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Pezzottaite from
Sakavalana mine, Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pezzottaite
Formula:Cs(Be2Li)Al2(Si6O18)
Comments:Found in a large miarolitic cavity containing large crystals of citrine quartz, green amazonite, albite, green-to pink spodumene and multicolored liddicoatite.
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Schorlⓘ25 photos of Pezzottaite associated with Schorl at this locality.
Albiteⓘ20 photos of Pezzottaite associated with Albite at this locality.
Elbaiteⓘ12 photos of Pezzottaite associated with Elbaite at this locality.
Tourmalineⓘ8 photos of Pezzottaite associated with Tourmaline at this locality.
Quartzⓘ6 photos of Pezzottaite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Chiavenniteⓘ4 photos of Pezzottaite associated with Chiavennite at this locality.
Lepidoliteⓘ3 photos of Pezzottaite associated with Lepidolite at this locality.
Cleavelanditeⓘ2 photos of Pezzottaite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pezzottaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sakavalana mine, Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (173 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:217999
Long-form Identifier:1:3:217999:5
GUID (UUID V4):13abda58-534a-489c-bf02-9d96ec50a022
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com Pezzottaite Sakavalana Mine, Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro Commune Ambatofinandrahana District Fianarantsoa...Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar C esium-rich beryl has been known for a long time, and occurrences are...some to 6 cm across, from miners in southern Madagascar. Although these crystals were beryl-like in habit...were originally identified by a French dealer in Madagascar as “bixbite,” an outdated term for a red variety...Commission officially accepted the mineral species pezzottaite. It is named for Dr. Federico Pezzotta, hon138
Report (issue)
Cs(Be2Li)Al2Si6O18 Pezzottaite Crystal Data: Hexagonal. Point Group: 3 2/m. As hexagonal tabular crystals...X-ray Powder Pattern: Sakavalana pegmatite, Fianarantsoa province, central Madagascar. 3.271 (100), 2.871...14 0.28 101.54 (1) Sakavalana pegmatite, Fianarantsoa province, central Madagascar; laser ablation ICP...Distribution: From the Sakavalana pegmatite, Ampandramaika-Malakialina pegmatite district, a few kilometers...kilometers northwest of Ambatovita village, Fianarantsoa province, central Madagascar. Also reported from Afghanistan
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
granitic pegmatites? Clues from hybrid pegmatites in Madagascar Robert F. Martin,1,* Caterina De Vito,2 and Federico...granitic pegmatite in Madagascar. The NYF assemblages there and at the Sakavalana and Anjahamiary pegmatites...Anjanabonoina has a ή18O value above 15‰, and that at Sakavalana, close to 13‰, indicative of formation of the...geochemistry, trace elements, Anjanabonoina, Sakavalana, Madagascar Introduction A K-dominant alkali feldspar...gem-bearing granitic pegmatites in central and southern Madagascar. Background information Anorogenic granites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Published online May 2010 Luminescent centres in pezzottaite, CsBe2LiAl2Si6O18 GÉRARD PANCZER1,*, MICHAEL...Abstract: Pezzottaite, CsBe2LiAl2Si6O18, is a rare new pink mineral found in central Madagascar and Afghanistan...non-luminescent mineral under UV light. However, pezzottaite shows several laser-induced red emissions and...Key-words: luminescence, LIBS, trace elements, pezzottaite, Fe3ĂŸ, Cr3ĂŸ, TlĂŸ. 1. Introduction The occurrence...2002 in the Sakavalana pegmatite deposit at Ambatovita in the central highlands of Madagascar (Simmons et
Journal (issue)
