Saronara Quarry, Ambatofinandrahana Commune, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascari
Regional Level Types | |
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Saronara Quarry | Quarry |
Ambatofinandrahana Commune | Commune |
Ambatofinandrahana District | District |
Amoron'i Mania | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 30' 1'' South , 46° 49' 12'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Ambatofinandrahana | 25,997 (2018) | 6.1km |
Ambositra | 30,353 (2018) | 44.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
133895
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:133895:2
GUID (UUID V4):
cdcbe1a1-5a33-4555-a860-1bb60c010234
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Karieran'i Saronara, Kaominin' Ambatofinandrahana, Distrikan' Ambatofinandrahana, Faritra Amoron'i Mania, Madagasikara
A quarry with a 200m thick horizon with strongly deformed fine grains of lazulite-dumortierite-bearing metaquartzite. It is situated north of the town Ambatofinandrahana in the central highland of Madagascar.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Dumortierite Formula: Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) References: |
ⓘ Lazulite Formula: MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Lazulite | 8.BB.40 | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Dumortierite | 9.AJ.10 | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
B | Boron | |
B | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
O | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
Al | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Dumortierite | Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3) |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Lazulite | MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Madagascar
- Ankaratra Volcanic RangeVolcanic Range
- ⭔Fianarantsoa ProvinceProvince
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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References
Morteani, Giulio, Ackermand, Dietrich (2006) Mineralogy, geochemistry and petrology of an amphibolite-facies aluminum-phosphate and borosilicate (APB)-bearing quartzite from the Mesoproterozoic Itremo Group (Central Madagascar) Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 182 (2) 123-148 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2006/0036