Monte Muambe

Monte Muambe is located in Mozambique
Monte Muambe
Monte Muambe
Location of Mount Morrumbala in Mozambique
Highest pointElevation780 m (2,560 ft)Coordinates16°19′23″S 34°5′39″E / 16.32306°S 34.09417°E / -16.32306; 34.09417GeographyLocationMozambiqueGeologyLast eruptionUnknown

Monte Muambe is an inactive 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 trillion tonnes of the mineral in a pure form.[2]

  • Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy Moçambique

References

  1. ^ L. Melluso; P. Censi; G. Perini; L. Vasconcelos; V. Morra; F. Guerreiro & L. Bennio (2004). "Chemical and isotopic (C, O, Sr, Nd) characteristics of the Xiluvo carbonatite (central-western Mozambique)". Mineralogy and Petrology. 80 (3–4): 201–213. Bibcode:2004MinPe..80..201C. 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.
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