Bazaribe, Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascari
Regional Level Types | |
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Bazaribe | Workings |
Andranondambo sapphire deposits | Group of Deposits |
Maromby | Commune |
Amboasary Sud District | District |
Anosy | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° South , 46° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
406950
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:406950:1
GUID (UUID V4):
b3ddbcea-fcc0-413c-92fc-bc03dd453cd7
Corundum deposit located 3 km south of the village of Andranondambo:
The first locality discovered in Madagascar where ruby was found in marble.
Located at the Laborde coordinates X=414344 et Y=186646
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
ⓘ 'Feldspar Group' |
ⓘ Fluorophlogopite Formula: KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
ⓘ Forsterite Formula: Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ 'Spinel Subgroup' Formula: A2+D3+2O4 |
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. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
ⓘ | Fluorophlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Spinel Subgroup' | - | A2+D3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
O | ⓘ Spinel Subgroup | A2+D23+O4 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | ⓘ Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | ⓘ Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Fluorophlogopite | KMg3(Si3Al)O10F2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Madagascar
- Anosy
- Amboasary Sud District
- Tranomaro-Maromby areaMineral Occurrence Area
- Amboasary Sud District
- ⭔Tuléar Province (Toliara)Province
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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