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Locality Name:
Diana, Madagascar

Oldest recorded age at locality: 24.12
Youngest recorded age at locality: 10.4

mindat Locality ID: 157713
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157713.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Diana, Madagascar": 69
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 40

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Ambanja
Ambilobe
Antsiranana (Diego-Suarez)
Antsiranana II District
Nosy Be

Latitude: 12°58'18"S
Longitude: 48°49'6"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -12.971666666667,48.818333333333

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.

Acanthite	Allanite	Alunite	Amphibole	Analcime	Apatite	Aragonite	Baddeleyite	Baryte	Bastnäsite
Brookite	Calcite	Catapleiite	Cerite	Chalcopyrite	Chevkinite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper
Corundum	Diaspore	Digenite	Epidote	Eudialyte	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Kaolinite
Marcasite	Mica	Monazite	Natrolite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Parisite	Pectolite
Prehnite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz	Rhabdophane	Rocksalt	Rutile	Sapphirine	Scheelite	Sphalerite
Spinel	Steacyite	Stibnite	Stilbite	Thortveitite	Titanite	Tridymite	Vesuvianite	Wollastonite	Wöhlerite
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: Ag Al Au Ba C Ca Ce Cl Cu F Fe H K La Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Nd O P Pb REE S Sb Si Sn Th Ti U Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allanite Alunite Amphibole Analcime Apatite Aragonite Baddeleyite Baryte Bastnäsite
Brookite Calcite Catapleiite Cerite Chalcopyrite Chevkinite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper
Corundum Diaspore Digenite Epidote Eudialyte Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Kaolinite
Marcasite Mica Monazite Natrolite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Olivine Parisite Pectolite
Prehnite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz Rhabdophane Rocksalt Rutile Sapphirine Scheelite Sphalerite
Spinel Steacyite Stibnite Stilbite Thortveitite Titanite Tridymite Vesuvianite Wollastonite Wöhlerite
Zircon

