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Danburite from
Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Danburite
Formula:CaB2Si2O8
Habit:Crystals 1-2 cm in diameter (A.Lacroix 1912); masses
Colour:rose-yellow (A.Lacroix 1912)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Albite
Microcline
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Danburite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Antandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:47519
Long-form Identifier:1:3:47519:8
GUID (UUID V4):ce9850f5-07c9-4b8d-a1ba-21bfcc39a839
Nearest other occurrences of Danburite
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘAntsahanana quarry, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘManjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘMaharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘSahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘEstatoby (Antanetinilapa), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘSarodivotra, Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘAnjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...liddicoatite – schorl series), Cs-rich beryl, spodumene, danburite, Mn-rich fluorapatite, hambergite, microlite,...calculated from an average of five analyses from Antandrokomby is: (Cs0.48K0.38Rb0.09Na0.03Ca0.02Mn0.01)âŒș1
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 (article/letter/editorial)
bones. ..- RECENT MINING AT THE ANTANDROKOMBY PEGMATITE, MADAGASCAR J. W Nizamofl’ A. U.FalsteG’ F. Pezzotu...Earth Science Dept., Adrian, MI 49221. The Antandrokomby pegmatite is a steeply dipping dike located about...kilometers south of Antsirabe, in the Manandona Valley, Madagascar. The dike strikes approximately northeast...observed dimensions of the pegmatite are 350 x 1.2 meters. Geochemically, the pegmatite is classified within...pale green masses up to 10 cm across in massive pegmatite, but it was not found in the miarolitic cavities
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
supergroup from the Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Article in European Journal...supergroup from the Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar CRISTIAN BIAGIONI1,*, NICOLAS...discovered in the Antandrokomby pegmatite, Sahatany Pegmatite Field, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. It occurs...portions of the pegmatitic dikes in the Sahatany Pegmatite Field. Key-words: hydrokenopyrochlore; new mineral...niobium; crystal structure; Sahatany Pegmatite Field; Madagascar. 1. Introduction The pyrochlore supergroup
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 CONNOISSEUR’S ----- Danburite Downloaded by [University of Central Florida]...occur as large, well-crystallized specimens. Danburite is one such mineral, having been named for Danbury...mines at Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Two danburite specimens from this prolific locality have been...issue’s Connoisseur’s Choice (figs. 1 and 2). Danburite is best known in chisel-shaped, transparent to...measured density that ranges from 2.93 to 3.02. Danburite crystallizes in the orthorhombic system (2/m 2/m
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Antlerite, Utah, 244 Apatite, Bahia, Brazil, 38; Madagascar, 256; Michigan, 96; Ohio, 255 Aquamarine, Minas... Miguel Arrojado Ribeiro Listoa, 47 Arsenic, Madagascar, 256 Arsenopyrite, Colorado, 337; Maine, 412...Brazil, Part 1,52-53 Dadsonite, Nevada, 128 Danburite, Madagascar, 256 Daniel Bonanza mine, Colorado, 3 11...Estes Quarry, Cumberland County, Maine: A New Pegmatite Locality, W. B. Thompson, A. U. Falster, W. B...Estes Quarry, Cumberland County, Maine: A New Pegmatite Locality, 408-18; Minerals of the Brufnado Magnesite
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
Report (volume)
Significance 317 Breccias and veins within granite or pegmatite 318 Occurrence and composition 318 Significance...structure and chemical composition Occurrence Danburite Crystallography and chemical composition Occurrence...such as tourmaline, kornerupine, sinhalite, and danburite as gemstones. Boric acid is used as a mild antiseptic...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
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...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...local mining industry has focused on industrial pegmatite minerals, especially tantalite. Access is via
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...such as tourmaline, kornerupine, sinhalite, and danburite as gemstones. Boric acid is used as a mild antiseptic...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
Book (volume)
yegorovite Na4[Si2O4(OH)2]2·7H2O from the Palitra pegmatite, Lovozero massif, Kola peninsula hydrated proton)...MgB6O7(OH)6·2H2O Locality: Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Aktobe region, Kazakhstan (type locality). Description:...MgB6O7(OH)6·2H2O Locality: Chelkar salt dome, Aksai Valley, Aktobe region, Kazakhstan (type locality). Description:...Locality: Ampanodiana North pegmatite, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa Commune...Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar. Description: Grey grains from the association
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;
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
 
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