RhodiziteAmbalalehifotsy pegmatite, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
Photo: Arliguie M Ambalalehifotsy, Distrikan' i Ambatofinandrahana, Faritra Amoron'i Mania, Faritanin' i Fianarantsoa, Madagasikara
A complex type LCT pegmatite worked for gem tourmalines located about 20 km S of the town Ambatofinandrahana and close to the village Ambalamahatsara (Ambalamatzara) in the central highland of Madagascar.
References
- Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive. p. 56.
- Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
- Pezzotta, F.(1999): Madagaskar. Das Paradies der Mineralien und Edelsteine. ExtraLapis nr 17,61 [german version, short notice]
Mineral List
11 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.
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