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Locality Name:
Beraketa, Bekily, Androy, Madagascar


mindat Locality ID: 158128
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158128.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Beraketa, Bekily, Androy, Madagascar": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Ambondrombe
Ampandrandava Phlogopite Mine
Belamoty Phlogopite Mine
Iaborano
Isoky Phlogopite Mine
Latsambola
Sakoamasy

Latitude: 24°6'22"S
Longitude: 45°40'10"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -24.106111111111,45.669444444444
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 C Ca Cu F Fe H K Mg Mo O P S Si Th Ti W Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: C 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
ApatiteCalciteChalcopyriteClayFeldsparFluoriteGypsumMicaMolybdeniteNickeline
NoneNot in a structural groupPrehnitePyritePyroxeneQuartzScapoliteScheeliteSepioliteSmectite-vermiculite
SpinelTitaniteZircon

24 IMA Minerals at location:
Anhydrite  (*)Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Diopside  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)
Graphite  (*)Gypsum  (*)Hedenbergite  (*)Laumontite  (*)Meionite  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Prehnite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Scheelite  (*)Sepiolite  (*)Spinel  (*)
Thorianite  (*)Titanite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anhydrite  (*)Not in a structural groupCa(SO4)1786441588
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)378643,78644,7864727770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2278644,7864527198
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O6578643,78644,78645,78647,786484135
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F1786442740
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O1786446890
Hedenbergite  (*)PyroxeneCaFe2+Si2O6178647741
Laumontite  (*)Not in a structural groupCaAl2Si4O12·4H2O1786441271
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)178644176
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21786445800
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)1786482349
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2578643,78644,78645,78647,786482273
Prehnite  (*)PrehniteCa2Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)21786441898
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2278644,7864739462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81786449056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217864361156
Scheelite  (*)ScheeliteCa(WO4)278643,786444894
Sepiolite  (*)Sepiolite ClayMg4Si6O15(OH)2·6H2O278643,78644241
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O4378644,78647,786481934
Thorianite  (*)FluoriteThO2478644,78645,78647,78649236
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O278643,786484899
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O178643652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1786485251


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