BerylBevaondrano pegmatite, Ikalamavony District, Ikalamavony Pegmatite Field, Matsiatra Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
Photo: Arliguie M Bevaondrano (Bevahondrano)
2 large granite pegmatites situated ca 25 km W for the town Ikalamavony, W of the city Fianarantsoa in the main Highland of Madagascar. They were mined for beryl. The largest of the pegmatites is embedded in a pyroxene-gneiss and measures 200 m in length and 15 m broad, and it is one of the few amblygonite- bearing pegmatites that are found in Madagascar.
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References
- Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive. p 13-14
- Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
- Pezzotta, F.(1999): Madagaskar. Das Paradies der Mineralien und Edelsteine. ExtraLapis nr 17, 61-62 [german version]
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