Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar

Oldest recorded age at locality: 500
Youngest recorded age at locality: 500

mindat Locality ID: 2249
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-2249.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar": 71
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 58

Number of Child Localities: 14
Child Localities:
Ambarafa
Ambatofinandrahana Commune
Amborompotsy Commune
Anketsaketsa (Ketsaketsa)
Antambobe
Bebaranga
Fenoarivo
Itremo
Mandrosonoro
Mangataboahangy
Matso
Soamoly
Soavina Commune
Vatofotsy

Latitude: 20°34'5"S
Longitude: 46°28'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.568055555556,46.466666666667

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Allanite	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arseniosiderite	Arthurite
Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Braunite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite
Columbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Crichtonite	Danburite	Diaspore	Dufrénite	Dumortierite	Epidote	Feldspar
Fluorite	Garnet	Graftonite	Hureaulite	Lazulite	Leucophosphite	Lipscombite	Mica	Milarite	Molybdenite
Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Parisite	Phosphosiderite	Phosphuranylite	Pyrite	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rhodizite	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt	Rutile	Spinel	Staurolite	Stewartite	Titanite	Topaz
Tourmaline	Triplite	Vivianite	Wardite	Zircon

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Si Sn Sr Ta Th Ti U V Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Fe K O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allanite Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arseniosiderite Arthurite
Autunite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Braunite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite
Columbite Coronadite Corundum Crichtonite Danburite Diaspore Dufrénite Dumortierite Epidote Feldspar
Fluorite Garnet Graftonite Hureaulite Lazulite Leucophosphite Lipscombite Mica Milarite Molybdenite
Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Parisite Phosphosiderite Phosphuranylite Pyrite Pyroxene
Quartz Rhodizite Rockbridgeite Rocksalt Rutile Spinel Staurolite Stewartite Titanite Topaz
Tourmaline Triplite Vivianite Wardite Zircon

