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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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TitleFamous Mineral Localities: The Alto Ligonha Pegmatites, Mozambique
JournalThe Mineralogical Record
AuthorsWilson, Wendell E.Author
Dias, Manuel BettencourtAuthor
Year2000Volume31
Issue6
PublisherThe Mineralogical Record, Inc.PlaceTucson
Mindat Ref. ID12909247Long-form Identifiermindat:1:5:12909247:8
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Full ReferenceWilson, Wendell E., Dias, Manuel Bettencourt (2000) Famous Mineral Localities: The Alto Ligonha Pegmatites, Mozambique. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (6) 459-497
Plain TextWilson, Wendell E., Dias, Manuel Bettencourt (2000) Famous Mineral Localities: The Alto Ligonha Pegmatites, Mozambique. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (6) 459-497
In(2000) Mozambique!. The Mineralogical Record Vol. 31 (6) The Mineralogical Record, Inc.

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LocalityCitation Details
Isabela Mine, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
Lenora Pegmatite, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
Niesse Mine, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
Monapo Pegmatite, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
Marengo Pegmatite, Tulua-Marengo group, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
Tulua Pegmatite (Tulu Pegmatite), Tulua-Marengo group, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
Boa Esperança Mine, Ribaué District, Nampula Province, Mozambique
Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Cavala Pegmatite, Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Conco pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Ehiale Pegmatite, Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Horta Pegmatite, Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Massive Pegmatite, Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Namovela Pegmatite, Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Guilherme-Comua-Muetia Group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Culahipa Pegmatite, Guilherme-Comua-Muetia Group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Giline Pegmatite, Guilherme-Comua-Muetia Group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Lice Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Malolo Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Mucholone Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Munhamola Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Murropoci-Nuaparra group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Nuaparra Pegmatite, Murropoci-Nuaparra group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Namarripa Pegmatite (Namarripo Pegmatite), Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Napire Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Nassupe Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Alata Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Murrapane Pegmatite, Ingela-Murrapane-Namicaia group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Intotcha Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Maria III Emerald Mine, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Mocachaia Pegmatite (Macotaia Pegmatite), Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Mtomotiti Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Muiane-Naipa group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Naipa mine, Muiane-Naipa group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Naiume Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Namarrela Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Niane Emerald Mine, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Piteia-Nahia-Mirrucue group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Nahaji pegmatite (Nahia pegmatite), Piteia-Nahia-Mirrucue group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Uelele Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique
Ile Mine, Ile District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique

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Mozambikite
Yttrocolumbite-(Y)

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Isabela Mine, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Allanite-(Ce), Beryl, Corundum, Scapolite, Zircon
Lenora Pegmatite, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Allanite-(Ce), Amazonite, Microcline
Mueterere Pegmatite, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Allanite-(Ce), Amazonite, Microcline
Namacala Pegmatite, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Allanite-(Ce), Amazonite, Cassiterite, Microcline, Topaz
Niesse Mine, Malema District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Allanite Group, Beryl, Corundum, Mica Group, Scapolite, Zircon
