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Ankiperatra No. 15, Ambatofinandrahana District, Ampandramaika-Malakialina Pegmatite Field, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar

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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




Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
  		• Quartz4.DA.05
    SiO
     
    2
    Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
  		• Bismutite5.BE.25
    (BiO)
     
    2
    		CO
     
    3
    Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
  		• Amblygonite8.BB.05
    LiAl[(F,OH)|PO
     
    4
    		]
    Group 9 - Silicates
  		• Albite9.FA.35
    Na[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
  		• Beryl9.CJ.05
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
  		• Biotite9..
  		• Muscovite9.EC.15
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
  		• Spessartine9.AD.25
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Unclassified Minerals
  		• Lepidolite-
  		• 'Tourmaline'-
      'var: Rubellite'-


    11 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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