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Locality Name:
Soavinandriana, Itasy, Madagascar


mindat Locality ID: 157712
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157712.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Soavinandriana, Itasy, Madagascar": 30
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 22

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Ambatoasana Afovoany
Amberomanga Atsinanana
Amparaky
Amparihindravato
Ampefy
Ankisabe
Euclase Locality
Mahavelona
Mananasy
Masindray
Mount Tsiafakafo
Ranomafana
Tamponala

Latitude: 19°7'12"S
Longitude: 46°39'23"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -19.12,46.656388888889

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 Au Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ta Th Ti U Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ce Fe O Si Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AeschyniteApatiteBerylBismutiteChevkiniteClayClinozoisiteColumbiteCopperCorundum
EpidoteFeldsparGarnetGypsumMicaNoneNot in a structural groupPyriteQuartzRocksalt
RutileScheeliteSmectite-vermiculiteStibniteTitaniteZircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Albite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anorthite  (*)Bertrandite  (*)
Beryl  (*)Bismuthinite  (*)Bismutite  (*)Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)Churchite-(Y)  (*)
Cosalite  (*)Epidote  (*)Euclase  (*)Euxenite-(Y)  (*)Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)
Fluorapatite  (*)Galena  (*)Gold  (*)Hematite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Muscovite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyromorphite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)Spessartine  (*)Thorite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aeschynite-(Y)  (*)Aeschynite(Y,Ln,Ca,Th)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6379480,79488,79491141
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)1794918803
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO21794912162
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)1795001036
Bertrandite  (*)Not in a structural groupBe4Si2O7(OH)2179498606
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O18479480,79481,79491,794984286
Bismuthinite  (*)StibniteBi2S3279491,794981935
Bismutite  (*)BismutiteBi2O2(CO3)379480,79491,79498716
Chevkinite-(Ce)  (*)ChevkiniteCe4(Ti,Fe2+,Fe3+)5O8(Si2O7)2089
Churchite-(Y)  (*)GypsumY(PO4)·2H2O17949370
Cosalite  (*)NonePb2Bi2S5179484344
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)1794868173
Euclase  (*)NoneBeAlSiO4(OH)179489120
Euxenite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteY(NbTi)O6879476,79479,79480,79481,79488,79499,79501,79504414
Fergusonite-(Y)  (*)ScheeliteYNbO4179491196
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1794962740
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS17948424243
Gold  (*)CopperAu17948430554
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O317948014640
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1079479,79480,79482,79483,79491,79498,79499,79501,79503,795044924
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)217949817380
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS217948439462
Pyromorphite  (*)ApatitePb5(PO4)3Cl1794841725
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO21079479,79480,79482,79483,79491,79492,79493,79498,79503,7950461156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO2379480,79491,795015614
Samarskite-(Y)  (*)ColumbiteYFe3+Nb2O8179493353
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)31794981214
Thorite  (*)ZirconTh(SiO4)979479,79480,79481,79482,79483,79488,79491,79493,794961006
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O379480,79491,794964899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O479476,79491,79492,79493652
Xenotime-(Y)  (*)ZirconY(PO4)179491939
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)879480,79482,79483,79488,79491,79493,79496,795035251



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