| Locality type: | Project |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Apatite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Songwe Hill REE Project (Songwe Hill carbonatite), Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1216020 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1216020:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 608a750d-28ca-4e11-9de2-5c9525f8a68b |
| Nearest other occurrences of Apatite |
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| 13.6km (8.5 miles) | ⓘNkalonje Hills, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 18.1km (11.3 miles) | ⓘTundulu Complex, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 28.5km (17.7 miles) | ⓘNamangali Hill, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 42.5km (26.4 miles) | ⓘTumbine Intrusion, Milange District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique |
| 73.4km (45.6 miles) | ⓘMount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 78.7km (48.9 miles) | ⓘMongolowe-Chaone-Chikala Complexes, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 94.8km (58.9 miles) | ⓘUtale Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| References |
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Broom-Fendley, Sam, Brady, Aoife E., Wall, Frances, Gunn, Gus, Dawes, William (2017) REE minerals at the Songwe Hill carbonatite, Malawi: HREE-enrichment in late-stage apatite. Ore Geology Reviews, 81. 23-41 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.10.019 |
