Ambatovohangy pegmatite, Vinaninony Atsimo, Faratsiho, Vakinankaratra, Madagascari
Regional Level Types | |
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Ambatovohangy pegmatite | Pegmatite |
Vinaninony Atsimo | Commune |
Faratsiho | District |
Vakinankaratra | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° South , 46° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~15km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
125725
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:125725:3
GUID (UUID V4):
62fd96da-b533-4a25-997b-1559eaf93e2f
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ambatomboahangy; Ambatobohangy; Ambatoboangy
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Ambatovohangy, Kaominin'i Vinaninony Atsimo, Distrikan'i Faratsiho, Vakinankaratra, Madagasikara
A pegmatite south of Mangabe and about 17km southwest of the town Faratsiho in the central highland of Madagascar. Enormous large betafites has been reported from this locality (Alsac 1963). Lacroix (1915) writes that the locality is located west of Ambatovoangy.
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ 'Almandine-Spessartine Series' |
ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
ⓘ 'Fergusonite' |
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup' Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n |
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)' Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
ⓘ Vermiculite Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ Zircon var. Malacon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Euxenite-(Y) | 4.DG.05 | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | var. Malacon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
ⓘ | Vermiculite | 9.EC.50 | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)' | - | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
ⓘ | 'Almandine-Spessartine Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Fergusonite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Supergroup' | - | A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n |
ⓘ | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
H | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
H | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
O | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
O | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Zircon var. Malacon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Zircon var. Malacon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Ti | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Y | Yttrium | |
Y | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon var. Malacon | Zr(SiO4) |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Nb | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Ta | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Th | Thorium | |
Th | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
U | ⓘ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Madagascar
- Ankaratra Volcanic RangeVolcanic Range
- ⭔Antananarivo ProvinceProvince
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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