96 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Allanite-(Ce) ()*
Amblygonite ()*	Analcime ()*	Anatase ()*	Augelite ()*	Autunite ()*
Barbosalite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bavenite ()*	Berlinite ()*	Bermanite ()*
Beryl ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismutite ()*	Braunite ()*
Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Celestine ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chiavennite ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinozoisite ()*	Cookeite ()*	Crichtonite ()*
Cryptomelane ()*	Cyrilovite ()*	Danburite ()*	Dewindtite ()*	Diopside ()*
Dufrénite ()*	Dumortierite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Epidote ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Glaucophane ()*	Goethite ()*
Goyazite ()*	Graftonite ()*	Hambergite ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollandite ()*
Hureaulite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Lazulite ()*	Leucophosphite ()*
Lipscombite ()*	Lithiophilite ()*	Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Microcline ()*
Milarite ()*	Mitridatite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*
Opal ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Pezzottaite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Phosphosiderite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodizite ()*	Richterite ()*	Rockbridgeite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sillimanite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stewartite ()*	Strengite ()*
Svanbergite ()*	Tavorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*
Triplite ()*	Trolleite ()*	Uranophane-α ()*	Vivianite ()*	Zircon ()*
Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	78445	3419
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆			3	78383,78407,78414	1022
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆			1	78414	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	500	500	12	78400,78420,78422,78425,78426,78427,78428,78432,78433,78437,78445,78448	8803
Allanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Al₂Fe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	500	500	1	78420	706
Amblygonite ()*	None	LiAl(PO₄)F			3	78409,78412,78425	244
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	500	500	1	78420	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂			1	78441	2162
Augelite ()*	None	Al₂(PO₄)(OH)₃			2	78409,78412	79
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O			1	78432	1272
Barbosalite ()*	Lazulite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	78432	43
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			3	78383,78407,78414	11547
Bavenite ()*	None	Ca₄Be_2+xAl_2-xSi₉O_26-x(OH)_2+x (x = 0 to 1)	500	500	1	78420	255
Berlinite ()*	Quartz	Al(PO₄)			1	78412	28
Bermanite ()*	Arthurite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·4H₂O			1	78432	55
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	500	500	24	78395,78398,78400,78402,78403,78418,78420,78422,78423,78425,78426,78427,78428,78429,78432,78433,78434,78435,78436,78437,78439,78443,78447,78451	4286
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃			1	78426	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	500	500	2	78400,78428	1966
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)			1	78425	716
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)			1	78387	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)			1	78386	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	500	500	2	78403,78420	5171
Celestine ()*	Baryte	Sr(SO₄)			2	78409,78412	1252
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			1	78414	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂			1	78404	27198
Chiavennite ()*	None	CaMn²⁺(BeOH)₂Si₅O₁₃·2H₂O	500	500	1	78420	22
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈			2	78392,78394	1756
Clinozoisite ()*	Clinozoisite Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	78445	1025
Cookeite ()*	Chlorite Clay	(Al,Li)₃Al₂(Si,Al)₄O₁₀(OH)₈			1	78435	181
Crichtonite ()*	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈			1	78407	27
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	500	500	1	78420	599
Cyrilovite ()*	Wardite	NaFe³⁺₃(PO₄)₂(OH)₄·2H₂O			1	78432	60
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	500	500	1	78420	148
Dewindtite ()*	Phosphuranylite	H₂Pb₃(UO₂)₆O₄(PO₄)₄·12H₂O			1	78432	82
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆			2	78437,78445	4135
Dufrénite ()*	Dufrénite	Ca_0.5Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₆·2H₂O			1	78432	139
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈			6	78388,78412,78443,78446,78449,78450	231
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	500	500	1	78420	520
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	78407,78445	8173
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆			1	78447	414
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F			1	78403	2740
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂			5	78383,78391,78414,78415,78430	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS			2	78404,78414	24243
Glaucophane ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Al₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	78407	286
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			1	78387	7437
Goyazite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(PO₄)(PO₃OH)(OH)₆			2	78409,78412	173
Graftonite ()*	Graftonite	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂			2	78422,78432	107
Hambergite ()*	None	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)	500	500	1	78420	81
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃			5	78389,78407,78408,78441,78449	14640
Hollandite ()*	Coronadite	Ba(Mn⁴⁺₆Mn³⁺₂)O₁₆			1	78396	243
Hureaulite ()*	Hureaulite	Mn²⁺₅(PO₃OH)₂(PO₄)₂·4H₂O			1	78432	125
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	78432	2228
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄			6	78412,78422,78443,78447,78449,78450	1507
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂			6	78388,78409,78412,78443,78449,78450	232
Leucophosphite ()*	Leucophosphite	KFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)·2H₂O			1	78432	110
Lipscombite ()*	Lipscombite	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂			1	78432	47
Lithiophilite ()*	Olivine	LiMn²⁺(PO₄)			1	78432	155
Magnesio-riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Mg₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	78407	93
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄			2	78407,78414	14899
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	500	500	3	78401,78420,78432	4924
Milarite ()*	Milarite	KCa₂(Be₂AlSi₁₂)O₃₀·H₂O	500	500	1	78420	156
Mitridatite ()*	Arseniosiderite	Ca₂Fe³⁺₃O₂(PO₄)₃·3H₂O			1	78432	129
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂			2	78414,78445	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	500	500	1	78420	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			16	78408,78410,78412,78422,78423,78425,78426,78427,78428,78429,78432,78434,78435,78436,78437,78445	17380
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	500	500	3	78420,78440,78445	2994
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	500	500	0		2349
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂			1	78407	112
Pezzottaite ()*	Beryl	CsLiBe₂Al₂Si₆O₁₈	500	500	1	78420	6
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂			1	78445	2273
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	78432	182
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂			3	78407,78414,78440	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			1	78414	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	500	500	0		9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	500	500	32	78383,78384,78388,78389,78391,78396,78403,78407,78408,78410,78411,78412,78414,78415,78418,78420,78421,78422,78423,78425,78426,78427,78428,78429,78433,78434,78437,78438,78440,78441,78443,78449	61156
Rhodizite ()*	Rhodizite	KBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈	500	500	1	78400	14
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	78414	148
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅			1	78432	206
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂			5	78389,78407,78412,78418,78422	5614
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅			1	78443	1516
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	500	500	3	78420,78425,78437	1214
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	500	500	2	78400,78420	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)			1	78422	978
Stewartite ()*	Stewartite	Mn²⁺Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂·8H₂O			1	78432	48
Strengite ()*	None	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O			1	78432	263
Svanbergite ()*	Alunite	SrAl₃(SO₄)(PO₄)(OH)₆			1	78412	105
Tavorite ()*	None	LiFe³⁺(PO₄)(OH)			1	78432	35
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O			2	78445,78447	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂			2	78422,78435	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂			1	78445	2562
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F			2	78422,78432	233
Trolleite ()*	None	Al₄(PO₄)₃(OH)₃			2	78409,78412	16
Uranophane-α ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₂(SiO₃OH)₂·5H₂O			1	78432	890
Vivianite ()*	Vivianite	Fe²⁺₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O			1	78432	636
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	500	500	4	78383,78414,78420,78424	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			1	78445	1025

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Be-00064	500	500	500			high						Rhodizite	Be	57366	Ambalalehifotsy Pegmatite, Fenoarivo, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar		Fernandez et al. (2003)	10.1016/S0301-9268(03)00063-9	PR123_87
	Be-00044	500	500	500			high						Pezzottaite	Be	31039	Sakavalana Mine, Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar		Fernandez et al. (2003)	10.1016/S0301-9268(03)00063-9	PR123_87

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060583	Ambatovita, Mandrosonoro, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/R060583
FKM-82	Riampotsy, Itremo Massif, Mangataboahangy, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar	https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-76-to-fkm-100/#FKM-82

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