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Locality Name:
Mangataboahangy, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar


mindat Locality ID: 108678
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-108678.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mangataboahangy, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Androimanga
Antsakoanimanta (Mangatobangy)
Betaimboraka Quartz Mine
Itremo Massif
Menavato Quarry
Volonandrongo (Volonondrongo)

Latitude: 20°27'59"S
Longitude: 46°27'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.466388888889,46.45
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Be Ca Fe H K Mg Mo Na O P S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleBerylClayClinozoisiteCorundumDumortieriteEpidoteFeldsparLazulite
MicaMolybdeniteNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartzTitanite

21 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Beryl  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)
Diopside  (*)Dumortierite  (*)Epidote  (*)Hematite  (*)Kyanite  (*)
Lazulite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)21784453419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1784458803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21784412162
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18278439,784434286
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1784451025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O61784454135
Dumortierite  (*)DumortieriteAlAl6BSi3O18178443231
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1784458173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317844114640
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO41784431507
Lazulite  (*)LazuliteMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2178443232
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21784455800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217844517380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O278440,784452994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21784452273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217844039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2378440,78441,7844361156
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51784431516
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1784454899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21784452562
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1784451025


No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.
SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-82Riampotsy, Itremo Massif, Mangataboahangy, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascarhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-76-to-fkm-100/#FKM-82

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