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Tourmaline from
Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Colour:blue, rose
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bityite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:11162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:11162:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘEstatoby (Antanetinilapa), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘAmpatsikahitra pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘTsarafara Sud (Ankadilava), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘTompoambohitra (Tokambohitra), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘTsarafara Nord (Ambalaroy), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘIlapa, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘAndrefanilapa, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘAnkarinarivo pegmatite, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘAnosivola, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
References
Lacroix, Alfred (1912) Sur quelques minéraux des pegmatites du Vakinankaratra (Madagascar) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 35 (2) 76-84 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1912.3497pp.76-78
Lacroix, Alfred (1922) Minéralogie de Madagascar- Tome II - Minéralogie appliqueé lithologie. A. Challamel. 694 pp. p.325
 
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