Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Mananjary, Vatovavy Fitovinany, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 158112
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158112.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Mananjary, Vatovavy Fitovinany, Madagascar": 22
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 18

Number of Child Localities: 9
Child Localities:
Ambalahosy Nord
Andonabe
Antsenavolo
Kianjavato
Mananjary Commune
Mananjary Emerald District
Morafeno
Mt. Masomeloka
Vohilava

Latitude: 21°23'19"S
Longitude: 47°54'40"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.388611111111,47.911111111111

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.

Amphibole	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite	Clay	Copper	Corundum	Diaspore	Feldspar	Fluorite
Garnet	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rutile	Spinel	Talc	Titanite

Actinolite ()*	Anorthite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*
Chrysoberyl ()*	Diopside ()*	Dolomite ()*	Edenite ()*	Fluorite ()*
Goethite ()*	Gold ()*	Hematite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Laumontite ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Phenakite ()*	Phlogopite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*	Spessartine ()*	Spinel ()*
Talc ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*

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 Ba Be C Ca F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Au

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Amphibole Baryte Beryl Calcite Clay Copper Corundum Diaspore Feldspar Fluorite
Garnet Mica Molybdenite None Not in a structural group Olivine Phenakite Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rutile Spinel Talc Titanite

28 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	79896	3419
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	3	79885,79890,79892	1036
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	79896	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	15	79878,79879,79880,79881,79882,79883,79884,79885,79886,79887,79888,79889,79890,79892,79896	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	6	79879,79884,79885,79890,79892,79895	27770
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	1	79880	321
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	2	79879,79890	4135
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	1	79881	9895
Edenite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂Mg₅(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	4	79879,79880,79882,79883	160
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	2	79880,79896	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	79881	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	0		30554
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	2	79881,79896	14640
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	79881,79896	5433
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	2	79898,79899	1507
Laumontite ()*	Not in a structural group	CaAl₂Si₄O₁₂·4H₂O	1	79895	1271
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	5	79884,79885,79890,79892,79896	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	2	79896,79898	17380
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	1	79880	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	10	79879,79880,79881,79882,79883,79884,79885,79890,79892,79896	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	5	79884,79885,79890,79892,79896	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	10	79879,79880,79881,79882,79883,79884,79885,79890,79892,79896	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	79881	5614
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	4	79879,79880,79882,79883	1214
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	79896	1934
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	2	79881,79896	3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	79879,79890	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	4	79879,79880,79882,79883	2562

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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