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Albite from
Manjaka (Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


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Albite, etc.

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
09389920017532287799346.jpg
Albite, etc.

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
09389920017532287799346.jpg
Albite, etc.

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Elbaite4
Béhierite4
Spodumene3
Vránaite3
Danburite2
Fluorapatite2
- var Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite2
Rhodizite2
Columbite-(Mn)2
Tourmaline2
- var Rubellite1
Dravite-Uvite Series1
Pegmatitic granite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Manjaka (Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:423948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:423948:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘMaharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘSahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘEstatoby (Antanetinilapa), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘAmpatsikahitra pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘTsarafara Sud (Ankadilava), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘTsarafara Nord (Ambalaroy), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘAmbatomalaza (Vohimasina), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘTsilaizina pegmatite, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘAmbatolampy, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite 150 m NW of Antandrokomby, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, 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.76-84
 
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