Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Sava, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 157714
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157714.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Sava, Madagascar": 50
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 30

Number of Child Localities: 5
Child Localities:
Andapa District
Antalaha District
Copal Localities
Sambava District
Vohémar District

Latitude: 14°36'33"S
Longitude: 49°54'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -14.609166666667,49.905

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.

Allophane	Analcime	Apatite	Apophyllite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite	Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Cobaltite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Covellite	Diaspore	Epidote
Feldspar	Fluorite	Heulandite	Malachite	Mica	Mordenite	Natrolite	None	Not in a structural group	Quartz
Rutile	Spinel	Stilbite	Titanite	Topaz	Tourmaline

Albite ()*	Analcime ()*	Autunite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*
Becquerelite ()*	Beryl ()*	Bornite ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Cobaltite ()*
Copper ()*	Covellite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Elbaite ()*	Epidote ()*
Fluorapatite ()*	Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Heulandite-Ca ()*
Laumontite ()*	Linnaeite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Mesolite ()*
Microcline ()*	Mordenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pseudomalachite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Stilbite-Ca ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*
Uraninite ()*

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 As B Ba Be C Ca Co Cu F Fe H K Li Na Nb O P S Si Ti U Y

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Analcime Apatite Apophyllite Autunite Baryte Beryl Brochantite Calcite Chalcanthite
Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Cobaltite Columbite Copper Corundum Covellite Diaspore Epidote
Feldspar Fluorite Heulandite Malachite Mica Mordenite Natrolite None Not in a structural group Quartz
Rutile Spinel Stilbite Titanite Topaz Tourmaline

41 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	2	79579,79591	8803
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	2	79561,79572	1627
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	79597	1272
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	2	79580,79600	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	2	79580,79598	11547
Becquerelite ()*	None	Ca(UO₂)₆O₄(OH)₆·8H₂O	1	79597	92
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	5	79553,79555,79563,79565,79585	4286
Bornite ()*	None	Cu₅FeS₄	3	79580,79600,79601	5516
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	2	79600,79601	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	79571	27770
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	79580	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	79580,79600	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	79580,79600	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	79600	3531
Cobaltite ()*	Cobaltite	CoAsS	1	79600	966
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	2	79556,79600	3846
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	1	79580	4165
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	79600	2970
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	79579	520
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	4	79575,79591,79599,79600	8173
Fluorapatite ()*	Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F	1	79591	2740
Fluorapophyllite-(K) ()*	Apophyllite	KCa₄Si₈O₂₀F·8H₂O	1	79571	303
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	79580	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	79599	14640
Heulandite-Ca ()*	Heulandite	(Ca,Na,K)₅(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·26H₂O	1	79571	246
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	2	79571,79594	1271
Linnaeite ()*	Spinel	Co²⁺Co³⁺₂S₄	1	79600	249
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	79554	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	79580,79600	12537
Mesolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂Ca₂(Si₉Al₆)O₃₀·8H₂O	1	79566	425
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	79579	4924
Mordenite ()*	Mordenite	(Na₂,Ca,K₂)₄(Al₈Si₄₀)O₉₆·28H₂O	1	79571	405
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	3	79563,79565,79579	17380
Pseudomalachite ()*	None	Cu₅(PO₄)₂(OH)₄	1	79600	369
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	10	79553,79554,79555,79571,79577,79579,79583,79587,79590,79591	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	79585	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	1	79597	353
Stilbite-Ca ()*	Stilbite	NaCa₄(Si₂₇Al₉)O₇₂·28H₂O	1	79571	268
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	3	79591,79595,79600	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	2	79553,79555	1476
Uraninite ()*	Fluorite	UO₂	1	79597	2718

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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