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Amboasarikely, Amboasary District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar

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(Amboasarikely, Distrikan'i Amboasary, Faritra Anosy, Faritanin'i Toliary, Madagasikara)

A thorianite/phlogopite deposit located about 25 km N of the town Amboasary, and 55 km S of Tranomaro in the very Southeastern part of Madagascar; at the right side of the dirt road going from Amboasary to Tranomaro. It is also situated about 15 Km south of Ambatomika and 3 Km from the Ankerotsy mine.



References:
- Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive
- Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871
- Besairie, H. (1966): Les Gites Minéraux de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive, 34, p 397





Mineral List:
  		•  'Apatite'
    Habit: crystals often double terminated up to 12 cm long embedded in orange calcite
    Colour: green
    Reference: [Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871]
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Besairie, H. (1966): Les Gites Minéraux de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive, 34,p 397]
  		•  Thorianite
    ThO
     
    2
    Habit: Crystals up to 7mm as inclusions in orange calcite
    Reference: [Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive]


    6 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.

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