Locality type: | Island |
Classification |
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Species: | 'Bastnäsite' (not an IMA approved species) |
Formula: | (Ce/Nd/Y/REE)(CO3)F |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bastnäsite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Nchisi Island (Chilwa Island; Shirwa Island), Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 143571 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:143571:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 376aebd4-dec5-42e0-a7b2-c57745138402 |
Nearest other occurrences of Bastnäsite |
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31.9km (19.8 miles) | ⓘTundulu Complex, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
33.8km (21.0 miles) | ⓘNkalonje Hills, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
47.4km (29.4 miles) | ⓘSongwe Hill REE Project (Songwe Hill carbonatite), Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
68.8km (42.8 miles) | ⓘMulanje Massif (Mlange Massif), Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi |
68.8km (42.8 miles) | ⓘMlanje Massif, Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi |
77.8km (48.3 miles) | ⓘKangankunde Carbonatite Complex, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
References |
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Eby, G.N., Roden-Tice, M., Kreuger, H.L., Ewing, W., Faxon, E.H., and Woolley, A.R. (1995): Geochronology and cooling history of the northern part of the Chilwa alkaline province, Malawi. Journal Afr. Earth Sci. 20, 275-288. doi.org/10.1016/0899-5362(95)00054-W Dowman, E., Wall, F., Treloar, P. J., Rankin, A. H., & Corkhill, C. (2017). Rare-earth mobility as a result of multiple phases of fluid activity in fenite around the Chilwa Island Carbonatite, Malawi. Mineralogical Magazine, 81(6), 1367-1395. |