Locality type:

Volcanic Field

Classification

Species:

'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)

Formula:

Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Massif d'Ambre, Diana, Madagascar

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

1428649

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:1428649:4

GUID (UUID V4):

cd8bd179-6582-46f2-a569-14513b32d898

References

Lacroix, Alfred (1922) Minéralogie de Madagascar, Tome I. Géologie-Minéralogie descriptive. Augustin Challamel, Paris. p.1-624.

Lacroix, Alfred (1923) Minéralogie de Madagascar Tome 3 - Lithologie Appendice - Index Geographique. Société d'Éditions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales, Paris. p.1-450.

Henri Besaire (1971) Feuille 1. Diego-Suarez. 1:500000. Carte géologigues Madagascar 1/500.000, Service Geologique de Madagascar.

Karche, J.-P. (1971) Étude pétrographique et chimique de la série volcanique de l'Anorontany et des Iles Mitsio (Nord de Madagascar) Comptes Rendus de la Semaine Géologique 1970. Comité National Malgache de Géologie p.39-45.

Karche, J. P. (1973). Le Massif volcanique d'Ambre et les régions voisines du nord de Madagascar: Etude volcanologique et pétrologique. Univ. de Besançon, Inst. des Sciences Naturelles. Ser.3, Géologie, 19 (1), 1-173.

Emerick, C.M., Duncan, R.A. (1982) Age progressive volcanism in the Comores Archipelago, western Indian Ocean and implications for Somali plate tectonics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 60 (3) 415-428 doi:10.1016/0012-821x(82)90077-2

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Apatite from Massif d'Ambre, Diana, Madagascar

Apatite from
Massif d'Ambre, Diana, Madagascar