Ilakaka Be, Ilakaka gem deposit, Ilakaka, Ihosy District, Ihorombe, Madagascari
Regional Level Types | |
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Ilakaka Be | Diggings |
Ilakaka gem deposit | Deposit |
Ilakaka | Commune |
Ihosy District | District |
Ihorombe | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
22° 44' 5'' South , 45° 18' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ranohira | 6,000 (2018) | 29.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
309433
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:309433:7
GUID (UUID V4):
281bf825-743c-4256-b1be-b354e7cc85f4
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Ilakaka Be, Fitrandrahana safiran' Ilakaka, Kaominin' Ilakaka, Distrikan' Ihosy, Faritr' Ihorombe, Madagasikara
The first find of gem sapphire along the Ilakaka River Basin was done here at Ilakaka Be in 1998.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African Plate
- Morondava basinBasin
Madagascar
- ⭔Fianarantsoa ProvinceProvince
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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