Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

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Beryl : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar A single bicolored (green & colorless) beryl crystal 4,5 x 3,5 cm. Pink color due to red earth in cracks on backside. A typical habitus for Cesium-rich beryl, flattened on c. Obtained in Antsirabe in 1989. Photo & Collection: Knut Edvard Larsen.
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Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Partial crystal of Beryl (var Morganite) Size: 4 X 3 cm Collection and photo: Arliguie M
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Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Sample size: 6 X 3,5 cm Collection and photo: Arliguie M
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Danburite : CaB₂Si₂O₈
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar A transparent, termintated, 15 mm danburite crystal. The specimen was provided by Knut Edvard Larsen, and it is now in the micromount collection of OT. Ljostad (no 4756)
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Danburite : CaB₂Si₂O₈
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar A superb single terminated gem quality crystal for this species! Sherry colored and transparent, there is only slight microscopic level chipping along one edge of the termination. I cannot see this with my naked eye. An excellent example for the species! Ex Gene and Sally LaBerge collection. Ref: The Mineralogical Record 20: 191-200. Weighs ...
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Danburite : CaB₂Si₂O₈
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar A choice transparent slightly yellowish but mostly colorless single terminated matrix-less danburite crystal measuring 3.2 x 0.6 x 0.5 cm in size. No damage. Neat crystal for this locality. Ex Anna Mae Anderson collection.
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Elbaite : [Na][(Li,Al)₃][Al₆][(OH)₃\|OH\|(BO₃)₃\|Si₆O₁₈]
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Deep green Elbaite Size: 6 x 2,5 cm Collection and photo: Arliguie M
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Elbaite-Liddicoatite Series
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Gem and terminated multicolour crystal of tourmaline probably from Anjanabonoina, size 6,2 cm. Coll. "Spirifer" Geological Society. Fot. G. Bijak.
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Elbaite-Liddicoatite Series
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Four slices from one tourmaline crystal, size about 4 cm. Coll. "Spirifer" Geological Society. Fot. T. Praszkier.
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Elbaite-Liddicoatite Series
	Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Mount Ikaka, Ambohimanambola Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar A very choice single terminated loose crystal of what is most likely liddicoatite. Size: 5.3 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm
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