Ambondromamy, Ambato-Boeni, Boeny, Madagascari
Regional Level Types | |
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Ambondromamy | Commune |
Ambato-Boeni | District |
Boeny | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
16° 26' 12'' South , 47° 9' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
439550
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:439550:1
GUID (UUID V4):
ad7c15d6-818f-492d-9e51-a256efebf48d
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Kaominin' Ambondromamy, Distrikan' Ambato-Boeni, Faritr'i Boeny, Madagasikara
Ambondromamy is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambato-Boeni, which is a part of Boeny Region.
Ambondromamy is situated at the intersection of the Route Nationale 6 (to Diego Suarez - 706 km) and Route Nationale 4 (Mahajanga - Antananarivo (450 km)).
No OSM map available.
Coordinates are for the centre of the commune.
Numerous septarian nodules (locally named "vatovondraka") are found in layers of the Lower Cretaceous Series (Valanginian) in the Ambondomamy commune. These are extracted and polished in spheres or as egg shapes, sold at the mineral markets in the capital and exported worldwide.
A number of species of dinosaurs and fossils of a kind of prehistoric crocodile (Razanandrongobe sakalavae) were discovered in Ambondromamy and Ambondromahabo, a village that belongs to this municipality.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities1 valid mineral.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
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ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Other Databases
Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambondromamy |
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Wikidata ID: | Q2842315 |
Localities in this Region
- Boeny
- Ambato-Boeni
- Ambondromamy
- Ambato-Boeni
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
African Plate
- Majunga basinBasin
Madagascar
- ⭔Mahajanga Province (Majunga)Province
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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