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Ambonaivo Group, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascari
Regional Level Types
Ambonaivo GroupGroup of Workingses
MarombyCommune
Amboasary Sud DistrictDistrict
AnosyRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° South , 46° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~26km
Type:
Group of Workingses
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
131198
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131198:6
GUID (UUID V4):
53d5072a-496e-4e8b-a208-e4016f91e923
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Groupe d'Ambonaivo
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Ambonaivo, Kaominin'i Maromby, Distrikan' Amboasary Atsimo, Faritr' Anosy, Madagasikara


Located a few km north of the village Maromby. The name Ambonaivo group (J.Behier (1960)) covers several small thorianite workings.

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10 valid minerals.

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'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chevkinite Group'
Description: J.Behier (1963) uses the name and spelling "tscheffkinite".
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
'Davidite'
Description: J.Behier (1963) uses the variety name "mazuvite".
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Hibonite
Formula: CaAl12O19
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Scapolite'
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Thorianite
Formula: ThO2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

Zr(SiO4) Zircon

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Hibonite4.CC.45CaAl12O19
Thorianite4.DL.05ThO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
'Davidite'-
'Scapolite'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Chevkinite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
O CalciteCaCO3
O CorundumAl2O3
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O HiboniteCaAl12O19
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O ThorianiteThO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al HiboniteCaAl12O19
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
ClChlorine
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca HiboniteCaAl12O19
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
ThThorium
Th ThorianiteThO2

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