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Vermiculite from
Ambatofotsikely pegmatite, Betsohana, Mandoto, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Vermiculite
Formula:Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vermiculite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ambatofotsikely pegmatite, Betsohana, Mandoto, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:260643
Long-form Identifier:1:3:260643:9
GUID (UUID V4):96795bde-3bec-4f4c-8a57-88b3aff23fd1
Nearest other occurrences of Vermiculite
32.9km (20.4 miles) Ambatofotsy pegmatite, Mahavelona, Soavinandriana District, Itasy, Madagascar
54.6km (33.9 miles) Sarodivotra, Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
80.0km (49.7 miles) Ambatonapetraka pegmatites, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
85.8km (53.3 miles) Ilapa, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
86.5km (53.7 miles) Tsarafara Nord (Ambalaroy), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
86.7km (53.9 miles) Tsarafara Sud (Ankadilava), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
References
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a fracture, producing such forms as aegirine pegmatite. As well, hot hydrothermal fluids often carry...Hardness 6 Hardness 9 Microcline Corundum encke Madagascar e(2x23x3em Quartz, Mount Ida, Arkansas, USA...secondary mineral. Notable Localities Canada: Tanco pegmatite, Bernic Lake, Manitoba; Cobalt district, Ontario...Travancore, southern India. Africa: Ambatofotsikely pegmatite, Betafo, Madagascar. Australia: Woodstock, Western...Pailin districts, Cambodia. Africa: Ampanihy, Madagascar; Merkestein, near Longido, and Morogoro district
Book (edition)
Mineralogical Magazine A. LaCroix, Mineralogie de Madagascar, 1922 P. Embry and Fuller Manual of New Mineral...Brazil, and Czech Republic; minor deposits in Madagascar, Turkey, Romania, Germany, Austria, and Sri Lanka...Llallagua, Biggenden mine, Q, Australia; Fefena, Madagascar; P&J:92, R:710, other localities in Bolivia....Lolling, Carinthia, Austria; Varutrask, Sweden, in pegmatite; Guadalcanal, Sierra Morena, Spain; Broken Hill...Forestville, Northumberland Co., PA; Lagares-do-Estanho pegmatite, and Panasqueira, Portugal; Stiepelmann mine,
 
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