ce)(Y,U,Fe)(Ti,Fe)20(O,OH)38 |
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Neoproterozoic 541 - 1000 Ma ID: 3191995 | Neoproterozoic intrusive rocks Age: Neoproterozoic (541 - 1000 Ma) Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Mesoproterozoic 1000 - 1600 Ma ID: 3306523 | Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1600 Ma) Lithology: Plutonic and metamorphic Reference: Thiéblemont, D. (ed.). New edition of the 1:10,000,000 geological map of Africa. CGMW-BRGM. [190] |
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Mavusi, Tete Province, Mozambique