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Ambohibola pegmatites, Berere Pegmatite Field, Tsaratanàna District, Betsiboka Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province, Madagascar

(Ambohibola, Berere, Departementa Tsaratanána, Faritra Betsiboka, Faritany Mahajanga, Madagasikara)

A small group of beryll-Columbite subtype LCT pegmatite prospected by the Commisariat á l'Énergie in the 1950s situated around the village of Ambohibola NE of Berere.



References:
- Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive, p 14
- Behier, J. (1960): Travaux mineralogiques. In Rapport Annuel du Service Geologique pour 1960. Republique Madagascar, Tananarive. 181-199
- Behier, J. (1963): Carte minéralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
- Besaire, H. (1966): Gites mineraux de Madagascar. Annales Geologique de Madagascar, Tananarive, Fascicule XXXIV, 135





Mineral List:
Columbite
'Columbite-Tantalite'
'Monazite'
Rutile
var: Ilmenorutile

Samarskite-(Y)
Xenotime-(Y)


6 entries listed. 2 valid minerals.

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