Bekiady, Soalala District, Boeny Region, Mahajanga (Majunga) Province, Madagascar

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Cu-bearing altered basaltic rock found on a moutain close to Bekiady.

References:
- Lacroix, A. (1898): Matériaux pour la Minéralogie de Madagascar. I. Zeolites et minéraux cuprifères de Bekiady. Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 4 : 291-292
- Lacroix, A. (1922): Mineralogie de Madagascar, Tome I. Géologie-Minéralogie descriptive. A.Challamel (Éditeur), Paris. 624p
- Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871

Mineral List:

Analcime
Celadonite
Chrysocolla
Copper

Cuprite
'Gmelinite'
'Heulandite'
Malachite

Mesolite
Saponite
var: Bowlingite
'Stilbite'

11 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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