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Tomboarivo pegmatite, Sahanivotry Commune, Antsirabé 2 Department, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

(Tomboarivo, Kaominina Sahanivotry, Departementa Antsirabe 2, Faritra Vakinankaratra, Faritany Antananarivo, Madagasikara)

A pegmatite worked for betafite situated about 2-3 km west of the small town Sahanivotry in the Manandona valley about 30 km south of the city Antsirabe in the central highland of Madagascar.

Ref.:
- Besaire,H. (1966): Gites mineraux de Madagascar. Ann.Geol.Mad. XXXIV, p.71 + 390





Mineral List:
  • Aeschynite-(Y)
  • 'Allanite'
  • Anatase
  • Beryl
  • Betafite
  • Bismutite
  • 'Fergusonite'
  • Hematite
  • Magnetite
  • Microcline
       var: Amazonite
  • 'Monazite'
  • Quartz
  • Rutile
  • Rutile
    var: Ilmenorutile
  • Thorite
       var: Orangite
  • Titanite
  • 'Tourmaline Group'
  • Vermiculite
  • Zircon


    21 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

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