Carapira Pegmatite, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Amazonite, Microcline
Monapo Pegmatite, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Amazonite, Microcline, Pegmatite
Tulua-Marengo group, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Cassiterite, Pegmatite
Marengo Pegmatite, Tulua-Marengo group, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Cassiterite, Pegmatite
Tulua Pegmatite (Tulu Pegmatite), Tulua-Marengo group, Monapo District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Cassiterite, Pegmatite
Nampula, Nampula Province, Mozambique Beryl
Ribaué District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Rutile
Boa Esperança Mine, Ribaué District, Nampula Province, Mozambique Beryl, Columbite-Tantalite, Euxenite-(Y), Kaolinite, Monazite Group, Muscovite, Pegmatite, Samarskite-(Y), Xenotime-(Y)
Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amblygonite, Andalusite, Bermanite, Betafite (of Hogarth 1977), Bismuthinite, Bismutite, Cassiterite, Churchite-(Y), Clinobisvanite, Clinochlore, Columbite-(Fe), Columbite-Tantalite, Cookeite, Corundum, Elbaite, Eosphorite, Euclase, Euxenite-(Y), Fergusonite, Florencite, Fluorapatite, Fluorite, Gadolinite-(Ce), Gibbsite, Hafnon, Hematite, Holmquistite, Hübnerite, Hureaulite, Hydroxylherderite, Ilmenorutile, Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series, Kaolinite, Lepidolite, Leuchtenbergite, Magnetite, Microlite Group, Montebrasite, Montmorillonite, Muscovite, Native Gold, Oligoclase, Orthoclase, Perthite, Petalite, Phosphosiderite, Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977), Pollucite, Pucherite, Pyrochlore Group, Pyrochlore Supergroup, Rutile, Samarskite-(Y), Scapolite, Schorl, Spessartine, Spodumene, Stibiomicrolite (of Groat et al.), Stibiotantalite, Strüverite, Tantalite-(Fe), Tantalite-(Mn), Tapiolite-(Fe), Thorianite, Thorite, Thorogummite, Topaz, Tourmaline, Triplite, Uraninite, Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977), Variscite, Verdelite, Xenotime-(Y), Yttrocolumbite-(Y)
Cavala Pegmatite, Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Albite, Cleavelandite, Orthoclase, Quartz
Colina Pegmatite, Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Fluorapatite
Gelo Pegmatite, Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Topaz
Itaia Pegmatite, Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl
Manica Pegmatite, Alto Ligonha Pegmatite Field, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Stibiotantalite
Conco pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pegmatite
Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Betafite (of Hogarth 1977), Euxenite-(Y), Pyrochlore Supergroup, Samarskite-(Y)
Horta Pegmatite, Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pegmatite, Samarskite-(Y)
Massive Pegmatite, Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pegmatite, Samarskite-(Y)
Namovela Pegmatite, Ehiale-Namovela-Massive-Horta group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pegmatite, Samarskite-(Y)
Guilherme-Comua-Muetia Group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Allanite-(Ce), Euxenite-(Y), Monazite Group, Pegmatite, Xenotime-(Y)
Comua Pegmatite, Guilherme-Comua-Muetia Group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pegmatite
Lice Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Amazonite, Microcline, Pegmatite, Tapiolite-(Fe)
Malolo Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Amazonite, Bismutite, Microcline, Pegmatite, Tapiolite-(Fe)
Morro Conco mine, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Quartz, Schorl
Mucholone Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Kaolinite, Pegmatite
Munhamola Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Microlite Group, Pegmatite
Murropoci-Nuaparra group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Bismutite, Columbite-Tantalite, Kaolinite, Mica Group, Microlite Group, Pegmatite, Tourmaline, Xenotime
Murropoci Pegmatite (Murropoce Pegmatite), Murropoci-Nuaparra group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Albite, Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series, Aquamarine, Beryl, Cleavelandite, Elbaite, Kaolinite, Morganite, Xenotime-(Y)
Nuaparra Pegmatite, Murropoci-Nuaparra group, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series, Hübnerite, Kaolinite, Pegmatite, Xenotime-(Y)
Mutala pegmatite area, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Albite, Beryl, Clinobisvanite, Morganite, Pucherite
Namacotcha Pegmatite, Mutala pegmatite area, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Albite, Beryl, Elbaite, Lepidolite, Pegmatite, Spodumene
Namarripa Pegmatite (Namarripo Pegmatite), Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pegmatite, Rutile
Napire Pegmatite, Alto Mólocuè District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Microlite Group, Pegmatite
