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Tritriva Lake, Tritriva, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascari
Regional Level Types
Tritriva LakeCaldera
TritrivaCommune
Betafo DistrictDistrict
VakinankaratraRegion
MadagascarCountry

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The Tritriva Crater Lake

Tritriva Lake, Tritriva, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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The Tritriva Crater Lake

Tritriva Lake, Tritriva, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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The Tritriva Crater Lake

Tritriva Lake, Tritriva, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 55' 43'' South , 46° 55' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-19.92885,46.92467
GeoHash:
G#: mh3qeu16p
GRN:
S14E32
Type:
Caldera
Köppen climate type:
Cwb : Subtropical highland climate or temperate oceanic climate with dry winters
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Betafo29,785 (2018)13.2km
Antsirabe186,253 (2018)13.3km
Soanindrariny21,000 (2018)32.4km
Antanifotsy70,626 (2018)51.4km
Miandrarivo27,000 (2018)58.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
337248
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:337248:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Lac Tritriva, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Russian:
Тритрива, Вакинанкаратра, Мадагаскар
Chuvash:
Тритрива, Мадагаскар Республики
Croatian:
Tritriva, Madagaskar
Czech:
Tritriva, Madagaskar
Dutch:
Tritrivameer, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagaskar
Georgian:
ტრიტრივა, მადაგასკარი
Welsh:
Llyn Tritriva, Madagasgar


A famous volcanic crater lake in the central high plateau of Madagascar. It has a diatreme shaped form and is more than 182 m deep (Sibree 1891).

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3 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group'
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Tritriva
Wikidata ID:Q1250102
GeoNames ID:1055301

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Madagascar
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Sibree, J. (1891) The Volcanic Lake of Tritrìva, Central Madagascar. Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, New Monthly Series, 13 (8): 477-483
Bourdariat, A. & Johnston-Lavis (1908) Note sur le remarquable volcan de Tritriva au centre de l'ile de Madagascar. Bulletin de la Société belge de géologie, de paléontologie et d'hydrologie. 22: 103- 115 + Planche II, III, IV.
biblio.naturalsciences.be (2020) http://biblio.naturalsciences.be/rbins-publications/bulletin-de-la-societe-belge-de-geologie/022%20-%201908/bsbg_022_1908_mem_103-115.pdf
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