Latitude: 20°3'32"S
Longitude: 46°56'28"E
Fihadiam-bato ao Ampatsikahitra
This locality consist of three pegmatites of complex type LCT that has been worked for gem tourmalines and spodumene. It is situated NE of the village Samizaza and SW of Maharitra in the western part of the Sahatany Pegmatite Field, S of the town Antsirabe in the main highland of Madagascar.
The name "Ampasihiatra" that the locality sometimes has been refered to in literature,is a misnomer (spelling mistake).
Rakotoarison (1964) locality nr 21.
References
- Lacroix, A. (1912): Sur quelques minéraux des pegmatites du Vakinankaratra (Madagascar). Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie, Paris 35 , 76- 84 [on spodumene]
- Rakotoarison, W. (1964): Les pegmatites de la Sahatany. Archive du Service Géologique Madagascar. A.1983, p.1-39.
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