Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Betsiboka, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 58636
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58636.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Betsiboka, Madagascar": 81
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 63

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Kandreho
Maevatanana
Tsaratanàna

Latitude: 17°22'34"S
Longitude: 47°15'18"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -17.376111111111,47.255

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	Allargentum	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenic	Arsenopyrite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite
Calcite	Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copper	Corundum	Cubanite	Epidote
Feldspar	Garnet	Graftonite	Gypsum	Isomertieite	Kaolinite	Mica	Molybdenite	Nickeline	None
Not in a structural group	Olivine	Pentlandite	Phosphosiderite	Polybasite	Pyrite	Quartz	Rockbridgeite	Rocksalt	Rutile
Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Stibnite	Sulphur	Talc	Thortveitite	Titanite	Topaz
Tourmaline	Triplite	Ullmannite	Valleriite	Wurtzite	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: Ag Al As Au B Ba Be Bi C Ca Ce Cl Cr Cu F Fe H Ir K Mg Mn Mo Na Nb Ni O P Pb Pd Pt Rh S Sb Sc Si Sn Ta Te Th Ti U V Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allargentum Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenic Arsenopyrite Baryte Beryl Bismutite
Calcite Chalcopyrite Chlorite Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copper Corundum Cubanite Epidote
Feldspar Garnet Graftonite Gypsum Isomertieite Kaolinite Mica Molybdenite Nickeline None
Not in a structural group Olivine Pentlandite Phosphosiderite Polybasite Pyrite Quartz Rockbridgeite Rocksalt Rutile
Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Stibnite Sulphur Talc Thortveitite Titanite Topaz
Tourmaline Triplite Ullmannite Valleriite Wurtzite Zircon

86 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Actinolite ()*	Albite ()*	Anatase ()*	Anglesite ()*
Arsenopyrite ()*	Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Bismite ()*	Bismuth ()*
Bismuthinite ()*	Bismutite ()*	Bismutotantalite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chromite ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*	Clinochlore ()*
Columbite-(Mg) ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cummingtonite ()*	Dyscrasite ()*	Epidote ()*
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Forsterite ()*	Gahnite ()*	Galena ()*	Gold ()*
Graftonite ()*	Grunerite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Hematite ()*	Hollingworthite ()*
Ilmenite ()*	Irarsite ()*	Isomertieite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Liandratite ()*
Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Manganite ()*	Massicot ()*	Miargyrite ()*
Michenerite ()*	Microcline ()*	Molybdenite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Palladoarsenide ()*	Pentlandite ()*	Petscheckite ()*	Phlogopite ()*	Phosphosiderite ()*
Polybasite ()*	Proustite ()*	Pucherite ()*	Pyrargyrite ()*	Pyrite ()*
Pyrolusite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rockbridgeite ()*
Rutile ()*	Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Schorl ()*	Silver ()*	Sperrylite ()*
Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*	Spinel ()*	Sulphur ()*	Talc ()*
Thorite ()*	Thortveitite ()*	Titanite ()*	Topaz ()*	Tremolite ()*
Triplite ()*	Valleriite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Wulfenite ()*	Xenotime-(Y) ()*
Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	1	79173	2793
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	2	79145,79148	3419
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	6	79153,79158,79159,79160,79162,79186	8803
Anatase ()*	Not in a structural group	TiO₂	3	79124,79125,79158	2162
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	2	79172,79173	2734
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	79173	9052
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	3	79121,79144,79197	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	31	79122,79130,79134,79135,79139,79141,79142,79143,79151,79152,79153,79158,79159,79160,79161,79162,79166,79167,79168,79171,79179,79182,79183,79184,79185,79186,79188,79189,79195,79198,79199	4286
Bismite ()*	None	Bi₂O₃	1	79198	214
Bismuth ()*	Arsenic	Bi	2	79197,79198	1966
Bismuthinite ()*	Stibnite	Bi₂S₃	2	79151,79198	1935
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	4	79151,79158,79184,79198	716
Bismutotantalite ()*	None	BiTaO₄	1	79198	23
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	79173	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	1	79198	5171
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	79173	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	4	79136,79144,79170,79173	27198
Chromite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Cr₂O₄	6	79129,79145,79148,79177,79179,79187	3902
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	1	79134	321
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	79145	1756
Columbite-(Mg) ()*	Columbite	MgNb₂O₆	1	79137	8
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	79173	802
Cummingtonite ()*	Amphibole	Mg₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	79122	327
Dyscrasite ()*	Allargentum	Ag_3+xSb_1-x (x ≈ 0.2)	1	79173	180
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	79131	8173
Euxenite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	Y(NbTi)O₆	12	79149,79151,79152,79153,79158,79159,79160,79162,79166,79167,79186,79189	414
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	79136	1188
Gahnite ()*	Spinel	ZnAl₂O₄	1	79198	445
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	79172,79173,79196	24243
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	6	79128,79144,79174,79175,79176,79197	30554
Graftonite ()*	Graftonite	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂	1	79183	107
Grunerite ()*	Amphibole	Fe²⁺₂Fe²⁺₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	79122	223
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	2	79119,79129	6890
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	1	79119	14640
Hollingworthite ()*	Ullmannite	RhAsS	1	79136	119
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	2	79159,79160	5433
Irarsite ()*	Pyrite	IrAsS	1	79136	154
Isomertieite ()*	Isomertieite	Pd₁₁Sb₂As₂	1	79136	48
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	1	79158	5591
Liandratite ()*	None	U⁶⁺Nb₂O₈	1	79159	21
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	79136	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	79145	14899
Manganite ()*	Rutile	Mn³⁺O(OH)	1	79193	770
Massicot ()*	None	PbO	1	79173	202
Miargyrite ()*	None	AgSbS₂	1	79173	300
Michenerite ()*	Ullmannite	PdBiTe	1	79136	114
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4	79122,79137,79139,79199	4924
Molybdenite ()*	Molybdenite	MoS₂	1	79173	5800
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	10	79153,79158,79159,79160,79161,79162,79164,79167,79179,79186	17380
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	79131	2349
Palladoarsenide ()*	None	Pd₂As	1	79136	37
Pentlandite ()*	Pentlandite	(Ni,Fe)₉S₈	1	79136	1512
Petscheckite ()*	None	U⁴⁺Fe²⁺Nb₂O₈	1	79159	4
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	79136	2273
Phosphosiderite ()*	Phosphosiderite	Fe³⁺(PO₄)·2H₂O	1	79183	182
Polybasite ()*	Polybasite	[Ag₉CuS₄][(Ag,Cu)₆(Sb,As)₂S₇]	1	79173	716
Proustite ()*	None	Ag₃AsS₃	1	79173	733
Pucherite ()*	Scheelite	Bi(VO₄)	1	79198	53
Pyrargyrite ()*	None	Ag₃SbS₃	1	79173	1425
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	4	79122,79173,79196,79197	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	1	79193	3106
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	79173	1725
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	1	79136	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	17	79130,79137,79139,79141,79152,79153,79158,79159,79160,79161,79162,79166,79167,79173,79188,79189,79197	61156
Rockbridgeite ()*	Rockbridgeite	(Fe²⁺_0.5Fe³⁺_0.5)₂Fe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃(OH)₅	1	79183	206
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	7	79119,79120,79125,79137,79151,79155,79159	5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	8	79151,79153,79155,79156,79158,79159,79183,79186	353
Schorl ()*	Tourmaline	NaFe²⁺₃Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	1	79120	2705
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	1	79173	5186
Sperrylite ()*	Pyrite	PtAs₂	1	79136	337
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	79130,79159,79164	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	79173	21482
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	1	79136	1934
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	79122	2045
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	3	79145,79148,79187	3337
Thorite ()*	Zircon	Th(SiO₄)	2	79151,79189	1006
Thortveitite ()*	Thortveitite	Sc₂Si₂O₇	1	79164	54
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	1	79131	4899
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	4	79137,79139,79198,79199	1476
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	79145	2562
Triplite ()*	Triplite	Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)F	1	79183	233
Valleriite ()*	Valleriite	2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)₂]	1	79173	237
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	79164	652
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	79173	1655
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	11	79120,79151,79152,79153,79155,79162,79164,79166,79183,79186,79198	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	9	79120,79145,79151,79153,79159,79160,79164,79189,79190	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL

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