Ambalanira phlogopite mine, Iakora Commune, Iakora, Ihorombe, Madagascari
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Ambalanira phlogopite mine | Mine |
Iakora Commune | Commune |
Iakora | District |
Ihorombe | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° South , 46° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~34km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
134727
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134727:5
GUID (UUID V4):
62f1dbad-5537-486d-b453-b7bb62c5ae24
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Karieran' Ambalanira, Kaominin' Iakora, Distrikan' Iakora, Faritr' Ihorombe, Madagasikara
A phlogopite mine located about 2km SSW of Sakasoa phlogopite mine, in a small ravine along the Ambalanira stream. Several lenses of phlogopite-bearing pyroxenite.
Concession P.E. 210 SMGI (Sociéte Mines de Grande Île).
Besairie (1966) gave these map coordinates: x= 347,5 Y= 387,5 (Map sheet Iakora).
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3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Scapolite' |
ⓘ 'Scapolite var. Wernerite' |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Scapolite var. Wernerite' | - | |
ⓘ | '' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
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