Locality type:

Mountain

Classification

Species:

Phlogopite

Formula:

KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Mount Bonga, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

317634

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:317634:4

GUID (UUID V4):

e56877f0-5928-4f57-863f-5f676c9f9378

Nearest other occurrences of Phlogopite

10.6km (6.6 miles)

ⓘ Mount Tchivira, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola

References

Eur. J. Mineral. , 1993, 5, pp. 1001-1024.

Amores-Casals, S., Melgarejo, J. C., Bambi, A., Gonçalves, A. O., Morais, E. A., Manuel, J., ... & Molist, J. M. (2019). Lamprophyre-Carbonatite Magma Mingling and Subsolidus Processes as Key Controls on Critical Element Concentration in Carbonatites—The Bonga Complex (Angola). Minerals, 9(10), 601.

Reference Search (possible matching items)

	Bambi, A. C. J. M., Costanzo, A., Gonçalves, A. O., Melgarejo, J. C. (2012) Tracing the chemical evolution of primary pyrochlore from plutonic to volcanic carbonatites: the role of fluorine. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (2) 377-392 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.2.07	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Agostinho Neto, Av. 4 de Fevereiro 7, 815 Luanda, Angola Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of Natural Sciences...Tchivira carbonatites occur in a plutonic complex, the Bonga carbonatites represent hypabyssal carbonatites and...(LILE) contents are very low. Pyrochlores from Bonga show oscillatory zonation; the F and Na contents...generations. The core composition is similar to the Bonga pyrochlores. The rims are enriched in Zr, Ta, Th...exsolution in the volcanic carbonatites. K EY WORDS : Angola, carbonatite, zonation in pyrochlore, ﬂuorine,

Phlogopite from Mount Bonga, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola

Phlogopite from
Mount Bonga, Quilengues, Huíla Province, Angola