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Locality Name:
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi

Oldest recorded age at locality: 119
Youngest recorded age at locality: 117

mindat Locality ID: 2276
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2276.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Chingasa
Chisenga Ridge
Chitukani Cliff
Kuchingwe
Makwelero
Razor
Tandangale

Latitude: 15°16'18"S
Longitude: 35°18'5"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -15.271666666667,35.301388888889
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Er F Fe H K La Li Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th Ti W Y Yb Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ba Be C Ca Ce Cl Er F Fe H K La Li Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Th Ti W Y Yb Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteAstrophylliteBastnäsiteCalciteCancrinite-sodaliteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCordylite
CorundumDiasporeElpiditeEpidoteEudialyteFeldsparFluoriteGadoliniteGypsumMica
MilariteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupParisitePyroxeneQuartzRhabdophaneRocksaltRutile
ScheeliteSodaliteSphaleriteTitaniteZircon

55 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Albite  (*)Annite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)Astrophyllite  (*)
Barylite  (*)Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)Calcite  (*)Cassiterite  (*)Caysichite-(Y)  (*)
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)Elpidite  (*)Epididymite  (*)
Epidote  (*)Eudialyte  (*)Eudidymite  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)Fluorite  (*)
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)Galena  (*)Genthelvite  (*)Goethite  (*)Helvine  (*)
Hematite  (*)Hingganite-(Y)  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kainosite-(Y)  (*)Microcline  (*)
Milarite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)Niobophyllite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)Polycrase-(Y)  (*)Polylithionite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Pyrophanite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)Rhabdophane-(La)  (*)Riebeckite  (*)Rutile  (*)
Scheelite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)Thorite  (*)
Titanite  (*)Wulfenite  (*)Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zektzerite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O6119117379973,79974,799751022
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)11911708803
Annite  (*)Mica ClayKFe2+3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21191170356
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2119117179971295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F1191170161
Barylite  (*)NoneBaBe2Si2O7119117033
Bastnäsite-(Ce)  (*)BastnäsiteCe(CO3)F1191170304
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)119117027770
Cassiterite  (*)RutileSnO211911705171
Caysichite-(Y)  (*)None(Ca,Yb,Er)4Y4(Si8O20)(CO3)6(OH)·7H2O11911708
Cerianite-(Ce)  (*)FluoriteCeO2119117094
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O119117070
Cordylite-(Ce)  (*)Cordylite(Na,Ca,   )BaCe2(CO3)4(F,O)119117015
Elpidite  (*)ElpiditeNa2ZrSi6O15·3H2O119117050
Epididymite  (*)Not in a structural groupNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O119117070
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)11911708173
Eudialyte  (*)EudialyteNa15Ca6Fe3Zr3Si(Si25O73)(O,OH,H2O)3(Cl,OH)21191170182
Eudidymite  (*)NoneNa2Be2Si6O15·H2O119117042
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO41191170196
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF211911709617
Gadolinite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteY2Fe2+Be2O2(SiO4)21191170163
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS119117024243
Genthelvite  (*)Cancrinite-sodalite SodaliteBe3Zn4(SiO4)3S119117060
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)11911707437
Helvine  (*)Sodalite Cancrinite-sodaliteBe3Mn2+4(SiO4)3S1191170237
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3119117014640
Hingganite-(Y)  (*)GadoliniteBeY(SiO4)(OH)119117055
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311911705433
Kainosite-(Y)  (*)NoneCa2Y2(SiO3)4(CO3)·H2O119117099
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)119117379970,79971,799734924
Milarite  (*)MilariteKCa2(Be2AlSi12)O30·H2O1191170156
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)1191170945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2119117017380
Niobophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7(Nb,Ti)2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4(O,F)11911708
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)11911702349
Parisite-(Ce)  (*)ParisiteCaCe2(CO3)3F21191170112
Polycrase-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)61191170121
Polylithionite  (*)MicaKLi2AlSi4O10F2119117089
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl11911701725
Pyrophanite  (*)CorundumMn2+TiO31191170244
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2119117479970,79973,79974,7997561156
Rhabdophane-(Ce)  (*)RhabdophaneCe(PO4)·H2O119117066
Rhabdophane-(La)  (*)RhabdophaneLa(PO4)·H2O119117013
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)21191170375
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211911705614
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)11911704894
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)11911706417
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS119117021482
Synchysite-(Ce)  (*)NoneCaCe(CO3)2F1191170232
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)11911701006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O11911704899
Wulfenite  (*)ScheelitePbMoO411911701655
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)1191170939
Zektzerite  (*)NoneNaLiZrSi6O15119117011
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)119117279973,799755251


1 Ages assigned to this locality:

Excel IDMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)Age as listed in referenceDating MethodAge InterpretPrioritized?Sample SourceSample NumRun NumAge from other LocalityDated MineralMinerals explicitely stated as having this ageAge applies to these ElementsMinDat Locality IDDated Locality (Max Age)Location as listed in referenceReferenceReference DOIReference IDAge Notes
Bradley_2012_037119117118±1U/Pb zircon   Zircon  2276Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, MalawiMt. MalosaMcCauley and Bradley (2014)10.3749/canmin.52.2.183CM52_183 

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R050074Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R050074
R110049Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R110049
R080143Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R080143
R110029Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R110029
R060383Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R060383
R110050Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R110050
R120005Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R120005
R110048Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R110048
R050082Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R050082

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