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Vorondolo pegmatite field, Madagascari
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 7' 42'' South , 47° 5' 7'' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
250108
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250108:9
GUID (UUID V4):
3e54c1ef-d7a1-4d55-a852-996151bde68b


A geological term for a pegmatite district located Southeast of the town Antsirabe, geographically located in both the Antsirabe 2 District in the Vakinankaratra Region and in Fandriana District in the Amoron'i Mania Region. Pegmatites of Beryl-Columbite subtype occur close to the Vorondolo Massif.
Among the most known pegmatites in this Pegmatite Field is the Ialamitana pegmatites.
There are several granite pegmatites in this field. Some were exploited by the french Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) 1947-1948.

Active mining for high quality rose quartz (2001).

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6 valid minerals.

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'Almandine-Spessartine Series'
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Beryl var. Heliodor
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'K Feldspar'
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Rutile var. Ilmenorutile
Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2
Rutile var. Strüverite
Formula: (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Columbite-(Fe)4.DB.35Fe2+Nb2O6
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
var. Ilmenorutile4.DB.05(Ti,Nb)O2
var. Strüverite4.DB.05(Ti,Ta,Fe)O2
Group 9 - Silicates
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
var. Heliodor9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
'Almandine-Spessartine Series'-
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-
'K Feldspar'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Be Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O QuartzSiO2
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O HematiteFe2O3
O RutileTiO2
O Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
O Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
O Rutile var. Strüverite(Ti,Ta,Fe)O2
O Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
NaSodium
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
SiSilicon
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
TiTitanium
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Ti Rutile var. Strüverite(Ti,Ta,Fe)O2
FeIron
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
Fe Rutile var. Strüverite(Ti,Ta,Fe)O2
NbNiobium
Nb Rutile var. Ilmenorutile(Ti,Nb)O2
Nb Columbite-(Fe)Fe2+Nb2O6
TaTantalum
Ta Rutile var. Strüverite(Ti,Ta,Fe)O2

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