93 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Aegirine ()*	Aenigmatite ()*	Albite ()*	Analcime ()*
Anatase ()*	Andradite ()*	Anglesite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Arfvedsonite ()*
Augite ()*	Baddeleyite ()*	Baryte ()*	Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite-(La) ()*
Bornite ()*	Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Brookite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Catapleiite ()*	Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Corundum ()*	Digenite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Eudialyte ()*	Fayalite ()*	Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Ferriallanite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite-(La) ()*
Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite ()*	Fluorcalciopyrochlore ()*	Fluorite ()*	Fluornatropyrochlore ()*	Galena ()*
Gibbsite ()*	Gittinsite ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Grossular ()*
Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Laumontite ()*
Låvenite ()*	Leucite ()*	Maghemite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Marcasite ()*
Mesolite ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Nacareniobsite-(Ce) ()*	Natrojarosite ()*
Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Pectolite ()*
Prehnite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rhabdophane-(Nd) ()*	Riebeckite ()*	Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Scolecite ()*	Siderite ()*
Silver ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Stellerite ()*	Stibnite ()*
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	Synchysite-(Y) ()*	Thorianite ()*	Thorite ()*
Titanite ()*	Turkestanite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*	Wollastonite ()*	Wulfenite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zektzerite ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S			2	79299,79301	2793
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	24.12	10.4	5	79256,79263,79287,79316,79317	1022
Aenigmatite ()*	Sapphirine	Na₄[Fe²⁺₁₀Ti₂]O₄[Si₁₂O₃₆]	24.12	23.52	2	79256,79263	133
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)			1	79271	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	24.12	10.4	6	79256,79258,79263,79272,79277,79316	1627
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	24.12	23.52	4	79257,79271,79283,79287	2162
Andradite ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂(SiO₄)₃	24.12	23.52	2	79261,79263	1534
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)			1	79294	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂			1	79302	3092
Arfvedsonite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	24.12	23.52	1	79263	295
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	24.12	23.52	1	79263	2060
Baddeleyite ()*	Baddeleyite	ZrO₂			1	79268	238
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)			7	79253,79290,79294,79299,79300,79301,79302	11547
Bastnäsite-(Ce) ()*	Bastnäsite	Ce(CO₃)F	24.12	23.52	2	79263,79271	304
Bastnäsite-(La) ()*	Bastnäsite	La(CO₃)F			1	79271	30
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	24.12	23.52	1	79263	5516
Britholite-(Ce) ()*	Apatite	(Ce,Ca)₅(SiO₄)₃(OH)	24.12	23.52	1	79263	115
Brookite ()*	Brookite	TiO₂	24.12	23.52	2	79283,79287	700
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	24.12	23.52	3	79261,79263,79271	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	24.12	23.52	1	79263	5171
Catapleiite ()*	Catapleiite	Na₂Zr(Si₃O₉)·2H₂O			1	79259	113
Cerianite-(Ce) ()*	Fluorite	CeO₂			1	79268	94
Cerite-(Ce) ()*	Cerite	(Ce₇Ca₂) Mg(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	24.12	23.52	1	79263	47
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)			2	79290,79294	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	24.12	23.52	4	79263,79294,79299,79302	27198
Chevkinite-(Ce) ()*	Chevkinite	Ce₄(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₅O₈(Si₂O₇)₂	24.12	23.52	1	79263	89
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	24.12	23.52	3	79266,79281,79309	1797
Digenite ()*	Digenite	Cu_1.8S	24.12	23.52	1	79263	1027
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂			1	79253	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)			2	79256,79258	8173
Eudialyte ()*	Eudialyte	Na₁₅Ca₆Fe₃Zr₃Si(Si₂₅O₇₃)(O,OH,H₂O)₃(Cl,OH)₂	24.12	10.4	5	79256,79259,79263,79316,79317	182
Fayalite ()*	Olivine	Fe²⁺₂(SiO₄)			1	79256	371
Fergusonite-(Y) ()*	Scheelite	YNbO₄	24.12	23.52	1	79263	196
Ferriallanite-(Ce) ()*	Allanite Epidote	CaCe(Fe³⁺AlFe²⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	24.12	23.52	1	79263	28
Cerite-(La) ()*	Cerite	(La₆Ca₃) Fe³⁺(SiO₄)₃(SiO₃OH)₄(OH)₃	24.12	23.52	1	79263	3
Ferro-ferri-fluoro-leakeite ()*	Amphibole	NaNa₂(Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂Li)Si₈O₂₂F₂	24.12	23.52	1	79263	3
Fluorcalciopyrochlore ()*	None	(Ca,Na)₂(Nb,Ti)₂O₆F	24.12	23.52	1	79263	18
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	24.12	23.52	2	79263,79271	9617
Fluornatropyrochlore ()*	None	(Na,Pb,Ca,REE,U)₂Nb₂O₆F	24.12	23.52	1	79263	10
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	24.12	23.52	10	79253,79263,79274,79278,79290,79294,79299,79300,79302,79315	24243
