Tundulu

Carbonatite rare earth element deposit in , Malawi

Geographic location

Geologic characteristics

Deposit typeCarbonatite
Age of depositLate Jurassic-Early Cretaceous-- 133 ± 7 Ma (K-Ar, bio, sovite)
REE mineralsbastnäsite
florencite
synchysite
parisite
monazite
Ore mineralsapatite
pyrochlore
anatase
strontianite
barite
Gangue mineralscalcite
dolomite
Host rock typescarbonatite; nepheline syenite
ijolite
agglomerate

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Geologic map unit35.8, -15.533333333333
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StatusOccurrence

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