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Mafilefy phlogopite mine, Ampamata, Ambovombe-Androy, Androy, Madagascari
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Mafilefy phlogopite mineMine
AmpamataCommune
Ambovombe-AndroyDistrict
AndroyRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 28' 53'' South , 45° 38' 29'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-24.48139,45.64139
GeoHash:
G#: m58kwx719
GRN:
S17E30
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Mindat Locality ID:
108438
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:108438:5
GUID (UUID V4):
ea3a8b15-9b86-4e23-b84a-8e26bf6f87b7
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Mafilefy, Kaomininan' Ampamata, Distrikan' Ambovombe-Androy, Faritr' Androy, Madagasikara


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17 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ 'Amphibole Supergroup'
Formula: AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite
Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Augite
Formula: (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜ Augite var. Fassaite
Formula: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
β“˜ Meionite
Formula: Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ 'Scapolite'
β“˜ 'Scapolite var. Wernerite'
β“˜ Sepiolite
Formula: Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Description: A large crystal of zircon has been found here(Behier 1960)

Gallery:

CaSO4β“˜ Anhydrite
CaMgSi2O6β“˜ Diopside

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Augite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
β“˜Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
β“˜Augite
var. Fassaite		9.DA.15(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Sepiolite9.EE.25Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 Β· 6H2O
β“˜Anorthite
var. Labradorite		9.FA.35(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
β“˜9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
β“˜Meionite9.FB.15Ca4Al6Si6O24CO3
Unclassified
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'Scapolite'-
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Scapolite
var. Wernerite'		-
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Oβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Oβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Naβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Naβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Naβ“˜ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Mgβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgβ“˜ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Alβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Alβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Alβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Siβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Siβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Siβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ SepioliteMg4(Si6O15)(OH)2 · 6H2O
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Clβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Caβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caβ“˜ Anorthite var. Labradorite(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Caβ“˜ MeioniteCa4Al6Si6O24CO3
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Tiβ“˜ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
FeIron
Feβ“˜ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ Augite var. Fassaite(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2

Geochronology

Mineralization age: Neoproterozoic : 589 Β± 57 Ma

Important note: This table is based only on rock and mineral ages recorded on mindat.org for this locality and is not necessarily a complete representation of the geochronology, but does give an indication of possible mineralization events relevant to this locality. As more age information is added this table may expand in the future. A break in the table simply indicates a lack of data entered here, not necessarily a break in the geologic sequence. Grey background entries are from different, related, localities.

Geologic TimeRocks, Minerals and Events
Precambrian
 Proterozoic
  Neoproterozoic
   Ediacaran
β“˜ Phlogopite589 Β± 57 Ma

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Madagascar
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Behier, Jean (1960) Contribution Γ  la minΓ©ralogie de Madagascar. Annales gΓ©ologiques de Madagascar Vol. 29. RΓ©publique Malgache
Behier, Jean (1963) Carte minΓ©ralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service GΓ©ologique de Madagascar A.1871
Majmundar, H. H. (1970) Wernerite and feldspar from Madagascar. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (4) Mineralogical Association of Canada. 740-743with analysis of wernerite from Mafilefy
Majmundar, H. H. (1971) Fassaite from Madagascar. The Canadian Mineralogist, 10 (5) 899-903with analysis of fassaite from Mafilefy
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