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Machinga District, Niassa Province
Chilwa Island carbonatite
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Codd and soda bottlesAlso reported: carbonatite, apatite, pyrochlore traces.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Liz West (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Type locality of the Chilwa alkaline province, a carbonatite island in a soda lake
Classic documented carbonatite in African geology literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
lake crossings, bilharzia
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.