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Madagascar
Madagasikara
Madagascar is presently divided in 6 autonomous provinces (Faritany mizaka tena) and 22 regions (Faritra). This political division was created in 2004. A hierarchical division would be:
Fokotany (an elder political unit; the smallest community unit, often abbreviated as FKT), Kaominina (= Commune), District (earlier called Fivondronana, abbreviated FIV, then also in a short period Departements), Faritra (Regions), and Faritany (Provinces).
An example: Take the Antsongombato gem mine - which recently has produced large and nice crystals of londonite/rhodizite. In the literature and on many labels it says: "Antsongombato, 25 km SW of Mahaiza, Betafo-Antsirabe area, Madagascar". This is correct but more a description.
Using the country's own geographical and political division, the locality should have been labeled: "Antsongombato gem mine, FKT Antsentsindrano, Andrembesoa Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar".
This (place name, FKT, Commune, District, Faritra, Province, Madagascar) should be the "right" hierarchy. This is very difficult to do in all cases, in lack of detailed maps that reflect this divison.
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Madagascar 2011 by Ibrahim JameelMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities519 entries listed. 323 valid minerals. 12 type localities (valid minerals). 1 type locality (other).
Localities in this Region
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References
Cortese, E. (1887): Osservazioni geognostiche sul Madagascar. Bollettino del R. Comitato Geologico. 5-6: 181-191.
Cortese, E. (1887): Una escursione al Madagascar dell'ingegnere E. Cortese. Bollettino del R. Comitato Geologico. 3-4: 129-134.
Cortese, E. (1888): Appunti geologici sull'isola di Madagascar. Bollettino del R. Comitato Geologico. 3-4.
Lacroix A. (1893-1913): Minéralogie de la France et des colonies. Libraire Polytechnique Baudry et Cie, Paris.
Peres, H. (1902): The Development of the Gold Deposits of Madagascar (Exploitaton des Gisements Auriferes a Madagascar). Memoires de la Société des Ingenénieurs Civils de France - April, 1902.
Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses Colonies (vol. 4, partie 2). Librairie Polytechnique, Paris, France.
Lacroix, A. (1912): Les richesses minérals de Madagascar. Conference à l'Ecole Coloniale. 23.12.1912. Revue politique et litéraire, Paris.
Gratap, L.P. (1916): Some minerals from Madagascar as described in prof. A. Lacroix's Mineralogie de la France et ses colonies. American Mineralogist 1: 17-34 + plate II
Lacroix, A. (1922) Minéralogie de Madagascar. Tome 2. Minéralogie appliquée, lithologie. Augustin Challamel (Éditeur), Paris.
Lacroix, A. (1922): Mineralogie de Madagascar, Tome I. Géologie-Minéralogie descriptive. A.Challamel (Éditeur), Paris. 624p
Behier, J. (1957): Mineraux nouvellement trouves dans les pegmatites de Madagascar. in Commision de Coopération Technique en Afrique au Sud du Sahara (C.C.T.A.). Geologie. Comités regionaux Centre, Est et Sud. Conférence de Tananarive Avril 1957. I, 135-138
Giraud, P. (1957): Les champs pegmatitiques de Madagascar. in Commision de Coopération Technique en Afrique au Sud du Sahara (C.C.T.A.). Geologie. Comités regionaux Centre, Est et Sud. Conférence de Tananarive Avril 1957. I, 139-150
Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la Minéralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive, 78p.
Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
Murdock T. G. (1963): Mineral resources of the Malagasy Republic. US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Information Circular 8196
Besairie, H. (1966): Les Gites Minéraux de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive, 34, 92p.
Augé, T. and Legendre, O. (1992): Platinum-iron nuggets from alluvial deposits in eastern Madagascar. Canadian Mineralogist: 30: 983-1004.
Pezzotta, F. (1999): Madagaskar Ein Paradies voll mit Mineralien und Edelsteinen. ExtraLapis, 17, 96p. [german version]
Pezzotta, F. (2001): Madagascar, a Mineral and gemstone Paradise. Extra Lapis English 1. [english version]
Pezzotta, F., Pagano R. (2005): Madagascar. Breve storia della ricerca mineralogica. Rivista Mineralogical Italiana. 30 (2): 76-86
Cortese, E. (1887): Una escursione al Madagascar dell'ingegnere E. Cortese. Bollettino del R. Comitato Geologico. 3-4: 129-134.
Cortese, E. (1888): Appunti geologici sull'isola di Madagascar. Bollettino del R. Comitato Geologico. 3-4.
Lacroix A. (1893-1913): Minéralogie de la France et des colonies. Libraire Polytechnique Baudry et Cie, Paris.
Peres, H. (1902): The Development of the Gold Deposits of Madagascar (Exploitaton des Gisements Auriferes a Madagascar). Memoires de la Société des Ingenénieurs Civils de France - April, 1902.
Lacroix, A. (1910): Minéralogie de la France et de ses Colonies (vol. 4, partie 2). Librairie Polytechnique, Paris, France.
Lacroix, A. (1912): Les richesses minérals de Madagascar. Conference à l'Ecole Coloniale. 23.12.1912. Revue politique et litéraire, Paris.
Gratap, L.P. (1916): Some minerals from Madagascar as described in prof. A. Lacroix's Mineralogie de la France et ses colonies. American Mineralogist 1: 17-34 + plate II
Lacroix, A. (1922) Minéralogie de Madagascar. Tome 2. Minéralogie appliquée, lithologie. Augustin Challamel (Éditeur), Paris.
Lacroix, A. (1922): Mineralogie de Madagascar, Tome I. Géologie-Minéralogie descriptive. A.Challamel (Éditeur), Paris. 624p
Behier, J. (1957): Mineraux nouvellement trouves dans les pegmatites de Madagascar. in Commision de Coopération Technique en Afrique au Sud du Sahara (C.C.T.A.). Geologie. Comités regionaux Centre, Est et Sud. Conférence de Tananarive Avril 1957. I, 135-138
Giraud, P. (1957): Les champs pegmatitiques de Madagascar. in Commision de Coopération Technique en Afrique au Sud du Sahara (C.C.T.A.). Geologie. Comités regionaux Centre, Est et Sud. Conférence de Tananarive Avril 1957. I, 139-150
Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la Minéralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive, 78p.
Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
Murdock T. G. (1963): Mineral resources of the Malagasy Republic. US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Information Circular 8196
Besairie, H. (1966): Les Gites Minéraux de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive, 34, 92p.
Augé, T. and Legendre, O. (1992): Platinum-iron nuggets from alluvial deposits in eastern Madagascar. Canadian Mineralogist: 30: 983-1004.
Pezzotta, F. (1999): Madagaskar Ein Paradies voll mit Mineralien und Edelsteinen. ExtraLapis, 17, 96p. [german version]
Pezzotta, F. (2001): Madagascar, a Mineral and gemstone Paradise. Extra Lapis English 1. [english version]
Pezzotta, F., Pagano R. (2005): Madagascar. Breve storia della ricerca mineralogica. Rivista Mineralogical Italiana. 30 (2): 76-86
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