Mahatsinjo phlogopite deposit, Ranopiso, Taolañaro (Fort Dauphin), Anosy, Madagascari
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Mahatsinjo phlogopite deposit | Deposit |
Ranopiso | Commune |
Taolañaro (Fort Dauphin) | District |
Anosy | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Name in Malagasy: | Karieran'i Mahatsinjo, Kaominin'i Ranopiso, Distrikan'i Taolañaro, Faritr' Anosy, Madagasikara |
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Location is approximate, estimate based on other nearby localities. | |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 25° South , 46° East (est.) |
Margin of Error: | ~14km |
Locality type: | Deposit |
Köppen climate type: | Af : Tropical rainforest climate |
Old abandoned (pre-1950) workings in a phlogopite-bearing pyroxenite.
Several cavities with calcite, phlogopite and spinel are noted from this locality.
Besaire (1966) gives these map coordinates: X =122 Y= 422,7 (Map Sheet Behara).
Regions containing this locality
Somali Plate (Somalia Plate) | Tectonic Plate |
Tuléar Province (Toliara), Madagascar | Province |
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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â Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Besairie, H. (1966): Les Gites MinĂ©raux de Madagascar. Annales GĂ©ologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive, 34, p. 333 |
â Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Besairie, H. (1966): Les Gites MinĂ©raux de Madagascar. Annales GĂ©ologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive, 34, p. 333 |
â Spinel Formula: MgAl2O4 Reference: Besairie, H. (1966): Les Gites MinĂ©raux de Madagascar. Annales GĂ©ologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive, 34, p. 333 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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â | Spinel | 4.BB.05 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
â | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
â | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES | |||
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AB2X4 | |||
â | Spinel | 7.2.1.1 | MgAl2O4 |
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
A(XO3) | |||
â | Calcite | 14.1.1.1 | CaCO3 |
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
â | Phlogopite | 71.2.2b.1 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | â Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
O | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | â Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | â Spinel | MgAl2O4 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | â Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | â Calcite | CaCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Besairie, H. (1966): Les Gites Minéraux de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive, 34, p. 333
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