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Locality Name:
Ampanihy, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar


mindat Locality ID: 134292
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-134292.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ampanihy, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar": 46
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 33

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Amborompotsy
Ampanihy Ouest
Ampanihy Rhodonite Deposits
Androka
Ankilimivory
Antaly
Ejeda
Fotadrevo
Gogogogo
Maniry
Vohibevola
Vohitany

Latitude: 24°29'20"S
Longitude: 44°47'42"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.488888888889,44.795

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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P S Si Ti V 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleApatiteBerdesinskiiteBerylCalciteChabaziteChloriteClayCorundumFeldspar
GarnetGypsumKaoliniteMarcasiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyritePyroxeneQuartzRhodoniteRocksaltRutileSchreyeriteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinel
TalcTitaniteTourmalineTurquoiseWavellite

52 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Alabandite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Alunite  (*)
Anorthite  (*)Augite  (*)Beryl  (*)Calcite  (*)Chabazite-Ca  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Corundum  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dravite  (*)Enstatite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Goldmanite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Grossular  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hematite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Karelianite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Marcasite  (*)Molybdenite  (*)
Montmorillonite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Oxyvanite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrolusite  (*)Pyrope  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rhodonite  (*)
Rutile  (*)Schreyerite  (*)Siderite  (*)Sillimanite  (*)Spessartine  (*)
Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Turquoise  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Wavellite  (*)
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)21789723419
Alabandite  (*)RocksaltMnS278972,78974312
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1789688803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)31789472353
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6178950966
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)678962,78968,78969,78970,78972,789841036
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O6278968,789722060
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18378957,78960,789664286
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)17897227770
Chabazite-Ca  (*)ChabaziteCa2[Al4Si8O24]·13H2O178972310
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O4178963321
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4478964,78965,78977,78986951
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)81789721756
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O3778961,78962,78967,78976,78979,78988,789891797
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6278972,789894135
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)178972648
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O6178968944
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1789472740
Goldmanite  (*)GarnetCa3V3+2(SiO4)317897231
Graphite  (*)NoneC878946,78954,78955,78956,78972,78974,78975,789852812
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)3778953,78954,78955,78956,78959,78979,789801544
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1789726890
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3278972,7898414640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O31789685433
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)41789725591
Karelianite  (*)CorundumV2O3278972,7897417
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1789721271
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O417896814899
Marcasite  (*)MarcasiteFeS21789725674
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21789725800
Montmorillonite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculite(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O1789721508
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2378955,78963,7897217380
Oxyvanite  (*)BerdesinskiiteV3+2V4+O51789744
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2378972,78974,789892273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2378958,78972,7897439462
Pyrolusite  (*)RutileMnO21789483106
Pyrope  (*)GarnetMg3Al2(SiO4)3278946,78972341
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S8278972,789749056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2478955,78956,78966,7897261156
Rhodonite  (*)RhodoniteCaMn3Mn(Si5O15)278948,78982969
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2278972,789745614
Schreyerite  (*)SchreyeriteV3+2Ti4+3O917897410
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)1789726417
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO51789721516
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)3278948,789821214
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4278972,789891934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21789723337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O1789724899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2278962,789722562
Turquoise  (*)TurquoiseCuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O178958484
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O178972652
Wavellite  (*)WavelliteAl3(PO4)2(OH)3·5H2O178958374



No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

SampleSource LocalityReference URL
FKM-230Ampanihy Rhodonite Deposits, Ampanihy, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascarhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-226-to-fkm-250/#FKM-230
FKM-24Ejeda-Fotadrevo Corundum Deposits, Ejeda, Ampanihy, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascarhttps://www.rockptx.com/fkm-1-to-fkm-25/#FKM-24


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