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Mahaseza pegmatites, Ikalamavony Commune, Ikalamavony District, Matsiatra Ambony, Madagascari
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Mahaseza pegmatitesPegmatite Field
Ikalamavony CommuneCommune
Ikalamavony DistrictDistrict
Matsiatra AmbonyRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Pegmatite Field
Mindat Locality ID:
158346
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:158346:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Pegmatitan'i Mahaseza, Kaominan' Ikalamavony, Distrikan' Ikalamavony, Matsiatra Ambony, Madagasikara


Several beryl and columbo-tantalite bearing pegmatitic veins situated a few km west of the town Ikalamavony.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

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HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Feⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

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AfricaContinent
African Plate
Madagascar
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Heurtebize, G. (1963) Les champs filoniens pegmatiques et quartzeux de la région Ikalamavony-Matsiatra á Madagascar. Annales géologiques du Service des mines, 33. 227-233
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