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Locality Name:
Green Giant Vanadium Property, Fotadrevo, Ampanihy, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar


mindat Locality ID: 271776
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-271776.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Green Giant Vanadium Property, Fotadrevo, Ampanihy, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar": 2
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 2

Number of Child Localities: 2
Child Localities:
Jaky
Manga

Latitude: 24°2'19"S
Longitude: 45°1'19"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.038611111111,45.021944444444

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 C Ca Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si Ti V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B C Ca Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti V 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerdesinskiiteCalciteChabaziteChloriteClayCorundumFeldsparGarnetGypsum
KaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyroxeneQuartz
RocksaltRutileSchreyeriteSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTalcTitaniteTourmaline

35 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Calcite  (*)
Chabazite-Ca  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Diopside  (*)Dravite  (*)Goldmanite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Karelianite  (*)
Laumontite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Oxyvanite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)
Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schreyerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)
Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
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)203419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS178974312
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)01036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O0310
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)3031
Graphite  (*)NoneC1789742812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3014640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Karelianite  (*)CorundumV2O317897417
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O01271
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS205674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O01508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Oxyvanite  (*)BerdesinskiiteV3+2V4+O51789744
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21789742273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217897439462
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)30341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81789749056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21789745614
Schreyerite  (*)SchreyeriteV3+2Ti4+3O917897410
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652



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