| Simmons, W. B., Pezzotta, F., Falster, A. U., Webber, K. L. (2001) Londonite, a new mineral species: the Cs-dominant analogue of rhodizite from the Antandrokomby granitic pegmatite, Madagascar. The Canadian Mineralogist, 39 (3) 747-755 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.39.3.747 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | ANALOGUE OF RHODIZITE FROM THE ANTANDROKOMBY GRANITIC PEGMATITE, MADAGASCAR WILLIAM B. SIMMONS§ Department...with rhodizite at Antandrokomby, a dike of granitic pegmatite in the Manandona valley, Antsirabe region...in the Betafo region south of Mahaiza, all in Madagascar. Londonite occurs in the inner zones and in miarolitic...microcline, quartz, albite, tourmaline (elbaite – liddicoatite – schorl series), Cs-rich beryl, spodumene,...calculated from an average of five analyses from Antandrokomby is: (Cs0.48K0.38Rb0.09Na0.03Ca0.02Mn0.01)⌺1 | | | Report (issue) | The Natural History Museum of Milan and its Madagascar Collection The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale... the museum began paleontologic fieldwork in Madagascar (upper Permian fauna and Jurassic and Cretaceous...fieldwork in Madagascar in 1996 in collaboration with other institu tions in Madagascar, Italy, and the...Pezzotta has spent a total of twenty nine months in Madagascar making geological-mineralogical surveys. In collaboration...both classic and new minerals and gemstones from Madagascar opened at the Natural History Museum in Milan | | | Journal (issue) | Rhodizite-Londonite from the Antsongombato Pegmatite, Central Madagascar Brendan M. Laurs, Federico Pezzotta...Process ratified • Alexandrite from Mananjary, Madagascar • Colorchange apatite from Kazakhstan • New emerald...68); and Steve Ulatowski of New Era Gems, Grass Valley, California, for the before-and-after sample of... RHODIZITE-LONDONITE FROM THE ANTSONGOMBATO PEGMATITE, CENTRAL MADAGASCAR By Brendan M. Laurs, Federico Pezzotta...gem-quality londonite is the Antsongombato pegmatite in central Madagascar, from which at least 300 carats of | | | Journal (issue) | west. Butte is situated in the Summit Valley, an intermontane valley at an elevation of 1,800 meters (5...Marcosson, 1957). By the winter of 1864 the Summit Valley district (Butte’s original name) had been organized...Co. Unita Unrepresented Valdemere Valley East Valley Queen Valley West Venus Vesuvius Virginius Volunteer...mentioning here. By the mid-1890’s, the Summit Valley had been more or less denuded of vegetation by...Bow Creek provided the sole drainage within the valley watershed, it became a de facto sewage system for | | | Journal (issue) | Museum Toronto, Ontario Steven R. Morehead Green Valley, AZ Donald R. Peacor University of Michigan Ann...Regularly! Alpine Mineral Company Fine Alpine and Gem Pegmatite Minerals www.alpineminerals.com e-mail: kevin@alpineminerals...tourmaline group consists of 13 species, elbaite, liddicoatite and uvite being among the most colorful. Until...colored by copper. Cuprian elbaite from the Batalha pegmatite veins, unrecognized until the 1980’s, has become...though not of such high quality; and the Khan pegmatite near Rössing, Namibia, is also high in copper | | | Book | acicular crystals of rutile (Weerth, 2004). Tonniq Valley, Skardu district, Gilgit-Baltistan [Northern Areas]...region of Alpine-type clefts along the Torrniq Valley produced small numbers of ilmenite specimens reminiscent...The thin-tabular ilmenite crystals of the Torrniq Valley also form spherical aggregates ("closed roses")...several centimeters diameter. However, many Torrniq Valley specimens labeled "ilmenite" prove upon testing...commonly seen. Mount Blanco mine near Ryan, Death Valley. The Mount Blanco borate deposit is the type locality | | | Report (volume) | Significance 317 Breccias and veins within granite or pegmatite 318 Occurrence and composition 318 Significance...Spositio, George H. Swihart, John A. Tossell, John W. Valley, David J. Waters. Assistance from John Jambor,...Kramer H (1957) Ginorite and sassolite from Death Valley, California. Am Mineral 42:56-61 Anthony JW, Bideaux...198-199 Dunn PJ, Appleman DE, Nelen JE (1977a) Liddicoatite, a new calcium end-member of the tourmaline...Gowerite, a new hydrous calcium borate, from the Death Valley region, California. Am Mineral 44:911-919 Erd RC | | | Report (volume) | MATHEMATICAL CRYSTALLOGRAPHY 16 1986 570 J.W. Valley H.P. Taylor, Jr. J.R. O'Neil STABLE ISOTOPES IN...ememeenae es 317 Breccias and veins within granite or pegmatite.................c.sceceeeeee eeeeee318 OCCUEPENCE...Spositio, George H. Swihart, John A. Tossell, John W. Valley, David J. Waters. Assistance from John Jambor,...Kramer H (1957) Ginorite and sassolite from Death Valley, California. Am Mineral 42:56-61 Anthony JW, Bideaux... 199 Dunn PJ, Appleman DE, Nelen JE (1977a) Liddicoatite, a new calcium end-member of the tourmaline | | | Book | SHAPE program available from Eric Dowty, 521 Hidden Valley Road, Kingsport, Tennessee, 37663, USA. The authors...Al)802o(OH)4*4H20, 0 Syst=? Monte Chiaro, Taro Valley, Italy. H=?, Dvv,=?, Dp=?, VHIE 08c. Veniale &...E Mon. Porcelanous white. Furnace Creek, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA. H=4.5, Djj4= 2.88,...brown. Balangero serpentinite, Lanzo massif, Lanzo Valley, Piemonte, Italy. H=?, Djjj= 2.98, D(;= 3.098,...Translucent dark blue-green, green. Sapucaia Pegmatite, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. H=6, Djjj=3.60 | | Gaines, Richard V., Skinner, H. Catherine W., Foord, Eugene E., Mason, Brian, Rosenzweig, Abraham, King, Vandall T. (1997) Dana's New Mineralogy (8th ed.) Wiley-Interscience. p.1872 | Book (edition) | Mineralogical Magazine A. LaCroix, Mineralogie de Madagascar, 1922 P. Embry and Fuller Manual of New Mineral...Mohave and Cochise Cos., AZ; Elmore, Idaho, and Valley Cos., ID; Goldfield, Esmer- 444.2 Silver 3...Wallaroo and Burra-Burra, SA, Australia; Aniseed Valley, near Nelson, New Zealand. Shaba, Zaire; Broken...Brazil, and Czech Republic; minor deposits in Madagascar, Turkey, Romania, Germany, Austria, and Sri Lanka...mines in Keweenaw Co., MI; Cashin mine, Paradox Valley, CO; Michipicoten Is., Lake Superior, ON, Canada; |
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