Mn-bearing Fluorapatite from
Antsongombato gem mine, FKT Antsentsindrano, Andrembesoa Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Description
Comments:	A. Lacroix (1912) suggest that the blue tourmaline mentioned by Duparc et al(1910) is a misnomer for "manganapatite" which occured abundantly at the locality.
Colour:	blue; Prusse blue
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:	Common
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Lacroix, A. (1912): Sur quelques minéraux des pegmatites du Vakinankaratra (Madagascar). Bulletin de la Société française de Minéralogie 35 , 76-84
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Mn-bearing Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Antsongombato gem mine, FKT Antsentsindrano, Andrembesoa Commune, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

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