Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Betsiaka Commune, Ambilobe, Diana, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 302171
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-302171.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Betsiaka Commune, Ambilobe, Diana, Madagascar": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Andavakoera Gold Mines
Berezika
Betakilotra (Betankilotra)
Ranomafana

Latitude: 13°9'2"S
Longitude: 49°10'37"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -13.150555555556,49.176944444444

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.

Acanthite	Apatite	Baryte	Chalcopyrite	Copper	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Scheelite
Sphalerite

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: Ag Au Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe Mo O P Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Apatite Baryte Chalcopyrite Copper None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Scheelite
Sphalerite

12 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Ankerite ()*	Baryte ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Galena ()*
Gold ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Quartz ()*	Silver ()*
Sphalerite ()*	Wulfenite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	2	79299,79301	2793
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	79302	3092
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	4	79299,79300,79301,79302	11547
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	2	79299,79302	27198
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	79299,79300,79302	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	4	79299,79300,79301,79302	30554
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	79302	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	3	79299,79300,79302	1725
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	79299,79300	61156
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	79301	5186
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	79299,79302	21482
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	2	79299,79300	1655

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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