Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

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Aeschynite-(Y) : (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆
	Tomboarivo pegmatite, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar 2 endings crystals with 2 differents terminaisons Size: 1,3 X 1,2 AND 1,6 X 1 cm Collection and photo: M Arliguie
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Aeschynite-(Y) : (Y,Ca,Fe,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆
	Tomboarivo pegmatite, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Crystal size: 1 x 0,6 cm Collection and photo: Arliguie M
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Allanite-(Ce) : {CaCe}{Al₂Fe²⁺}[O\|OH\|SiO₄\|Si₂O₇]
	Antanetinilapa (Estatoby), Sahatany Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Bity (Ibity) area), Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar A part of an allanite-(Ce) crystal coated by a brownish alteration layer (probably bastnäsite) and embedded in microcline. The visible part of the crystal measures 3,5 x 1 cm. Found at the dumps in 1996. Photo & collection: Knut Edvard Larsen
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Almandine : Fe²⁺₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Almandine with 2 different xl forms on one xl (dodecahedron, hexoctahedron). 3 xls on matrix: 1,8x1,3x1,5 cm, 1,2x1,2x1 cm, 0,9x0,7x0,5 cm. Overal size is 3,5 x 2 x 2 cm.
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Almandine-Spessartine Series
	Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Garnets - almandine-spessartine series -(medium size of crystals 1,5 cm) in pegmatitic matrix - Ex Garzetti - Jan 2000
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Almandine-Spessartine Series
	Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar A 4.7 by 3.9 cms specimen with a 1.4 cms crystal perched on top. John Sobolewski specimen and photograph.
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Almandine-Spessartine Series
	Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Almandine garnet. Very good 1x1 cm XL. Overall matrix size 3 x 2,5 x 2 cm.
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Almandine-Spessartine Series
	Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Almandine 3 x 2 x 2 cm with 1,8 cm xl.
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Almandine-Spessartine Series
	Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar 6.4 x 6.3 x 6.1 cm. This is not Pakistani, but a huge and fine Madagascar garnet - almost 2.5 cm across! It has super luster, sharp faces and deep burgundy color. And, it is isolated right in the top-middle of the contrasting matrix, so it shows very dramatically. This super garnet is out of the garnet collection of Bill Larson.
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Almandine-Spessartine Series
	Ialamitana, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar 2.1 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm. A sharp, textbook crystal of spessartine, not your usual Pakistani one but an uncommon one from Madagascar. It is perched on a perfectly-trimmed natural "base" of matrix. The crystal itself measures 1.4 cm. It is shown here under natural light, but under strong light you can see flashes of red - it is actually a deep red all ...
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