synthetic diamonds. pg. 269 284 Pezzottaite from Ambatovita, Madagascar: A New Gem Mineral Brendan M....Gem-quality corundum from Colombia ‱ Emeralds from Madagascar with strong blue/green dichroism ‱ Peruvian blue...materials are red beryl and the new mineral pezzottaite, both of which are featured in this issue. The...beryl in the world: the Ruby Violet (or Red Beryl) mine in Utah’s Wah Wah Mountains. Shown here is a unique...& GEMOLOGY WINTER 2003 283 PEZZOTTAITE FROM AMBATOVITA, MADAGASCAR: A NEW GEM MINERAL Brendan M. Laurs
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
3749/canmin.1500075 Cs-BEARING BERYL EVOLVING TO PEZZOTTAITE FROM THE JULIANNA PEGMATITIC SYSTEM, SW POLAND...compositions at the crystal rims evolving to pezzottaite, i.e., a Cs-dominant mineral of the beryl group...residual melt with high contents of fluxes and pezzottaite from hydrothermal fluids with Cs concentrations...confirmed occurrence of pezzottaite worldwide. The mineral, similarly to pezzottaite in the type occurrence...occurrence in Madagascar, formed in a pegmatite with a hybrid NYF ĂŸ LCT signature. Keywords: Pezzottaite, beryl
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Italy; Telemark, Norway; Utö, Sweden; and Ambatovita, Madagascar, were chosen for crystal-structure analysis...pegmatite, granite pegmatite, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Madagascar. INTRODUCTION Chiavennite was described as a...reported by Langhof et al. (2000) and in Ambatovita, Madagascar by Pezzotta et al. (2005). Recently the...Norway as well as the two localities in Sweden and Madagascar. Proterozoic pegmatite with a typical lithium...lithium and phosphate assemblage. Sample ‘‘Ambatovita’’ (chiavennite) Sample ‘‘Chiavenna’’ (chiavennite)
Report (issue)
The Best of the Rockies Tony Potucek Page 11 Pezzottaite Federico Pezzatta Page 26 Mount Antero: The...Jacobson Page 14 Crystal Structure of Beryl and Pezzottaite William "Skip" Simmons and Alexander Falster...Addresses Right: Aquamarine Rough from Marijao, Madagascar is sorted in a workshop in Idar-Oberstein, Germany...indialite (page 10), and the newly discovered pezzottaite (page 11). The most important and widespread...channels. The crystal structures of beryl and pezzottaite are illustrated and discussed on page 14. Over
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hundred specimens). As part of a new initiative to “mine” this resource for both educational and research...only contemporary specimen is from the Red Lake mine near Balmerton in western Ontario. Rich specimens...specimens of gold in smoky quartz from the O’Brien mine at Cadillac, Quebec, are particularly attractive. This...STRIATIONS ON CARROLLITE FROM THE KAMOYA SOUTH II MINE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO. R. L. Morgan, 1851...14609. Carrollite crystals from the Kamoya South II mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo, have pronounced
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
single-crystal neutron and X-ray diffraction study of pezzottaite, Cs(Be2Li)Al2Si6O18 G. Diego Gatta ‱ Ilaria Adamo...chemical composition and the crystal structure of pezzottaite [ideal composition Cs(Be2Li) Al2Si6O18; space...8568(9) Å] from the type locality in Ambatovita (central Madagascar) were investigated by electron microprobe...The average chemical formula of the sample of pezzottaite resulted Cs1,Cs2(Cs0.565Rb0.027K0.017)R0.600...between tetrahedral Be and Li sites. Keywords Pezzottaite  Single-crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
renierite-germanite-tennantite ore from the Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. The new mineral name is for Professor...erosenbuschite group from the Langesundsfjord district, Norway: definition and crystal structure. Eur...the island of Vesle ArĂžya in the Langesundsfjord district, Vestfold, Norway. The pegmatite was heavily blasted...second new phosphate mineral from the SilberbrĂŒnnle mine in the central Black Forest. Der ErzgrĂ€ber, 18,...haigerachite on quartz in the dump of the SilberbrĂŒnnle mine, upper Haigerachtal near Gengenbach, central Black
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
