CorundumGogogogo, Gogogogo Commune, Ampanihy District, Southwestern Region, Tuléar Province, Madagascar
Photo: ARLIGUIE M Gogogo, Kaominina Gogogogo, Distrikan' i Ampanihy, Faritra Atsimo Andrefana, Faritanin'i Toliary, Madagasikara
Gem mining.
Gogogogo is the name of a village and a commune north of Ampanihy in the southern part of Madagascar. Several corundum localities has been found in the area around Gogogogo. One of the most interesting, Vohitany, is located in the commune of Vohitany and not in the Commune of Gogogogo. (See
http://www.mindat.org/loc-158087.html)
References
- Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
- Giuliani, G., Fallick, A., Rakotondrazafy, M., Ohnenstetter, D., Andriamamonjy, A., Ralantoarison, T., Rakotosamizanany, S., Razanatseheno, M., Offant, Y., Garnier, V., Dunaigre, C., Schwarz, D., Mercier, A., Ratrimo, V., and Ralison, B. (2007): Oxygen isotope systematics of gem corundum deposits in Madagascar: relevance for their geological origin. Mineralium Deposita 42, 251-270.
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