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⇱ Tsarasaotra pegmatite (Tsaratsaotra pegmatite), Ambolotarakely, Ankazobe District, Analamanga, Madagascar

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Tsarasaotra pegmatite (Tsaratsaotra pegmatite), Ambolotarakely, Ankazobe District, Analamanga, Madagascari
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Tsarasaotra pegmatite (Tsaratsaotra pegmatite)Pegmatite
AmbolotarakelyCommune
Ankazobe DistrictDistrict
AnalamangaRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° South , 47° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~18km
Mindat Locality ID:
192305
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:192305:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Tsarasaotra, Kaominin' Ambolotarakely, Distrikan' Ankazobe, Faritr' Analamanga, Madagasikara


Granite pegmatite located on the right bank of the Tsobohina River (sic!), a tributary of the Jabo River, W of Ankazobe (Lacroix 1922: 581). Lacroix probably refers to the Betsiboka River, which is a tributary to the Jabo River.
Known for gemmy scapolite. Located 32 km ENE of Ankazobe.

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2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Euxenite-(Y)
Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ 'Scapolite'
Description: gemmy

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘEuxenite-(Y)4.DG.05(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'Scapolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

BeBeryllium
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
YYttrium
Yⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
CeCerium
Ceⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
ThThorium
Thⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
UUranium
Uⓘ Euxenite-(Y)(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6

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African Plate
Madagascar
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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