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Sapphire from
Andranomadio, Faratsiho, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


Locality type:Alluvial Deposit
Classification
Species:Corundum var: Sapphire
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sapphire data
Locality Data:Click here to view Andranomadio, Faratsiho, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:466984
Long-form Identifier:1:3:466984:5
GUID (UUID V4):b718e389-7ca5-4294-9141-2b29baf76c96
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isotope systematics of gem corundum deposits in Madagascar: relevance for their geological origin Gaston...d’Antananarivo, Ambohitsaina, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar Y. Offant Cerege, Europole Méditerranéen de l’Arbois...Ambaranjana Antanimora, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar ces in Madagascar to provide a gemstone geological identification...characterization. Primary corundum deposits in Madagascar are hosted in magmatic (syenite and alkali basalt)...The oxygen isotopic ratios (18O/16O) of ruby and sapphire from primary deposits are a good indicator of
 
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