Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 58630
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58630.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar": 67
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 50

Number of Child Localities: 16
Child Localities:
Alarobia Bemaha
Ambatonikolahy
Ambohimanambola
Ambohimasina
Andrembesoa
Anosiarivo Manapa
Antanety
Beronono
Betafo Commune
Fefena Pegmatite
Iamalaza
Inanantonana
Mahaiza
Mandro
Soavina
Tritriva

Latitude: 19°56'9"S
Longitude: 46°45'21"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.935833333333,46.755833333333

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.

Aeschynite	Allophane	Amphibole	Analcime	Andalusite	Apatite	Arsenic	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl
Bismutite	Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Coronadite	Corundum	Danburite
Diaspore	Epidote	Feldspar	Garnet	Humite	Lazulite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Monazite
None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhodizite	Rutile
Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Spinel	Staurolite	Stibnite	Talc	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline	Tridymite
Vesuvianite	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 Cs Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P Pb S Sb Si Sn Ta Th Ti U V W Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al H Mg O P Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Allophane Amphibole Analcime Andalusite Apatite Arsenic Autunite Baryte Beryl
Bismutite Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Coronadite Corundum Danburite
Diaspore Epidote Feldspar Garnet Humite Lazulite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Monazite
None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Pyrite Pyrochlore Pyroxene Quartz Rhodizite Rutile
Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Spinel Staurolite Stibnite Talc Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Tridymite
Vesuvianite Zircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anatase ()*	Andalusite ()*
Annite ()*	Autunite ()*	Baryte ()*	Béhierite ()*	Bertrandite ()*
Beryl ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuth ()*	Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*
Bityite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cesiokenopyrochlore ()*	Chalcocite ()*
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Cordierite ()*	Cryptomelane ()*	Danburite ()*
Dravite ()*	Epidote ()*	Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Fersmite ()*
Fluor-elbaite ()*	Fluor-liddicoatite ()*	Fluorapatite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gedrite ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*	Hambergite ()*
Hematite ()*	Hübnerite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Lazulite ()*	Londonite ()*
Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*
Montmorillonite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pollucite ()*	Pucherite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhodizite ()*	Rutile ()*	Rynersonite ()*	Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Schiavinatoite ()*
Schorl ()*	Spessartine ()*	Spinel ()*	Spodumene ()*	Staurolite ()*
Stibiotantalite ()*	Talc ()*	Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Thorite ()*	Titanite ()*
Topaz ()*	Tridymite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y) ()*	Aeschynite	(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)₂(O,OH)₆	1	79818	141
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	6	79766,79767,79796,79798,79801,79820	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	79783	2353
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	0		2162
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	79786	1310
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	79767	356
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	79807	1272
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	79780	11547
Béhierite ()*	Zircon	Ta(BO₄)	4	79789,79790,79791,79796	8
Bertrandite ()*	Not in a structural group	Be₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂	1	79766	606
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	16	79766,79767,79772,79775,79781,79785,79792,79793,79796,79802,79803,79808,79809,79812,79818,79825	4286
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	3	79766,79818,79825	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	3	79766,79796,79825	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	79818,79825	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	5	79775,79796,79808,79818,79825	716
Bityite ()*	Mica Clay	CaLiAl₂(Si₂BeAl)O₁₀(OH)₂	1	79796	31
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	79777,79779	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	79776,79791	5171
Cesiokenopyrochlore ()*	Pyrochlore	Nb₂(O,OH)₆Cs_1-x	1	79792	1
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	1	79820	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	79818	27198
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	1	79766	321
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	79820	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	2	79814,79820	1756
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	1	79779	236
Columbite-(Fe) ()*	Columbite	Fe²⁺Nb₂O₆	1	79825	518
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	5	79789,79791,79792,79796,79818	289
Cordierite ()*	Beryl	Mg₂Al₄Si₅O₁₈	2	79804,79814	1008
Cryptomelane ()*	Coronadite	K(Mn⁴⁺₇Mn³⁺)O₁₆	1	79796	599
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	5	79766,79767,79785,79790,79796	148
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	79766,79825	648
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	79818,79820	8173
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	8	79769,79772,79805,79807,79808,79811,79818,79825	414
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	1	79798	196
Fersmite ()*	Columbite	CaNb₂O₆	2	79766,79767	83
Fluor-elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F	1	79766	31
Fluor-liddicoatite ()*	Tourmaline	Ca(Li₂Al)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃F	1	79766	12
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	79796	2740
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	79779	1188
Gedrite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	79804	178
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃	1	79766	504
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	79825	7437
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	79779	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	79776,79777,79779	1544
Hambergite ()*	None	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)	2	79766,79785	81
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	3	79812,79819,79825	14640
Hübnerite ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺(WO₄)	1	79796	469
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	1	79769	5433
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	0		232
Londonite ()*	Rhodizite	CsBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈	4	79778,79792,79796,79798	9
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	4	79766,79818,79824,79825	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	79820	12537
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	6	79766,79767,79775,79785,79796,79818	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	79818	5800
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	2	79818,79825	945
Montmorillonite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	(Na,Ca)_0.3(Al,Mg)₂Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂·nH₂O	1	79796	1508
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	5	79763,79766,79773,79812,79825	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	79790	2349
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	2	79766,79785	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	79779	2273
Pollucite ()*	Analcime	Cs(Si₂Al)O₆·nH₂O	1	79796	140
Pucherite ()*	Scheelite	Bi(VO₄)	2	79818,79825	53
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	79779	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	79825	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	30	79763,79766,79767,79768,79769,79770,79778,79780,79782,79785,79786,79787,79789,79790,79791,79792,79793,79796,79797,79798,79799,79801,79808,79812,79814,79817,79818,79819,79822,79825	61156
Rhodizite ()*	Rhodizite	KBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈	3	79791,79792,79796	14
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	7	79766,79807,79808,79818,79819,79824,79825	5614
Rynersonite ()*	Aeschynite	CaTa₂O₆	2	79789,79790	14
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	6	79769,79771,79772,79808,79818,79825	353
Schiavinatoite ()*	Zircon	Nb(BO₄)	3	79789,79790,79796	3
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	2	79797,79825	2705
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	79766,79818,79825	1214
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2	79777,79779	1934
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	2	79766,79796	688
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	79783	978
Stibiotantalite ()*	None	Sb³⁺TaO₄	2	79789,79790	53
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	79763	3337
Tantalite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Ta₂O₆	1	79796	211
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	1	79769	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	79820	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	1	79766	1476
Tridymite ()*	Tridymite	SiO₂	1	79764	458
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	3	79767,79769,79811	652
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	79777	1395
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	5	79766,79769,79775,79796,79825	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	11	79766,79767,79769,79775,79796,79802,79807,79811,79818,79824,79825	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R060856	Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/R060856
R080101	Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/R080101
R060165	Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/R060165
R050672	Anjanabonoina Pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/R050672
X050129	Anjanabonoina Pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/X050129
R080064	Ampanodiana South Pegmatite, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/R080064
R090010	Antsongombato Gem Mine, Antsentsindrano, Anosiarivo Manapa, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/R090010
R080058	Samiresy, Tritriva, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/R080058

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