AmblygoniteAnkiperatra No. 15, Ambatofinandrahana District, Ampandramaika-Malakialina Pegmatite Field, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar
Photo: K.E.Larsen A granite pegmatite situated 4 km N of the village Ampandramaika, W of the city Fianarantsoa in the central highland of Madagascar.
One of the few amblygonite- bearing pegmatites that are found in Madagascar.
This locality is called Ankiperatra nr 15 in Besaire (1966)
References
- Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive, p 13-14
- Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
- Besaire, H. (1966): Gites mineraux de Madagascar. Annales Geologique de Madagascar, Tananarive, Fascicule XXXIV, p 61-62
Mineral List
11 entries listed. 8 valid minerals.
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