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Zomba / Mount Malosa (Malawi) aegirine and zircon

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Black aegirine sprays, zircon, arfvedsonite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Alkaline (Chilwa) syenite / pegmatite

Mt. Malosa: classic aegirine, zircon, and rare alkaline minerals

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