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Marivolanitra pegmatite, Ambatofinandrahana Departement, Ampandramaika-Malakialina Pegmatite Field, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

A beryl and phosphate bearing pegmatite worked for beryl and columbite-tantalite, located 10 km N of Ampandramaika. Over 100 kgs large masses of triplite with many other phospates was found here
References:
- Besaire,H. (1966): Gites mineraux de Madagascar. Ann.Geol.Mad. XXXIV, p 62
- Behier, J.(1957): Les mineraux phospates de la pegmatite de Marivolanitra, Madagascar. in Commision de Coopération Technique en Afrique au Sud du Sahara (C.C.T.A.). Geologie. Comités regionaux Centre, Est et Sud. Conférence de Tananarive Avril 1957. I, 237-242
- Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive.





Mineral List:
  • Autunite
  • Barbosalite
  • Bermanite
  • Beryl
  • 'Columbite'
  • Cyrilovite
  • Dewindtite
  • Graftonite
  • 'Heterosite-Purpurite Series'
  • Hureaulite
  • Jarosite
  • Leucophosphite
  • Lipscombite
  • Lithiophilite
  • Microcline
  • Mitridatite
  • Muscovite
  • Phosphosiderite
    var: Vilateite
  • Phosphuranylite ?
  • Rockbridgeite
  • Stewartite
  • Tavorite
  • Triplite
  • Uranophane
  • Vivianite


    25 entries listed. 22 valid minerals.

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