Apatite from
Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Ibity area), Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Description
Habit:	microscopic crystals up to 100 microns in length (Nizamoff et al 200o)
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Rarity at site:	Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Nizamoff, J.W. et al.(2000): Recent mining at the Antandrokomby pegmatite, Madagascar. 26th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium. Rocks & Minerals, july 2000
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Ibity area), Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

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