Gibbsite ()*	None	Al(OH)₃			1	79268	504
Gittinsite ()*	Thortveitite	CaZrSi₂O₇	24.12	23.52	1	79263	11
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)			2	79268,79271	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au			5	79290,79299,79300,79301,79302	30554
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃			1	79256	1544
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O			1	79312	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	24.12	23.52	2	79263,79268	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	24.12	23.52	1	79263	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄			1	79268	5591
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	24.12	23.52	2	79263,79271	1271
Låvenite ()*	Wöhlerite	(Na,Ca)₄(Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(Zr,Ti,Nb)₂(Si₂O₇)₂(O,F)₄	24.12	10.4	2	79282,79316	58
Leucite ()*	Analcime	K(AlSi₂O₆)	10.4	10.4	2	79256,79316	233
Maghemite ()*	Spinel	(Fe³⁺_0.67 _0.33)Fe³⁺₂O₄	24.12	23.52	1	79263	229
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	24.12	23.52	1	79263	14899
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	24.12	23.52	2	79263,79271	5674
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O			1	79305	425
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	24.12	23.52	1	79263	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			1	79268	17380
Nacareniobsite-(Ce) ()*	None	(Ca₃REE)Na₃Nb(Si₂O₇)₂(OF)F₂	24.12	23.52	1	79263	10
Natrojarosite ()*	Alunite	NaFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆			1	79312	254
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O			1	79277	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	24.12	10.4	5	79256,79263,79276,79316,79317	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)			1	79276	2349
Parisite-(Ce) ()*	Parisite	CaCe₂(CO₃)₃F₂	24.12	23.52	1	79263	112
Pectolite ()*	Pectolite	NaCa₂Si₃O₈(OH)	24.12	23.52	1	79263	363
Prehnite ()*	Prehnite	Ca₂Al(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂			2	79256,79258	1898
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	24.12	23.52	8	79261,79263,79268,79271,79276,79302,79311,79312	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl			4	79290,79299,79300,79302	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	24.12	23.52	1	79263	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	24.12	23.52	9	79261,79266,79268,79277,79281,79288,79293,79299,79300	61156
Rhabdophane-(Nd) ()*	Rhabdophane	Nd(PO₄)·H₂O			1	79271	14
Riebeckite ()*	Amphibole	Na₂(Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₂)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	24.12	23.52	1	79263	375
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	24.12	23.52	1	79263	353
Scolecite ()*	Natrolite	Ca(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·3H₂O			2	79303,79307	390
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	24.12	23.52	1	79263	6417
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag			1	79301	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	24.12	23.52	7	79263,79268,79278,79294,79299,79302,79315	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄			1	79297	1934
Stellerite ()*	Stilbite	Ca₄(Si₂₈Al₈)O₇₂·28H₂O	24.12	23.52	1	79263	189
Stibnite ()*	Stibnite	Sb₂S₃			1	79286	3418
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O			1	79261	268
Synchysite-(Ce) ()*	None	CaCe(CO₃)₂F	24.12	23.52	2	79263,79271	232
Synchysite-(Y) ()*	None	CaY(CO₃)₂F			1	79271	55
Thorianite ()*	Fluorite	ThO₂			1	79268	236
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	24.12	23.52	1	79263	1006
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	24.12	23.52	1	79263	4899
Turkestanite ()*	Steacyite	(K, )(Ca,Na)₂ThSi₈O₂₀·nH₂O	24.12	23.52	1	79263	9
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	24.12	23.52	1	79263	1395
Wollastonite ()*	Wollastonite	CaSiO₃	24.12	23.52	1	79263	1247
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄			2	79299,79300	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	24.12	23.52	1	79282	939
Zektzerite ()*	None	NaLiZrSi₆O₁₅	24.12	23.52	1	79263	11
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	24.12	23.52	4	79263,79268,79271,79287	5251

2 Ages assigned to this locality:

	Excel ID	Max Age (Ma)	Min Age (Ma)	Age as listed in reference	Dating Method	Age Interpret	Prioritized?	Sample Source	Sample Num	Run Num	Age from other Locality	Dated Mineral	Minerals explicitely stated as having this age	Age applies to these Elements	MinDat Locality ID	Dated Locality (Max Age)	Location as listed in reference	Reference	Reference DOI	Reference ID	Age Notes
	Alexandra-0180	24.12	23.52	23.82 ± 0.3		Age of alkaline dyke									73116	Ampasibitika, Antsirabe, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar	Ampasibitika	Estrade et al. (2014)	10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.06.008	JAES94_141
	ree-00416	10.4	10.4	10.4 Ma											191202	Nosy Komba, Nosy Be, Diana, Madagascar	Nosy Komba	Orris and Grauch (2002)		USGSOFR02_189

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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