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Sakoany deposit, Katsepy Commune, Mitsinjo District, Boeny Region, Mahajanga Province (Majunga), Madagascar
Detailed Mineral List:
| Celestine |  | |
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| Formula: | SrSO4 | |
| Habit: | Blocky to elongated, tapering and pointed, sharp wellformed crystals to 15 cm. Dominant forms: prism {210} moodified by {101} and {011}, + these and {100},{001},{111},{110} | |
| Colour: | Medium blue to pale blue to colorless with a bright luster | |
| Reference: | Humbert and Labumaz (1982): La célestite de Madagascar. Monde et Mínéraux 49 (septembre-octobre 1982): 4-7; Pezzotta, F. (1999): Madagaskar. Das Paradies der Mineralien und Edelsteine. Extra Lapis nr 17, pp 53-54 (german edition) | |
| Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Celestine from Sakoany deposit, Katsepy Commune, Mitsinjo District, Boeny Region, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar | ||
1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.
References
- Besaire, H. (1972): Géologie de Madagascar. I. Les terrains sédimentaires. Annales Géologiques de Madagascar. Tananarive, 35, p 203. [a short notice]
- Ratsimbazafy, J.R. (1973): Quelques considerations sur le gisement de celestite de Sakoany. Rapport Annuel du service geologique (?)1973, Tananarive, pp 125-130.
- Humbert and Labumaz (1982): La célestite de Madagascar. Monde et Mínéraux 49 (septembre-octobre 1982): 4-7.
- Pezzotta, F. (1999): Madagaskar. Das Paradies der Mineralien und Edelsteine. Extra Lapis nr 17, 88-89. [German edition]
- Wilson, W.E. (2010): The Sakoany Celestine Deposit. Mineralogical Record. 41:405-416
- Ratsimbazafy, J.R. (1973): Quelques considerations sur le gisement de celestite de Sakoany. Rapport Annuel du service geologique (?)1973, Tananarive, pp 125-130.
- Humbert and Labumaz (1982): La célestite de Madagascar. Monde et Mínéraux 49 (septembre-octobre 1982): 4-7.
- Pezzotta, F. (1999): Madagaskar. Das Paradies der Mineralien und Edelsteine. Extra Lapis nr 17, 88-89. [German edition]
- Wilson, W.E. (2010): The Sakoany Celestine Deposit. Mineralogical Record. 41:405-416
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Locality Updated: Santa Cruz, ArgentinaFrom Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry, 21st May 2013 00:32:55