-rosenbuschite group from the Langesundsfjord district, Norway: definition and crystal structure. European...xanthopite) from Skutesundskjffir in the Langesundfjord district, Norway. Norsk Bergverksmuseum, skrift 30, 63-67...chiavennite associee pezzottaite dans la pegmatite de Sakavalana, Mandrosonoro, Madagascar. Le Regne Mineral...62, 25-28. a Omlaler lunn av chiavennilt Ira Madagascar, Ilalia, Sverige og Norge. RAADE, G. (2005):
Journal (issue)
en KarĂ©lie (Finlande) La chiavennite de Sakavalana (Madagascar) Roedderite (x 36) CarriĂšre du mont...PEZZITTAÏTE DANS IA PEGMATITE DE SAKAVALANA, .AMBATOVITA, MADAGASCAR Federico PEZZOTTA, Alessandro GUASTONI...presque toutes signĂ© la pĂ©tition pour sauver la mine de La Gardette, l'imagination des enquĂȘteurs et...rĂ©coltaient en rĂ©alitĂ© des minĂ©raux dans une ancienne mine abandonnĂ©e. Lors du jugement au tribunal de Mende...FrĂ©dĂ©ric Delporte - delportejrederic@wanadoojr L "mine" dite de la Gardette se situe sur la commune e Villard-Notre-Dame
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fig. 14, p. 11]. (d) Pezzottaite, CsLiBe2Al2Si6O18. Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro area, Fianarantsoa Province...Province, Madagascar. R060583 reproduced with permission from the RRUFF Project (Downs 2006). (e) Welshite...Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. Coin diameter is ~1 cm. E.S. Grew sample (gift... Be2AlO4. Twinned crystals from the Ratnapura district, Sri Lanka. Photograph of sample R100130 reproduced...Be4Si2O7(OH)2, in pseudohexagonal prisms from the Golconda mine, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Photograph
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
beryl-group mineral pezzottaite, was subsequently reported from the Sakavalana pegmatite at Ambatovita in central-western...central-western Madagascar (Pezzotta et al., 2004). Chiavennite from the Italian type locality has the empirical...chiavennite associated with pezzottaite from the Sakavalana pegmatite, Ambatovita, Madagascar. Pegmatite Interest
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
spectroscopy showed that two of the six samples were pezzottaite. The LIBS spectra conïŹrm the Raman and VISNIR...this technique can distinguish red beryl from pezzottaite, mainly by observing the differences in Cs and...(ÎŒ-LIBS); CF-LIBS; standardless analysis; red beryl; pezzottaite; light elements. eschweizerbart_xxx DOI: 10...Raman spectroscopy to distinguish red beryl from pezzottaite (e.g. Lambruschi et al., 2014). Nevertheless...lead to confusion between red beryl and pezzottaite. Pezzottaite is a rare new Cs-bearing mineral, ideally
Catalog/List
Signature¼ Internet Session 2 Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street ‱ Dallas, TX 75207 (HERITAGELive...collection, a lot of it collected when the Tsumeb Mine (as well as other mines of the region) were still...engineering work took him to the Tsumeb Mine in Namibia. This mine is renowned for producing what are arguably... SESSION ONE MINERALS 57001 Azurite Level 8, Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia If the attachment...Topaz Klein Spitzkopje, Spitzkopje Area, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia Klein Spitzkopje in Afrikaans
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
were studied in the Koktokay #3 pegmatite, Altai district, China. Complex internal textures in individual...recently described as a new mineral species named pezzottaite [ideally Cs(Be2Li)Al2Si6O18] (Hawthorne et al...thousands of pegmatite dykes in the Altai pegmatite district, NW China (Fig. 1a). This pegmatite, with a NW-SE...the 2a position (Hawthorne & Černý, 1977). Pezzottaite, ideally CsBe2LiAl2Si6O18, is a Cs-analogue of...found for the first time in the Sakavalana pegmatite, central Madagascar (Hawthorne et al., 2004). The
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
