| Locality type: | Commune |
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| Species: | 'Scapolite' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Dealer/Collection Label |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Titanite | ⓘ2 photos of Scapolite associated with Titanite at this locality. |
| Zircon | 1 photo of Scapolite associated with Zircon at this locality. |
| Diopside | 1 photo of Scapolite associated with Diopside at this locality. |
| Calcite | 1 photo of Scapolite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Scapolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1287345 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1287345:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 3e3ab699-6c59-40d1-80bc-f209e679fa4f |
| Localities for Scapolite in this Region |
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| Ambonaivo Group, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Ambonaivo thorianite deposit, Ambonaivo Group, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Andranondambo phlogopite deposit, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Andriandambo thorianite deposit, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Belafa area, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Andoloabo 1 thorianite deposit, Belafa area, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Andrambohetra thorianite deposit, Belafa area, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Belafa West thorianite deposit, Belafa area, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Marosohy thorianite deposit, Belafa area, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Besakoa, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| N-W Maromby, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Nearest other occurrences of Scapolite |
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| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘBelafa area, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| 6.2km (3.8 miles) | ⓘMarosohy thorianite deposit, Belafa area, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| 7.6km (4.7 miles) | ⓘAndranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| 24.5km (15.2 miles) | ⓘAmbindandrakemba Mine, Ambindandrakemba, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| 25.3km (15.7 miles) | ⓘAndakato thorianite deposit (Ambindandrakemba 2), Ambindandrakemba, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| 35.2km (21.8 miles) | ⓘMorafeno thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| 37.7km (23.4 miles) | ⓘAmboanemba thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| 40.9km (25.4 miles) | ⓘKotovelo thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| 44.0km (27.4 miles) | ⓘIlapality thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| 50.3km (31.3 miles) | ⓘAmboasarikely, Behara, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | of S-E Madagascar Received: 18 August 1994 y Accepted: 12 October 1995 Abstract In Madagascar, hibonite...skarns, leucocratic segregations made up of CO3 -scapolite to meionite (Anequivalent589–95% which implies...consisting of scapolite (Aneq577–88) and aluminous diopside. During stage 2 of metasomatism, scapolite from the...altered to anorthite1calcite while the less calcic scapolite remained stable which indicates T©8008 C. Hibonite...Université de Tananarive, B.P. 906, Antananarivo, Madagascar B. Moine (✉) Laboratoire de Minéralogie, UA |  | | Journal (issue) | | P BC Synthetics Retrospective . . . Scapolite from Madagascar . . . Pietersite from China and Namibia...______________ pg. 262 274 Yellow Scapolite from Ihosy, Madagascar Margherita Superchi, Federico Pezzotta...Gambini, and Emanuela Castaman Characterizes scapolite from this locality and examines established methods...heliodor from Indochina • Dark blue aquamarine from Madagascar • Diopside from Pakistan • Record-breaking emerald...central France • Sapphire mining in southern Madagascar • A strongly thermoluminescent spodumene • “Neon” |  | | Journal (issue) | | sapphire fluid inclusion • Iridescent inclusions in scapolite • Halo in Sri Lankan taaffeite • Quarterly crystal:...2016 • Blue sapphire rush in Madagascar • Red cordierite from Madagascar • Corundum from Muling, China...for example, in Sri Lanka, India, Tanzania, and Madagascar (Menon et al., 1994; Gunaratne and Dissanayake...for slightly greenish yellow chrysoberyls from Madagascar and Sri Lanka (Witthayarat and Thanasuthipitak...as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, China, Nigeria, Madagascar, and Scot- GEMS & GEMOLOGY SPRING 2016 ABSORPTION |
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Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar