Ambatomainty phlogopite deposit, Belindo Mahasoa, Bekily District, Androy, Madagascari
Regional Level Types | |
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Ambatomainty phlogopite deposit | Deposit |
Belindo Mahasoa | Commune |
Bekily District | District |
Androy | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° South , 45° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~16km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
134729
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:134729:9
GUID (UUID V4):
5bdb14fc-22ba-44bc-9ea3-be59ca03c58e
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Concession PE.1384
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Karieran' Ambatomainty, Kaominin'i Belindo-Mahasoa, Distrikan'i Bekily, Faritr' Androy, Madagasikara
Phlogopite deposit worked by Mr. Alexandre Bougroff in the 1950s. (Concession PE.1384).
Map-coordinates according to Besaire (1966): X= 210, 2 and Y = 293.
A pyroxenite body about 100m long and 5 m wide has been worked for mica. The eastern pit was measured to a depth of 26,50 m and a western pit to 23 m in 1952.
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group' Formula: ADSi2O6 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Pyroxene Group' | - | ADSi2O6 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Pyroxene Group | ADSi2O6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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