Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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Locality Name:
Ambatofinandrahana Commune, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 236399
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-236399.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ambatofinandrahana Commune, Ambatofinandrahana, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar": 7
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 7

Number of Child Localities: 7
Child Localities:
Andoharano
Ankazohambo
Magrema Marble Quarry
Manganoan Calcite Occurence
Saronara Mn Mine
Saronara Quarry
Tetikanana (Tetikana)

Latitude: 20°31'13"S
Longitude: 46°49'43"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.520277777778,46.828611111111

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.

Baryte	Braunite	Calcite	Corundum	Diaspore	Dumortierite	Fluorite	Lazulite	None	Pyroxene
Quartz	Rutile	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 C Ca F Fe H Mg Mn Na O P S Si Ti Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Baryte Braunite Calcite Corundum Diaspore Dumortierite Fluorite Lazulite None Pyroxene
Quartz Rutile Zircon

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Aegirine ()*	Baryte ()*	Braunite ()*	Calcite ()*	Dumortierite ()*
Fluorite ()*	Goethite ()*	Hematite ()*	Lazulite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Aegirine ()*	Pyroxene	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	1	78383	1022
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	78383	11547
Braunite ()*	Braunite	Mn²⁺Mn³⁺₆O₈(SiO₄)	1	78387	483
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	78386	27770
Dumortierite ()*	Dumortierite	AlAl₆BSi₃O₁₈	1	78388	231
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	78383	9617
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	1	78387	7437
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	78389	14640
Lazulite ()*	Lazulite	MgAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂	1	78388	232
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	4	78383,78384,78388,78389	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	78389	5614
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	78383	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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