UranocirciteVinaninkarena Uranium deposit, Vinaninkarena Commune, Antsirabé 2 District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
Photo: Arliguie M Vinaninkarena, Kaominina Vinaninkarena, Distrikan' i Antsirabe II, Faritra Vakinankaratra, Faritanin' Antananarivo, Madagasikara
The Commisariat à l 'Energie Atomique (CEA) exploited this deposit for uranium between 1946 and 1952. It is situated about 10 km south of the city Antsirabe in the central highland of Madagascar. Uranocircite & autunite has been found in sandy argiles of plio-pleistocene origin. An extensive large plain of plio-pleistocene origin starts at the border of the Ankaratra mountain range further in the North and ends in the south at Vinankarena.
References
- Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la Minéralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive. p 69-70
- Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
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