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Pachoud Mine (Ambatovarahina Mine), Ambatofangehana, Manandriana Commune, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar


List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
Group 2 - SULFIDES
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 3:2
Bornite2.5.2.1Cu5FeS4
AmXp, with m:p = 1:1
Covellite2.8.12.1CuS
AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:1
Chalcopyrite2.9.1.1CuFeS2
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO3)
Cerussite14.1.3.4PbCO3
Group 16a - ANHYDROUS CARBONATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
Azurite16a.2.1.1Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Malachite16a.3.1.1Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 28 - ANHYDROUS ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4
Baryte28.3.1.1BaSO4
Group 29 - HYDRATED ACID AND NORMAL SULFATES
AXO4·xH2O
Chalcanthite29.6.7.1CuSO4 · 5H2O
Group 30 - ANHYDROUS SULFATES CONTAINING HYDROXYL OR HALOGEN
(AB)m(XO4)pZq, where m:p>2:1
Brochantite30.1.3.1Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
Group 74 - PHYLLOSILICATES Modulated Layers
Modulated Layers with joined strips
Chrysocolla74.3.2.1Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O (x < 1)
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with H2O and organics
Opal75.2.1.1SiO2 · nH2O
Unclassified Minerals
'Limonite'-FeO(OH) · nH2O
'Wad
var: Cobaltian Wad'		-


13 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.

References

Lacroix, A. (1899): Matériaux pour la Minéralogie de Madagascar. IV. Brochantite d'Ambatofangehana (Province d'Ambositra). Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle 5 : 318-319

Lacroix, A. (1900): Sur les mineraux des gites métallifères de Ambatofangehana (Madagascar). Bulletin de la Société Francaise de Minéralogie 23: 248-251

Behier, J. (1960): Contribution á la mineralogie de Madagascar. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar XXIX, Tananarive. p 24 + 31

Behier, J. (1963): Carte mineralogique de Madagascar. Archive Service Géologique Madagascar. A 1871

Clair, G. (1963): Note sur les minéralisations sulfurées de la région d'Ambatofinandrahana à Madagascar. In: Comptes Rendus de la Semaine Géologique 1963. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar, Tananarive 33: 219-224 + plance 52

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