Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascari
Regional Level Types | |
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Manjaka | Pegmatite |
Sahatany Valley | Valley |
Ibity | Commune |
Antsirabe II District | District |
Vakinankaratra | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Ibity area), Madagascar
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 5' 31'' South , 46° 57' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Antsirabe | 186,253 (2018) | 26.3km |
Betafo | 29,785 (2018) | 31.0km |
Soanindrariny | 21,000 (2018) | 35.7km |
Fandriana | 31,437 (2018) | 46.9km |
Ambatofinandrahana | 25,997 (2018) | 53.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
2271
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:2271:5
GUID (UUID V4):
8a9c58dd-29ca-4263-b833-b8b74c092cc9
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ampakita; Sahananana
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Manjaka, Lohasahan'i Sahatany, Kaominin' Alatsinainy Ibity, Distrikan' Antsirabe II, Vakinankaratra, Madagasikara
An elbaite-subtype granite pegmatite hosted in a dolomite marble and a Mg-rich, calc-silicate rock.
One of the most famous of the more than 100 pegmatites in the Sahatany Pegmatite Field. It is situated in a ravine about 2 km W of the village of Ihasy in the Sahatany Valley, about 25 km SW of the town of Antsirabe. It is sometimes labelled as "Manjaka, Mt. Ibity". Mt. Ibity or the Ibity Massif forms the eastern border of the Sahatany Pegmatite Field.
Duparc et al. (1911) and A. Lacroix (1911) erroneously called the locality "Ampakita" (Bulletin de la Société Française de Minéralogie, 34, 131-139). The locals now refer to the site as "Sahananana".
A complex LCT pegmatite is hosted in marble and has been worked for gem tourmaline since the beginning of the 20th century. The pegmatite body is now exhausted. Numerous minerals have been found, mostly in the many miarolitic cavities in the pegmatite.
An Al-rich tourmaline with unit cell parameters a =15.777 Å and c =7.086 Å is reported by Ertl et al. (2008).
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42 valid minerals. 2 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
Rock Types Recorded
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(Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH)ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | 'Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite' | 4.. | (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4 |
ⓘ | '' | 4.. | (Ta,Nb,Sn,Fe,Mn)4O8 |
ⓘ | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
ⓘ | Chrysoberyl | 4.BA.05 | BeAl2O4 |
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Opal var. Opal-AN | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O |
ⓘ | 4.DA.10 | SiO2 · nH2O | |
ⓘ | Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
ⓘ | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 | |
ⓘ | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Rhodochrosite | 5.AB.05 | MnCO3 |
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ | Bismutite ? | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
Group 6 - Borates | |||
ⓘ | Béhierite (TL) | 6.AC.15 | (Ta5+,Nb5+)(BO4) |
ⓘ | Londonite | 6.GC.05 | (Cs,K,Rb)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
ⓘ | Rhodizite | 6.GC.05 | (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Lithiophilite | 8.AB.10 | LiMn2+PO4 |
ⓘ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
ⓘ | Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | Ca5(PO4)3F |
ⓘ | var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | 8.BN.05 | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Phenakite | 9.AA.05 | Be2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon | 9.AD.30 | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
ⓘ | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) | |
ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Boralsilite | 9.BD.30 | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
ⓘ | Vránaite (TL) | 9.BD.40 | Al16B4Si4O38 |
ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
ⓘ | Darrellhenryite | 9.CK. | Na(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
ⓘ | Fluor-elbaite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
ⓘ | Uvite | 9.CK.05 | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
ⓘ | Fluor-uvite | 9.CK.05 | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
ⓘ | Fluor-dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
ⓘ | Elbaite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
ⓘ | Magnesio-lucchesiite | 9.CK.05 | CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
ⓘ | Oxy-dravite | 9.CK.05 | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Bityite | 9.EC.35 | CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Manandonite | 9.ED.15 | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
ⓘ | Danburite | 9.FA.65 | CaB2Si2O8 |
ⓘ | Pollucite | 9.GB.05 | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Scapolite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Supergroup' | - | A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n |
ⓘ | 'Dravite-Uvite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Londonite-Rhodizite Series' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ | 'var. Rubellite' | - | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
ⓘ | 'Lepidolite' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)' ? | - | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
ⓘ | 'Psilomelane' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
H | ⓘ Bityite | CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
H | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
H | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
H | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
H | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
H | ⓘ Fluor-dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
H | ⓘ Darrellhenryite | Na(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
H | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
H | ⓘ Magnesio-lucchesiite | CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
H | ⓘ Uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | ⓘ Bityite | CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 |
Li | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Li | ⓘ Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
Li | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
Li | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Li | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Li | ⓘ Darrellhenryite | Na(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Be | Beryllium | |
Be | ⓘ Bityite | CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 |
Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Be | ⓘ Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
Be | ⓘ Phenakite | Be2SiO4 |
Be | ⓘ Rhodizite | (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
Be | ⓘ Londonite | (Cs,K,Rb)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Béhierite | (Ta5+,Nb5+)(BO4) |
B | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
B | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
B | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
B | ⓘ Rhodizite | (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
B | ⓘ Boralsilite | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
B | ⓘ Londonite | (Cs,K,Rb)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
B | ⓘ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
B | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
B | ⓘ Fluor-dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
B | ⓘ Darrellhenryite | Na(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
B | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
B | ⓘ Vránaite | Al16B4Si4O38 |
B | ⓘ Magnesio-lucchesiite | CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
B | ⓘ Uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Béhierite | (Ta5+,Nb5+)(BO4) |
O | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
O | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
O | ⓘ Bityite | CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
O | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
O | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
O | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
O | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
O | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
O | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
O | ⓘ Phenakite | Be2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rhodizite | (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
O | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline var. Rubellite | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | ⓘ Boralsilite | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
O | ⓘ Londonite | (Cs,K,Rb)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
O | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite | (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4 |
O | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
O | ⓘ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
O | ⓘ Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
O | ⓘ Fluor-dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
O | ⓘ Darrellhenryite | Na(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
O | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
O | ⓘ Vránaite | Al16B4Si4O38 |
O | ⓘ Magnesio-lucchesiite | CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
O | ⓘ Uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
F | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
F | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
F | ⓘ Fluor-dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
F | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Na | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Na | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Na | ⓘ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Na | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Na | ⓘ Fluor-dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Na | ⓘ Darrellhenryite | Na(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Mg | ⓘ Fluor-dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Mg | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Mg | ⓘ Magnesio-lucchesiite | CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Mg | ⓘ Uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Bityite | CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | ⓘ Chrysoberyl | BeAl2O4 |
Al | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Al | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
Al | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Al | ⓘ Rhodizite | (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
Al | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Al | ⓘ Boralsilite | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
Al | ⓘ Londonite | (Cs,K,Rb)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
Al | ⓘ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Al | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Al | ⓘ Fluor-dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Al | ⓘ Darrellhenryite | Na(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Al | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Al | ⓘ Vránaite | Al16B4Si4O38 |
Al | ⓘ Magnesio-lucchesiite | CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Al | ⓘ Uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Bityite | CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
Si | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Si | ⓘ Opal var. Opal-AN | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Manandonite | Li2Al4(Si2AlB)O10(OH)8 |
Si | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | ⓘ Opal | SiO2 · nH2O |
Si | ⓘ Phenakite | Be2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | ⓘ Boralsilite | Al16B6O30(Si2O7) |
Si | ⓘ Oxy-dravite | Na(Al2Mg)(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Si | ⓘ Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Fluor-elbaite | Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Si | ⓘ Fluor-dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Si | ⓘ Darrellhenryite | Na(Al2Li)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Si | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Si | ⓘ Vránaite | Al16B4Si4O38 |
Si | ⓘ Magnesio-lucchesiite | CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Si | ⓘ Uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
P | ⓘ Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
P | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
P | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Rhodizite | (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
K | ⓘ Londonite | (Cs,K,Rb)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Bityite | CaLiAl2(AlBeSi2O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Danburite | CaB2Si2O8 |
Ca | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite | Ca5(PO4)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Fluor-uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F |
Ca | ⓘ Magnesio-lucchesiite | CaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O |
Ca | ⓘ Uvite | CaMg3(Al5Mg)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | ⓘ Lithiophilite | LiMn2+PO4 |
Mn | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Mn | ⓘ Fluorapatite var. Manganese-bearing Fluorapatite | (Ca,Mn2+)5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH) or Ca5([P,Mn5+]O4)3(F,Cl,OH) |
Mn | ⓘ Rhodochrosite | MnCO3 |
Mn | ⓘ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mn | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite | (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite | (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4 |
Rb | Rubidium | |
Rb | ⓘ Londonite | (Cs,K,Rb)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Zr | ⓘ Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
Nb | Niobium | |
Nb | ⓘ Béhierite | (Ta5+,Nb5+)(BO4) |
Nb | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Nb | ⓘ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
Nb | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite | (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4 |
Nb | ⓘ Rutile var. Niobium-bearing Rutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
Cs | Caesium | |
Cs | ⓘ Pollucite | (Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O |
Cs | ⓘ Rhodizite | (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
Cs | ⓘ Londonite | (Cs,K,Rb)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
Ce | Cerium | |
Ce | ⓘ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
Hf | Hafnium | |
Hf | ⓘ Zircon var. Hafnian Zircon | (Zr,Hf)SiO4 |
Ta | Tantalum | |
Ta | ⓘ Béhierite | (Ta5+,Nb5+)(BO4) |
Ta | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Ta | ⓘ Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
Ta | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite | (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4 |
W | Tungsten | |
W | ⓘ Ixiolite-(Mn2+)-Ixiolite-(Fe2+) Series var. Wolframoixiolite | (Nb,W,Ta,Fe,Mn)2O4 |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | ⓘ Bismuth | Bi |
Bi | ⓘ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
U | Uranium | |
U | ⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Madagascar
- Ankaratra Volcanic RangeVolcanic Range
- ⭔Antananarivo ProvinceProvince
- Sahatany Pegmatite Field (Mt Ibity area)Pegmatite Field
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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References
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Novák, Milan, Cempírek, Jan, Gadas, Petr, Škoda, Radek, Vašinová Galiová, Michaela, Pezzotta, Federico, Groat, Lee A. (2015) Boralsilite and Li, Be-bearing "Boron Mullite" Al8B2Si2O19, Breakdown products of spodumene from the Manjaka pegmatite, Sahatany valley, Madagascar. The Canadian Mineralogist, 53 (2) 357-374 doi:10.3749/canmin.1400092
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