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Antsakoa I pegmatite, Berere Pegmatite Field, Tsaratanàna District, Betsiboka Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province, Madagascar

(Antsakoa I pegmatita, Berere, Departementa Tsaratanána, Faritra Betsiboka, Faritany Mahajanga, Madagasikara)

A granite pegmatite that has been worked for Beryl. It is now exhausted. This was the main locality in the Berere Pegmatite Field and is situated 600 m NW of the village Berere, 40km NE of Tsaratanana.



References:
- Besaire, H. (1966): Gites mineraux de Madagascar. Annales Geologique de Madagascar, Tananarive, Fascicule XXXIV, 59 + 134-135
- Giraud, P; Bertucat, M & Giraudon (1957): Etude geologique et prospection de la feuille Betandraka [P-42]1/100.00 et du champ pegmatique de Berere. Travaux Bureau Geologique nr 82, Service Geologique, Tananarive





Mineral List:
Albite
Beryl
Betafite
Columbite
Euxenite-(Y)
'Fergusonite'
Ilmenite
Liandratite (TL)
'Monazite'
Muscovite
'Perthite'
Petscheckite (TL)
Quartz
Rutile
var: Strüverite

Samarskite-(Y)
Spessartine
'Tourmaline'
Zircon


18 entries listed. 12 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).

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