Ambondrona pegmatite, Andrembesoa Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

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Ambondrona (Ambondrono), Kaominina Andrembesoa, Distrikan' i Betafo, Faritra Vakinankaratra, Faritanin' Antananarivo, Madagasikara

A pegmatite located between the small towns of Andrembesoa and Alarobia-Bemaha, about 40 km south of Betafo in the central high land of Madagascar.
X = 451,01
Y = 656 2

References

- Behier, J. (1963): Carte minéralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
- Rakotoarisoa Nivomalala (2003): Contribution á l' etude monographique des gites pegmatitiques de la region de Betafo-Antsirabe. Interpretation structurale d' images Landsat. Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique d'Antananarivo 2003

Mineral List

'Allanite'
Beryl
Bismutite

'Columbite-Tantalite'
Microcline
var: Amazonite
'Monazite'

Pyrochlore Supergroup
var: Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)
Xenotime-(Y)
Zircon
var: Malacon

9 entries listed. 3 valid minerals.

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