Monte Muambe

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Monte Muambe
Elevation 780 metres
Location Mozambique
Coordinates 16°19′23″S, 34°5′39″E
Last eruption Unknown

Monte Muambe is a dormant volcano located east of Moatize in the Tete Province of Mozambique. [1] The volcano is 780 meters high, has a 6 km external diameter with a caldera some 200m deep. The caldera is largely composed of carbonatites, rich in both blue and yellow fluorite. The Zambezi Valley Spatial Development Initiative estimates Monte Muambe has reserves of 1.1 million tonnes of the mineral in a pure form. [2]

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  1. ^ L. Melluso, P. Censi, G. Perini, L. Vasconcelos, V. Morra, F. Guerreiro, and L. Bennio (2004). "Chemical and isotopic (C, O, Sr, Nd) characteristics of the Xiluvo carbonatite (central-western Mozambique)". Mineralogy and Petrology 80: 201–213. doi:10.1007/s00710-003-0027-z. 
  2. ^ T. Schlüter (2006). "Mozambique". Geological Atlas of Africa, Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-29144-2.

Coordinates: 16°19′23″S, 34°5′39″E

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