Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Benenitra, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 157730
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-157730.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Benenitra, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar": 13
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 10

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Benenitra Commune
Ehara
Iaborotsy
Ianapera

Latitude: 23°37'11"S
Longitude: 45°1'53"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.619722222222,45.031388888889

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	Alunite	Amphibole	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Chalcanthite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Corundum
Feldspar	Fluorite	Malachite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Phenakite	Pyrite
Quartz	Rutile	Sapphirine	Serpentine	Sphalerite	Talc	Tourmaline	Zircon

Anorthite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Chrysotile ()*
Clintonite ()*	Corundum ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Dravite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Hydrozincite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*
Malachite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Nahcolite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rosasite ()*	Rutile ()*
Schorl ()*	Serendibite ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Talc ()*	Tremolite ()*
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo Na O S Si Ti Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Alunite Amphibole Baryte Beryl Calcite Chalcanthite Chalcopyrite Clay Corundum
Feldspar Fluorite Malachite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Phenakite Pyrite
Quartz Rutile Sapphirine Serpentine Sphalerite Talc Tourmaline Zircon

36 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	1	78994	1036
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	79002	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	4	78995,78997,79002,79003	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	78999	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	1	78999	4286
Chalcanthite ()*	Chalcanthite	Cu(SO₄)·5H₂O	1	79002	925
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	3	78995,78997,79003	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	3	78995,78997,79002	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	79002	3531
Chrysotile ()*	Serpentine Clay	Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄	3	78998,78999,79000	951
Clintonite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAlMg₂(SiAl₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	78999	86
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	79004	1797
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	79002	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	78999	9895
Dravite ()*	Tourmaline	NaMg₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	78999	648
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	79000	9617
Hydrozincite ()*	None	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	79002	1066
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	79002	2228
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	78999	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	79000	1487
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	3	78995,78997,79002	12537
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	79002	5800
Nahcolite ()*	None	NaH(CO₃)	1	78999	78
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	1	78999	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	78999	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	78999,79002	39462
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	79002	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	78999	61156
Rosasite ()*	Malachite	CuZn(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	79002	454
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	78999	5614
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	78999	2705
Serendibite ()*	Sapphirine	Ca₄[Mg₆Al₆]O₄[Si₆B₃Al₃O₃₆]	1	78999	19
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	79002	21482
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	1	78999	3337
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	78999	2562
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	78999	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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