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Hambergite from
Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Hambergite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Hambergite
Formula:Be2(BO3)(OH)
Comments:First described from Anjanabonoina by Lacroix (1909).

Habit:faces: (010), (100), prism (310)
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hambergite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:6018
Long-form Identifier:1:3:6018:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hambergite
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘMaharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
47.1km (29.2 miles) ⓘTsarafara Sud (Ankadilava), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘSahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite 150 m NW of Antandrokomby, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘAntandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
References
Lacroix, Alfred (1909) Sur la hambergite de Madagascar. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 32 (7) 320-324 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1909.3373
Switzer, George, Clarke, Roy S., Sinkankas, John, Worthing, and Helen W. (1965) Fluorine in hambergite. American Mineralogist, 50 (1-2) 85-95
Wilson, Wendell E. (1989) The Anjanabonoina Pegmatite, Madagascar. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (3) 191-200
 
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