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Rafiatokana gold prospect, Ankavandra, Miandrivazo, Menabe, Madagascari
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Rafiatokana gold prospectProspect
AnkavandraCommune
MiandrivazoDistrict
MenabeRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Native Silver

Rafiatokana gold prospect, Ankavandra, Miandrivazo, Menabe, Madagascar
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Native Silver

Rafiatokana gold prospect, Ankavandra, Miandrivazo, Menabe, Madagascar
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Native Silver

Rafiatokana gold prospect, Ankavandra, Miandrivazo, Menabe, Madagascar
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° South , 45° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~36km
GRN:
S13E31
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Aw : Tropical savanna, wet
Mindat Locality ID:
208191
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208191:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Fitandrahana volamena ao Rafiatokana, Kaominin' Ankavandra, Distrikan'i Miandrivazo, Faritr'i Menabe, Madagasikara


A gold prospect which was discovered by the French Engineer Levat in 1912; It was described as a 10-15 m wide zone of quartz veinlets which extended for approximately three kilometers. It was worked in 2009 as the Rafiatokana Gold Project by the Pan African Mining Corp.
According to mining-atlas.com it is now owned by Asia Thai Mining.

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2 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSkutterudite2.EC.05CoAs3

List of minerals for each chemical element

CoCobalt
Coⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3
AsArsenic
Asⓘ SkutteruditeCoAs3
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Madagascar
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Behier, Jean (1963) Carte minéralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique de Madagascar A.1871
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