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Ikalamavony Commune, Ikalamavony District, Matsiatra Ambony, Madagascari
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Ikalamavony CommuneCommune
Ikalamavony DistrictDistrict
Matsiatra AmbonyRegion
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17 valid minerals.

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Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Amblygonite ?
Formula: LiAl(PO4)F
Description: Reported as amblygonite, but probably montebrasite.
'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'
'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5(T8O22)W2
Baddeleyite
Formula: ZrO2
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Heliodor
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Habit: prisms of several cm in diameter, often gemmy
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
'Feldspar Group'
'Feldspar Group var. Perthite'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
'Lepidolite'
'Limonite'
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
Description: Described as "blomstrandite".
'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Description: Described as "blomstrandite".
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
Titanite
Formula: CaTiO(SiO4)
Titanite var. Greenovite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)Ti(SiO4)O
Topaz
Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Vesuvianite
Formula: Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Wollastonite
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Baddeleyite4.DE.35ZrO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Amblygonite ?8.BB.05LiAl(PO4)F
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Topaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTiO(SiO4)
var. Greenovite9.AG.15(Ca,Mn)Ti(SiO4)O
Vesuvianite9.BG.35Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Heliodor9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Wollastonite9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5(T8O22)W2
'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
'Feldspar Group'-
'Lepidolite'-
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Feldspar Group
var. Perthite'
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'Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
H VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
H Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
LiLithium
Li AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Li SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Li Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
O Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5(T8O22)W2
O BaddeleyiteZrO2
O Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
O TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
O TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
O WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
O Titanite var. Greenovite(Ca,Mn)Ti(SiO4)O
FFluorine
F AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
F FluoriteCaF2
F TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
F Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Al TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Al VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Al Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Si TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Si TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Si VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Si WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Titanite var. Greenovite(Ca,Mn)Ti(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
P AmblygoniteLiAl(PO4)F
P Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ca VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Ca WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Ca Titanite var. Greenovite(Ca,Mn)Ti(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Ti TitaniteCaTiO(SiO4)
Ti Titanite var. Greenovite(Ca,Mn)Ti(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
Mn Titanite var. Greenovite(Ca,Mn)Ti(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe VesuvianiteCa19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZrZirconium
Zr BaddeleyiteZrO2
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
TaTantalum
Ta Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
UUranium
U Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)

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