Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Beryl

Formula:

Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

Comments:

Dias & Wilson (2000) lists beryl as found in their pegmatite Group 7 (Niesse, Isabela) but they do not say from which mine this mineral is found or if it occurs in both mines

Confirmation

Validity:

Unconfirmed/Questioned

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Niesse Mine, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

772158

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:772158:8

GUID (UUID V4):

e995ad38-a136-4f0e-ab6d-403f19729ae4

References

Wilson, Wendell E., Dias, Manuel Bettencourt (2000) Famous Mineral Localities: The Alto Ligonha Pegmatites, Mozambique. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (6) 459-497

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	*(2000) Mozambique!. The Mineralogical Record* Vol. 31 (6) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.**	Journal (issue)
	November-December 2000 Volume Thirty-one, Number Six MOZAMBIQUE! Africa in the Mineralogical R e c o rd .......ELBAITE crystal, 7.3 cm, from the Alto Ligonha district, Mozambique. American M useum of Natural History collection...present our first article on mineral occurrences in Mozambique, but certainly not the first to deal with African...20:191-200 MALAWI Zomba district, 25:29-35, 38 MOROCCO Bou-Azzer, 9:69-73 Toussit mine, 11:59-61, 15:347-350...15:347-350 NAMIBIA Kombat mine, 22:421-425 Tsumeb (special issue, vol. 8, no. 3) Tsumeb, 13:137-147, 13:155-157

Beryl from Niesse Mine, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique

Beryl from
Niesse Mine, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique