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Gneiss from
Osumilite occurrence, Behara, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Type:Gneiss
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Osumilite occurrence, Behara, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1297220
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1297220:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gneiss
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘKotovelo thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘAmboanemba thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘOsumilite occurrence, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘAmbindandrakemba, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
45.6km (28.4 miles) ⓘAmbindandrakemba Mine, Ambindandrakemba, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
60.5km (37.6 miles) ⓘOsumilite occurrence 2, Mahaly, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
61.6km (38.3 miles) ⓘOsumilite occurrence 1, Mahaly, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
69.8km (43.3 miles) ⓘOsumilite occurrence 2, Mandromodromotra, Taolagnaro District, Anosy, Madagascar
70.9km (44.0 miles) ⓘOsumilite occurrence 1, Mandromodromotra, Taolagnaro District, Anosy, Madagascar
References
Holder, Robert M., Hacker, Bradley R., Horton, Forrest, Rakotondrazafy, A. F. Michel (2018) Ultrahigh-temperature osumilite gneisses in southern Madagascar record combined heat advection and high rates of radiogenic heat production in a long-lived high-Torogen. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 36 (7) 855-880 doi:10.1111/jmg.12316
 
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