Sillimanite from
Osumilite occurrence 1, Mandromodromotra, Taolagnaro District, Anosy, Madagascar
Locality type: | Occurrence | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Sillimanite | |
Formula: | Al2(SiO4)O | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Believed Valid | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sillimanite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Osumilite occurrence 1, Mandromodromotra, Taolagnaro District, Anosy, Madagascar | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 1297210 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:1297210:8 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | fd64cd28-a6a6-4b24-8dbb-de38f2acfe5d | |
Nearest other occurrences of Sillimanite | ||
52.9km (32.9 miles) | ⓘCap Andrahomana, Andranobory, Taolagnaro District, Anosy, Madagascar | |
77.1km (47.9 miles) | ⓘOsumilite occurrence, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar | |
References | ||
Holder, Robert M., Hacker, Bradley R., Horton, Forrest, Rakotondrazafy, A. F. Michel (2018) Ultrahigh-temperature osumilite gneisses in southern Madagascar record combined heat advection and high rates of radiogenic heat production in a long-lived high-Torogen. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 36 (7) 855-880 doi:10.1111/jmg.12316 |