Alata Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pollucite
Ingela-Murrapane-Namicaia group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Cassiterite, Pegmatite, Topaz
Ingela Pegmatite, Ingela-Murrapane-Namicaia group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Samarskite-(Y)
Murrapane Pegmatite, Ingela-Murrapane-Namicaia group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Muscovite, Pegmatite, Topaz
Intotcha Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pegmatite, Pollucite
Macula Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Quartz, Rose Quartz, Rutile
Maria III Emerald Mine, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Emerald, Molybdenite, Pegmatite
Maridge Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Lepidolite, Stibiotantalite
Mocachaia Pegmatite (Macotaia Pegmatite), Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Morganite, Pegmatite, Plagioclase, Pollucite, Pyrochlore Group, Quartz, Samarskite-(Y), Spodumene
Mtomotiti Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pegmatite, Samarskite-(Y)
Muhano-Majamala-Cochiline Pegmatite Group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Bismutite, Columbite-Tantalite, Elbaite, Monazite Group, Pegmatite, Tourmaline, Zircon
Muhano Pegmatite, Muhano-Majamala-Cochiline Pegmatite Group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl
Muiane-Naipa group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series, Cassiterite
Muiâne pegmatite (Muiâne mine; Emdal mines), Muiane-Naipa group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series, Andalusite, Bismutite, Churchite-(Y), Cleavelandite, Elbaite, Gadolinite, Garnet Group, Hafnon, Lepidolite, Microcline, Monazite Group, Montmorillonite, Mozambikite, Muscovite, Native Bismuth, Native Gold, Oligoclase, Samarskite-(Y), Sceptre Quartz, Schorl, Spessartine, Spodumene, Stibiotantalite, Tantalite-(Mn), Tapiolite-(Fe), Thorite, Thorogummite, Zircon
Naipa mine, Muiane-Naipa group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series, Beryl, Bismuthinite, Bismutite, Columbite-(Mn), Florencite, Garnet Group, Hydroxylherderite, Lepidolite, Native Bismuth, Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977), Stibiocolumbite, Stibiomicrolite (of Groat et al.), Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977), Verdelite
Nahora Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Albite, Beryl, Cleavelandite, Cryptomelane, Elbaite, Fluorapatite, Kunzite, Pollucite, Quartz, Spodumene, Tourmaline
Naiume Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Bismutite, Cassiterite, Columbite-Tantalite, Pegmatite
Namivu Pegmatite (Namivo Pegmatite), Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Cassiterite, Samarskite-(Y), Thorianite
Nampoça Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Ilmenorutile, Microlite Group, Rutile, Samarskite-(Y), Strüverite, Thorianite
Nanro Pegmatite (Nacuissupa Pegmatite; Naquissupa Pegmatite), Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Citrine
Niane Emerald Mine, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Beryl, Emerald, Pegmatite
Piteia-Nahia-Mirrucue group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
Mirrucue Pegmatite, Piteia-Nahia-Mirrucue group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Topaz
Nahaji pegmatite (Nahia pegmatite), Piteia-Nahia-Mirrucue group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Fluorapatite, Pegmatite, Quartz, Rutile
Piteia Pegmatite, Piteia-Nahia-Mirrucue group, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series, Cassiterite, Fluorapatite, Fluorite, Lepidolite, Orthoclase, Topaz
Tomeia Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Samarskite-(Y), Thorianite
Uelele Pegmatite, Gilé District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Pegmatite
Ile Mine, Ile District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Allanite Group, Betafite (of Hogarth 1977), Bismuthinite, Euxenite-(Y), Monazite Group, Pyrochlore Supergroup
Locuir gold locality, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Native Gold
Bere Pegmatite, Mocuba District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Fergusonite
Mugeba Pegmatite, Mocuba District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Samarskite-(Y)
Namagoa Pegmatite, Mocuba District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Fergusonite
Marropino mine (Maropine mine), Mulevala District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series, Beryl, Pegmatite, Zircon
Melela Pegmatite, Mulevala District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Rutile
Murrua (Morrua; Morrua Mine), Mulevala District, Zambezia Province, Mozambique Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series, Columbite-(Fe), Holmquistite, Monazite Group, Pollucite, Rutile


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