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Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambiquei
Regional Level Types
Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta groupGroup of Pegmatites
Alto Mólocuè DistrictDistrict
Zambezia ProvinceProvince
MozambiqueCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° South , 37° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~78km
Locality type:
Group of Pegmatites
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2 valid minerals.

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Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Reference: Dias, M. Bettencourt and Wilson, W.E. (2000): Famous mineral localities: The Alto Ligonha pegmatites (Mozambique). Mineralogical Record, 31, 459-497
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
Reference: Dias, M. Bettencourt and Wilson, W.E. (2000): Famous mineral localities: The Alto Ligonha pegmatites (Mozambique). Mineralogical Record, 31, 459-497
'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Reference: Dias, M. Bettencourt and Wilson, W.E. (2000): Famous mineral localities: The Alto Ligonha pegmatites (Mozambique). Mineralogical Record, 31, 459-497
Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
Reference: Dias, M. Bettencourt and Wilson, W.E. (2000): Famous mineral localities: The Alto Ligonha pegmatites (Mozambique). Mineralogical Record, 31, 459-497

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Euxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Samarskite-(Y)4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
'var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
OOxygen
O Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
O Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
O Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
NaSodium
Na Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
CaCalcium
Ca Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ca Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TiTitanium
Ti Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ti Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
FeIron
Fe Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
YYttrium
Y Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Y Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
NbNiobium
Nb Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Nb Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Nb Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
CeCerium
Ce Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TaTantalum
Ta Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ta Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ThThorium
Th Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
UUranium
U Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
U Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

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Dias, M. Bettencourt and Wilson, W.E. (2000): Famous mineral localities: The Alto Ligonha pegmatites (Mozambique). Mineralogical Record, 31, 459-497

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