| Locality type: | Pegmatite Field |
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| Species: | Rhodizite |
| Formula: | (K,Cs)Al4Be4(B,Be)12O28 |
| Comments: | No londonite has been documented from this locality (Laurs et al 2002) |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Rubellite | ⓘ8 photos of Rhodizite associated with Rubellite at this locality. |
| Tourmaline | ⓘ2 photos of Rhodizite associated with Tourmaline at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Rhodizite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rhodizite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Tetezantsio pegmatites, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (26 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 462512 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:462512:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | cedd392f-115f-4a60-a2ae-9147ef0c342d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rhodizite |
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| 24.7km (15.3 miles) | ⓘAntsahanana quarry, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| 24.9km (15.5 miles) | ⓘManjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| 30.9km (19.2 miles) | ⓘTsilaizina pegmatite, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar |
| 34.1km (21.2 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite 150 m NW of Antandrokomby, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar |
| 34.2km (21.2 miles) | ⓘAntandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar |
| References |
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Laurs, Brendan M., Pezzotta, Federico, Simmons, William B. (Skip), Falster, Alexander U., Muhlmeister, Sam (2002) Rhodizite-Londonite from the Antsongombato Pegmatite, Central Madagascar. Gems & Gemology, 38 (4) 326-339 doi:10.5741/gems.38.4.326 |
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Tetezantsio pegmatites, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar