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Rhodizite from
Manjaka (Ampatika; Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Ibity area), Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

Description
Comments:	Occurs in saccharoidal albite close to the contact with the hosting marble, and in miarolitic cavities.
Habit:	Up to 2 cm large well developed dodecahedral crystals modified by tetrahedron {111} faces
Colour:	Pale to honey yellow; colorless. Transparent to translucent
Quality of samples:	Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
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, Paris 35 , 76-84
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Albite Behierite Rubellite Spodumene
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Rhodizite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Manjaka (Ampatika; Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Ibity area), Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar

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