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

(Tomboarivo, Kaominina Sahanivotry Manandona, Distrikan' i Antsirabe II, 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.



References:
- Besairie H. (1966): Les Gites Minéraux de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive. 34, 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'
Vermiculite
Zircon


21 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

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