| Locality type: | Mountain |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite |
| Formula: | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Comments: | As epitaxially owergrowing the {110} and {130} faces of K-feldspar |
| Habit: | crystals up to 10 mm |
| Colour: | colorless, transparent |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Aegirine | 19 |
| Quartz | 14 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 5 |
| Microcline | 5 |
| Arfvedsonite | 4 |
| Genthelvite | 3 |
| Zircon | 2 |
| Muscovite | 1 |
| Parisite | 1 |
| Amphibole Supergroup | 1 |
| Parisite-(Ce) | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Albite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 337 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:337:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Albite |
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| 21.5km (13.3 miles) | ⓘUtale Occurrence, Balaka, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 26.6km (16.5 miles) | ⓘJunguni Hill, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 59.2km (36.8 miles) | ⓘChaumbwi Vent, Ntcheu, Central Region, Malawi |
| 67.7km (42.1 miles) | ⓘNamangali Hill, Phalombe, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 69.2km (43.0 miles) | ⓘLake Malombe Vents, Mangochi, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 83.4km (51.8 miles) | ⓘMulanje Massif (Mlange Massif), Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 83.4km (51.8 miles) | ⓘMlanje Massif, Mulanje, Southern Region, Malawi |
| 96.0km (59.7 miles) | ⓘNcheu outcrops, Ntcheu, Central Region, Malawi |
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Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi