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Montmorillonite from Somali Plate

Ethiopia
 
  • Somali Region
    • Jijiga
Jelenc, Danilo A. (1966) Mineral Occurrences of Ethiopia, p 563.
Madagascar
 
  • Amoron'i Mania
    • Ambositra
      • Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka
Federico Pezzotta XRD analysis, pers com. to Knut Edvard Larsen 04-2006.
  • Vakinankaratra
    • Antsirabe II District
      • Ibity
        • Sahatany Valley
Behier, Jean (1963) Carte minéralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique de Madagascar A.1871
    • Betafo District
      • Anosiarivo Manapa
        • Antsentsindrano
Knut Edvard Larsen collection # M-538 (Similar specimen analyzed by XRD, pers. com. F.Pezzotta 21.04.2000)
Mozambique
 
  • Zambezia Province
    • Alto Mólocuè District
Gomes, C. A. L., & Neiva, A. M. (2022). Tourmalines in the Namacotche Li-Cs-Ta granitic pegmatite group, Mozambique: crystal chemistry and origin. Cadernos do Laboratorio Xeolóxico de Laxe. Revista de Xeoloxía Galega e do Hercínico Peninsular, 44, 132-153.
    • Gilé District
      • Muiane-Naipa group
Wilson, Wendell E., Dias, Manuel Bettencourt (2000) Famous Mineral Localities: The Alto Ligonha Pegmatites, Mozambique. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (6) 459-497
South Africa
 
  • Gauteng
    • City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Glass, J. (2006). The environmental impact of the abandoned Edendale lead mine near Tshwane, South Africa (Doctoral dissertation, University of Johannesburg).
  • KwaZulu-Natal
    • eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
      • Durban
        • Bellair
Pers. comm. of company geologist to Hugh Heron
        • Umhlatuzana valley
Heron, H.D.C. (1992). Clairwood Quarries update. Micro News and Views, 18(3).
  • Mpumalanga
    • Nkangala District Municipality
      • Victor Khanye Local Municipality
        • Delmas
Atanasova, M., Cairncross, B. and Windisch, W.R. (2016) Microminerals of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Popular Geoscience Series 6, Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa, 435 pp
            • Dwarsfontein Farm
              • Transvaal Mine
SAMS (South African Micromount Society) Datasheet ML 01-01
  • North West
    • Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
      • Madibeng Local Municipality
        • Brits
Atanasova, M., Cairncross, B. and Windisch, W.R. (2016) Microminerals of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Popular Geoscience Series 6, Council for Geoscience, Pretoria, South Africa, pg 181
Tanzania
 
  • Pwani Region
    • Kisarawe District
      • Pugu Hills
Schwaighofer, B., & Müller, H. W. (1987). Mineralogy and genesis of the Pugu Hill kaolin deposit, Tanzania. Clay Minerals, 22(4), 401-409.
 
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