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Locality Name:
Ianapera, Benenitra, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar


mindat Locality ID: 158129
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-158129.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ianapera, Benenitra, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar": 8
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Amborompotsy
Ankazomanga
Ianapera Emerald Deposit (Sakalava)
Vohibory
Vohibory Cu Field
Vohimalio Mt

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

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 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: 
AllophaneAluniteAmphiboleBaryteBerylCalciteChalcanthiteChalcopyriteClayCorundum
FluoriteMalachiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPhenakitePyriteQuartz
RutileSapphirineSerpentineSphaleriteTalcTourmalineZircon

35 IMA Minerals at location:
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  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Aurichalcite  (*)None(Zn,Cu)5(CO3)2(OH)6179002919
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)2378997,79002,790035509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)17899911547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O181789994286
Chalcanthite  (*)ChalcanthiteCu(SO4)·5H2O179002925
Chalcocite  (*)NoneCu2S278997,790035707
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2278997,7900227198
Chrysocolla  (*)Allophane(Cu2-xAlx)H2-xSi2O5(OH)4·nH2O1790023531
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)4378998,78999,79000951
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)217899986
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O31790041797
Cuprite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu2O1790022970
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)21789999895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)178999648
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF21790009617
Hydrozincite  (*)NoneZn5(CO3)2(OH)61790021066
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)61790022228
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2178999238
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)1790001487
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2278997,7900212537
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS21790025800
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)17899978
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)178999326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)21789992273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2278999,7900239462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S81790029056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO217899961156
Rosasite  (*)MalachiteCuZn(CO3)(OH)2179002454
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO21789995614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)1789992705
Serendibite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36]17899919
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS17900221482
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)21789993337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)21789992562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)1789995251



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