BGS mineralogy and petrology collection record

Sample number MR32049
Sample Donor Not entered
Rock name Manganiferous/ Ferruginous Deposits. 'Original entry: Manganese Rich Sideritic Carbonatite With Synchysite'
Stratigraphy Not entered
Comments Manganese rich sideritic carbonatite with Synchysite, Carbonatite Complex,Collected by T Deans:MC5
Locality details Chilwa Island, central cone,surface exposure,See 'Carbonatites in Malawi' by M S Garson in 'Carbonatites' ed. O F Tuttle & Gittins (Interscience) 1966. Also Garson & Smith, 1958. Chilwa Island, Nyasaland. Geol. Surv. Mem. No. 1 127pp.,Malaw
50k map sheet Not entered
Map reference Not entered
Year collected 1961 
Bore name Not applicable
Confidentiality No restrictions