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Locality Name:
Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi


mindat Locality ID: 305412
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-305412.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Mulanje Massif (Mlange Massif)
Mulanje Mountain Bauxite Mine

Latitude: 15°58'34"S
Longitude: 35°35'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -15.976111111111,35.597222222222
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 Ca Ce F Fe H K La Mg Na O Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAndalusiteAstrophylliteChevkiniteCorundumFeldsparNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyroxene
QuartzSapphirine

16 IMA Minerals at location:
Aegirine  (*)Aenigmatite  (*)Albite  (*)Andalusite  (*)Arfvedsonite  (*)
Astrophyllite  (*)Corundum  (*)Dingdaohengite-(Ce)  (*)Fayalite  (*)Ferro-katophorite  (*)
Ferro-richterite  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Microcline  (*)Quartz  (*)Riebeckite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine  (*)PyroxeneNaFe3+Si2O61799551022
Aenigmatite  (*)SapphirineNa4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]179955133
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1799558803
Andalusite  (*)AndalusiteAl2SiO51799551310
Arfvedsonite  (*)AmphiboleNaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2179955295
Astrophyllite  (*)AstrophylliteK2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F179955161
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31799551797
Dingdaohengite-(Ce)  (*)Chevkinite(Ce,La)4Fe2+(Ti,Fe2+,Mg,Fe3+)2Ti2Si4O221799553
Fayalite  (*)OlivineFe2+2(SiO4)179955371
Ferro-katophorite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)(Fe2+4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)217995538
Ferro-richterite  (*)AmphiboleNa(NaCa)Fe2+5Si8O22(OH)217995530
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6179955741
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1799554924
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217995561156
Riebeckite  (*)Amphibole   Na2(Fe2+3Fe3+2)Si8O22(OH)2179955375
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51799551516


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
R150046Mulanje Massif (Mlange Massif), Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawihttps://rruff.info/R150046

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