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Besesitra pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascari
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Besesitra pegmatitePegmatite
Manandona ValleyValley
Sahatsiho AmbohimanjakaCommune
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Type:
Pegmatite
Mindat Locality ID:
32226
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32226:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Sahatany pegmatite field
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Pegmatitan'i Besesitra, Lohasahan'i Manandona, Kaominin'i Sahatsiho-Ambohimanjaka, Distrikan' Ambositra, Faritra Amoron'i Mania, Madagasikara


A complex LCT granitic pematite dike, situated ca 1,5 km S of Antandrokomby in the Manandona Valley, in the southern part of the Sahatany Pegmatite Field.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 6 - Borates
ⓘRhodizite6.GC.05(K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘDanburite9.FA.65CaB2Si2O8
Unclassified
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Rhodizite(K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28
BBoron
Bⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Bⓘ Rhodizite(K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Rhodizite(K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Rhodizite(K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kⓘ Rhodizite(K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DanburiteCaB2Si2O8
CsCaesium
Csⓘ Rhodizite(K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
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Madagascar
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Pezzotta, Federico, Falster, A. U., Simmons, W. B., Webber, K. L. (1997) Rhodizite from Madagascar, new localities and new chemical data. First International Workshop on Petrology, Milan, Italy, September 11 to 13, 1997, Mus. Storia Nat. Sc. Nat.
Pezzotta, Federico (1999) Madagaskar. Das Paradies der Mineralien und Edelsteine. extraLapis 17. Christian Weise Verlagp.66
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