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Xiluvo Hills, Nhamatanda District, Sofala Province, Mozambiquei
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Xiluvo HillsGroup of Hills
Nhamatanda DistrictDistrict
Sofala ProvinceProvince
MozambiqueCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 15' South , 34° 4' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-19.25000,34.06667
GRN:
S13E23
Type:
Group of Hills
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
408123
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408123:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


5 x 4 km in outline forms a ring of low hills. It cuts granitic gneisses and migmatites of the Mozambique Belt and comprises a central carbonatite which is surrounded by volcanic breccias and these in turn by metamorphosed rocks.

A large quarry has been in operation on the carbonatite for many years producing aggregate and limestone for cement (Vail 1962; Cilek 1989).

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2 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Group'
Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
ⓘ 'Rhombohedral Carbonate'
Formula: (Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Group'4.00.A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Unclassified
ⓘ'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ'Rhombohedral Carbonate'-(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Hⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z
Oⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Fⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Clⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2
Caⓘ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Caⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
FeIron
Feⓘ Rhombohedral Carbonate(Ca/Mg/Fe/Mn etc)CO3
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore GroupA2Nb2(O,OH)6Z

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Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Vail, J.R. 1962. Mount Xiluvo vent, Mozambique. Annual Report, Research Institute of African Geology, University of Leeds, 6, 16-17.
Gittins, J. (1966). Summaries and bibliographies of carbonatite complexes. In Carbonatites (pp. 417-570).
Cílek, V. G. (1989). Industrial minerals of Mozambique. Geological Survey Office.
Woolley, A. R. (2001) Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World, Part 3: Africa - Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World. The Geological Society of London.p.200
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