Miandson Mine, Behara area, Antaly, Ampanihy District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascari
Regional Level Types | |
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Miandson Mine | Mine |
Behara area | Mining Area |
Antaly | Commune |
Ampanihy District | District |
Atsimo-Andrefana | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° South , 44° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~20km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
250260
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250260:4
GUID (UUID V4):
7742a570-35ec-4cf1-9d6a-28939c50376d
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Carrière du Mr. Miandson
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Karieran'dRamiandson, Behara, Kaominin' Antaly, Distrikan' Ampanihy, Faritr' Atsimo Andrefana, Madagasikara
Located close to the Tsavorite Mine. Mining started in 1996, and according to Isatelle (2009) the production in 2009 was about 1kg /month of tsavorites.
Beside tsavorite, malaya garnets and vanadium garnets are reported from the site (Not seen by Isatelle in 2009).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
ⓘ Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Grossular var. Tsavorite Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite Formula: K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | var. Tsavorite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | Muscovite var. Fuchsite | 9.EC.15 | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
---|---|---|
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Grossular var. Tsavorite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Grossular var. Tsavorite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Grossular var. Tsavorite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | ⓘ Grossular var. Tsavorite | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Cr | Chromium | |
Cr | ⓘ Muscovite var. Fuchsite | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
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