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Androtsabo (Androtsabo South; Marovoalava), Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascari
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Androtsabo (Androtsabo South; Marovoalava) | Deposit |
| Tranomaro | Commune |
| Amboasary Sud District | District |
| Anosy | Region |
| Madagascar | Country |
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Androtsabo, Kaominin'i Tranomaro, Distrikan' Amboasary Atsimo, Faritr' Anosy, Madagasikara
An uranothorianite deposit located about 10 km SE of Tranomaro and 5 km east of Ambatomika in the southern Madagascar. Mining started in 1955 and ended in 1963.
The locality described by Besaire (1966) as Androtsabo is probably identical by the one named Androtsabo-Sud by J. Behier (1960).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
10 valid minerals.
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| ⓘ Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Description: Behier (1960) mentions nice crystals of blue corundum with inclusion of thorianite from this site. |
| ⓘ Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ Mottramite Formula: PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite' |
| ⓘ 'Scapolite var. Wernerite' References: |
| ⓘ Thorianite Formula: ThO2 |
| ⓘ Thorite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Thorite var. Orangite Formula: Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite Formula: (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
| ⓘ Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
| ⓘ | Thorianite | 4.DL.05 | ThO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| ⓘ | Mottramite | 8.BH.40 | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Thorite var. Orangite | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | 9.AD.30 | Th(SiO4) | |
| ⓘ | var. Thorogummite | 9.AD.30 | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
| ⓘ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| ⓘ | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| ⓘ | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
| ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| ⓘ | Anorthite | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Scapolite var. Wernerite' | - | |
| ⓘ | '' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| H | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Scapolite var. Wernerite | |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| O | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Mottramite | PbCu(VO4)(OH) |
| O | ⓘ Thorite var. Orangite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Thorianite | ThO2 |
| O | ⓘ Thorite | Th(SiO4) |
| O | ⓘ Thorite var. Thorogummite | (Th,U)(SiO4)1-x(OH)4x |
| O | ⓘ Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| O | ⓘ Scapolite var. Wernerite | |
| O | ⓘ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Scapolite var. Wernerite | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
| Al | ⓘ Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
| Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
| Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | ⓘ | |
Androtsabo, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar