Unamed quarry, Ihosy, Ihosy Department, Horombe Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

An unamed "quarry 1 km from Ihosy" (Nicollet 1990). This refers probably to the quarry along the RN 7 about 1 km North of the town Ihosy. This quarry has earlier been referred to as "the cordierite locality" ("Le gisement de cordiérite"). A sillimanite- and cordierite-bearing gneissic rock in the Ihosy formation is quarried here for rocks to pavement and house constructions.

Refs.:
- Nicollet, Christian (1990): Occurences of grandidierite, serendibite and tourmaline near Ihosy, southern Madagascar. Mineralogical Magazine 54: 131-133
- Voileau, A. (1976?): "Madagascar. Deuxieme Partie". Le Monde et les Mineraux. vol ?: 418-421

Mineral List:

	'Albite-Anorthite Series'

	'Apatite'

	Biotite

	Cordierite

	'Garnet Group'

	Grandidierite

	'K Feldspar'

	Quartz

	Sillimanite

	Spinel

10 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.

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