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Intotcha Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambiquei
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Intotcha PegmatitePegmatite
Gilé DistrictDistrict
Zambezia ProvinceProvince
MozambiqueCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
15° South , 38° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~87km
GRN:
S11E26
Type:
Pegmatite
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
238564
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:238564:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field


Granite pegmatite

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPollucite9.GB.05(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
NaSodium
Naⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
CsCaesium
Csⓘ Pollucite(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Mozambique
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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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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