Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

The Mineral Evolution database is currently under development.

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:
Andonabe, Mananjary, Vatovavy Fitovinany, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 45810
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-45810.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Andonabe, Mananjary, Vatovavy Fitovinany, Madagascar": 6
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 6

Number of Child Localities: 6
Child Localities:
Ambatomameno Emerald Mine
Ambilanifitorana Emerald Mine
Ambodirofia Emerald Mine
Ambodizainana Emerald Mine
Mohotsana II Emerald Mine
Morafeno Emerald Mine

Latitude: 21°27'2"S
Longitude: 47°54'50"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -21.450555555556,47.913888888889

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.

Beryl	Calcite	Clay	Feldspar	Mica	Molybdenite	None	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Titanite

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 Be C Ca Fe H K Mg Mo O S Si Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Beryl Calcite Clay Feldspar Mica Molybdenite None Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Titanite

9 IMA Minerals at location:

Anorthite ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Diopside ()*	Molybdenite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Titanite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite ()*	Feldspar	Ca(Al₂Si₂O₈)	2	79885,79890	1036
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	6	79885,79886,79887,79888,79889,79890	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	79885,79890	27770
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	79890	4135
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	2	79885,79890	5800
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	2	79885,79890	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	79885,79890	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	2	79885,79890	61156
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	79890	4899

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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