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Apatite from
Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Habit:microscopic crystals up to 100 microns in length (Nizamoff et al 200o)
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:551653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:551653:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘTsilaizina pegmatite, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘAnalambano, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘMaharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘEstatoby (Antanetinilapa), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘIlapa, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed tonalite quarry, Tsarasaotra, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
50.3km (31.2 miles) ⓘMarovoalavo, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘTsiambenana Quarry, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘRiampotsy, Mangataboahangy, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘCol d'Itremo, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
References
Nizamoff, J. W, Falster, A. U, Pezzota, Federico, Simmons, W. B, Hanson, S. L., Webber, K. L. (2000) Recent mining at the Antandrokomby pegmatite, Madagascar. 26th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium. Contributed Papers in Specimen Mineralogy, Part 2. Rocks & Minerals, 75 (4) 255-256
 
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