collection—a druse of natrolite crystals from the Phoenix mine, Michigan, donated (and probably also collected)...Manitoba), and a 48-cm beryl cluster from the Tanco mine (eastern Manitoba). 336 People Behind the Museum...mens of rare minerals including, most recently, pezzottaite (Hawthorne et al. 2004). The Ferguson Museum...Stalactitic smithsonite from the now-abandoned Kelly mine, New Mexico. This specimen was acquired in the 1920s...partially enclosed “crust” of native copper, Quincy mine, Michigan. This specimen, donated by W. J. Trethaway
Journal (issue)
MORNING: Ray Lasmanis will present “The Pine Point Mine, Northwest Terrritories, Canada”. N AFTERNOON:...Bridge Columbia River Oregon 2 The Bagdad Chase Mine, San Bernardino Co., California by Don Howard Following...the group. The first stop was at the Bagdad Chase mine, where we spent an interesting day collecting. Since...explanation of the mine, its minerals, and some of its history. The Bagdad Chase mine is located a few...there has been little activity. The Bagdad Chase mine was the largest producer of both gold and copper
Journal (issue)
“Moonstone” from Morogoro, Tanzania ‱ Faceted pezzottaite from Afghanistan ‱ Tanzanite marketing initiatives...Spiral in aquamarine ‱ “Bamboo” moonstone ‱ Pezzottaite in quartz ‱ Treated-color topaz from Pakistan...are seen in hydrogen-rich diamonds from the Argyle mine (Iakoubovskii and Adriaenssens, 2001). The defects...(1969) Mineralogical notes: A study of some gold mine diamonds. American Mineralogist, Vol. 54, Nos. 1–2...the leaves. The piece came from the Coronel Murta mine in Minas Gerais, and was carved by “Docinho” of
Show/Event (guide)
t i o n s on carrollite from the Kamoya South II mine, Democratic Republic of Congo byR. L. Mown 2:00...kulanite and phosphophyllite from the Palermo #1 mine, North Groton, New Hampshire bill. W Nizamoff R...Lupulescu 4:30 M i n e r a l s of the Sakavalana pegmatite, near Ambatovita, Central MadagascarbyWm. B. Simmons...Carrollite crystals f r o m the Kamoya South I I Mine, Katanga, DRC, have pronounced facial striations...(`1200 specimens). A s part of a new initiative to "mine" this resource for both educational and research
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Kunz inspecting the darkest color of a Pala Chief mine kunzite crystal. Note where original has had a purple...it now resides. It is from the Pala Chief mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. Figure 1c...right). Spodumene (kunzite), Pala Chief mine, Pala district, San Diego County, California. This image...photography, writing, and assisting at the Oceanview mine in San Diego County, California. He is a consulting...Frank Salmons, and Pedro Peiletch at the Pala Chief mine, San Diego County, California, as noted on the back
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
species: bazzite, stoppaniite, indialite and pezzottaite. The last mentioned Madagascan beauty, first...A. Falster), “Pezzottaite” (F. Pezzotta), “Crystal Structure of Beryl and Pezzottaite” (W. Simmons and...(2004): Pezzottaite, Cs(Be2Li)Al2Si6O18, a spectacular new beryl-group mineral from the Sakavalana pegmatite...pegmatite, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar. Mineral. Rec. 35, 369-378. David J. Mossman Department of...MINERALOGIST Phoscorites and Carbonatites from Mantle to Mine: the Key Example of the Kola Alkaline Province.
Journal (issue)
with Albite, 11.2 cm, from the La Marina mine, Muzo District, Boyaca Department, Colombia. See the article...DENVER MART EXPO HALL ROOMJ53 BARITE 20.3 CM XIEFANG MINE , GANZHOU PREFECTURE , JIANGXI PROVINCE , CHINA...Hodrusa-Hamre (in the Banska Stiavnica mining district) is also the type locality for hodrusite. V INTRODUCTION...historical events before 1920, we will use the older district name of Schemnitz in accordance with the literature...time, whereas for events after 1920 the modem district name of Banska Stiavnica will be used, bearing
 
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