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Orthoclase from
Mount Tchivira, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Comments:In alkali gabbro/syenite intrusion.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Tchivira, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:317620
Long-form Identifier:1:3:317620:7
GUID (UUID V4):2fc2d329-47d8-4d83-8a4e-5a2fa69f2d0e
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
55.1km (34.3 miles) Chicacimo occurrence, Camacuio, Namibe Province, Angola
71.9km (44.7 miles) Macula occurrence, Benguela Province, Angola
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Agostinho Neto, Av. 4 de Fevereiro 7, 815 Luanda, Angola Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences...of pyrochlores during magmatic evolution: the Tchivira carbonatites occur in a plutonic complex, the...Catanda carbonatites are volcanic in origin. In Tchivira pyrochlore, zoning is poorly developed; fluorine...contents are lower than those in the pyrochlores from Tchivira; and as substitution of Na at the A site increases...exsolution in the volcanic carbonatites. K EY WORDS : Angola, carbonatite, zonation in pyrochlore, fluorine,
 
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