Bekaly, Behara, Amboasary Sud, Anosy, Madagascari
Regional Level Types | |
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Bekaly | Prospect |
Behara | Commune |
Amboasary Sud | District |
Anosy | Region |
Madagascar | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° South , 46° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~26km
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Malagasy:
Bekaly, Behara, Distrikan' Amboasary Atsimo, Faritr' Anosy, Madagasikara
A find of at last 18 specimens of grandidierite were done in december 2019 at Bekaly near Behara. Clusters of striated, elongated crystals up to 3 cm long were reported (Tesseron 2020).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Grandidierite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 Reference: Tesseron, B. (2020) Madagascar: La grandidierite de Bekaly. Le Règne Minéral, 154, 44 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Grandidierite | 9.AJ.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
B | Boron | |
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B | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Grandidierite | (Mg,Fe2+)(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)(BO3)O2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Tesseron, B. (2020) Madagascar: La grandidierite de Bekaly. Le Règne Minéral, 154, 44
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