LiandratiteAntsakoa I pegmatite, Berere Pegmatite Field, Tsaratanàna District, Betsiboka Region, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar
Photo: 2008, JGW Antsakoa I, Pegmatitan' i Berere, Distrikan' i Tsaratanána, Faritra Betsiboka, Faritanin' i 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 Betrandraka [P-42]1/100.00 et du champ pegmatique de Berere. Travaux Bureau Geologique nr 82, Service Geologique, Tananarive
- Mücke, A. & Strunz, H. (1978): Petscheckite and liandratite, two new pegmatite minerals from Madagascar. American Mineralogist 63: 941-946
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