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Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascari
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|---|---|
| Mahaiza | Commune |
| Betafo District | District |
| Vakinankaratra | Region |
| Madagascar | Country |
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Mahaiza, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Mahaiza, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagaskar
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Mahaiza, Betafo, Regione di Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Kaominin'i Mahaiza, Distrikan'i Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagasikara
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Mahaiza, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagaskar
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| โ 'Aeschynite Group' Formula: AD2O6 References: |
| โ Aeschynite-(Y) Formula: Y(TiNb)O6 Colour: yellowish on outside (alteration) and greenbrownish inside. Description: Descibed as priorite |
| โ 'Almandine-Spessartine Series' References: |
| โ Anatase Formula: TiO2 |
| โ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| โ Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| โ 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| โ Bismite Formula: Bi2O3 |
| โ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| โ Bismutite Formula: (BiO)2CO3 References: |
| โ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| โ Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 References: |
| โ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
| โ Columbite-(Mn) Formula: Mn2+Nb2O6 References: |
| โ 'Columbite-Tantalite' |
| โ Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) References: |
| โ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| โ Euxenite-(Y) Formula: (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| โ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| โ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| โ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| โ Monazite-(Ce) Formula: Ce(PO4) References: |
| โ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| โ Native Bismuth Formula: Bi |
| โ Nioboixiolite-(Mn2+) Formula: (Nb0.67Mn2+0.33)O2 References: Carnegie Museum of Natural History analysisIdentified by Chris Emproto: XRD, SEM-EDS |
| โ Pucherite Formula: Bi(VO4) |
| โ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup' Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n |
| โ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)' Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| โ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Reported from at least 6 localities in this region. |
| โ Quartz var. Amethyst Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Quartz var. Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| โ Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
| โ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile Formula: (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| โ Rutile var. Strรผverite Formula: (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| โ Samarskite-(Y) Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| โ Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) References: |
| โ Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| โ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| โ Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
| โ Zircon var. Cyrtolite Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] Description: Cyrtolite mentioned as a associated mineral to "blomstrandite" in Lacroix (1912), but described as malacon later in Lacroix 1922 |
| โ Zircon var. Malacon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| โ | Native Bismuth | 1.CA.05 | Bi |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| โ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| โ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| โ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| โ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| โ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| โ | Bismite | 4.CB.60 | Bi2O3 |
| โ | Quartz var. Amethyst | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 | |
| โ | var. Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| โ | Nioboixiolite-(Mn2+) | 4.DB. | (Nb0.67Mn2+0.33)O2 |
| โ | Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| โ | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 | |
| โ | var. Strรผverite | 4.DB.05 | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| โ | Samarskite-(Y) | 4.DB.25 | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| โ | Columbite-(Mn) | 4.DB.35 | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| โ | Anatase | 4.DD.05 | TiO2 |
| โ | Aeschynite-(Y) | 4.DF.05 | Y(TiNb)O6 |
| โ | Euxenite-(Y) | 4.DG.05 | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| โ | 'Aeschynite Group' | 4.DL.05 | AD2O6 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| โ | Bismutite | 5.BE.25 | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| โ | Pucherite | 8.AD.40 | Bi(VO4) |
| โ | Monazite-(Ce) | 8.AD.50 | Ce(PO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| โ | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| โ | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| โ | var. Cyrtolite | 9.AD.30 | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| โ | var. Malacon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| โ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| โ | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| โ | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| โ | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| โ | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| โ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| โ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| โ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| โ | 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)' | - | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| โ | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| โ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| โ | 'Almandine-Spessartine Series' | - | |
| โ | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
| โ | 'Columbite-Tantalite' | - | |
| โ | 'Pyrochlore Supergroup' | - | A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | โ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| H | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | โ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | โ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Be | โ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | โ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | โ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | โ Aeschynite-(Y) | Y(TiNb)O6 |
| O | โ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| O | โ Anatase | TiO2 |
| O | โ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| O | โ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| O | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | โ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| O | โ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| O | โ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | โ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| O | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | โ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| O | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | โ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| O | โ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| O | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | โ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| O | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | โ Pucherite | Bi(VO4) |
| O | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | โ Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| O | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | โ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | โ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | โ Rutile var. Strรผverite | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| O | โ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| O | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | โ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| O | โ Almandine-Spessartine Series | |
| O | โ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| O | โ Zircon var. Malacon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | โ Aeschynite Group | AD2O6 |
| O | โ Nioboixiolite-(Mn2+) | (Nb0.67Mn2+0.33)O2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | โ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| Na | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Mg | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | โ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | โ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Al | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | โ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | โ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Al | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | โ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | โ Almandine-Spessartine Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | โ Quartz var. Amethyst | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Si | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Si | โ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | โ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | โ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Si | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | โ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | โ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | โ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | โ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Si | โ Almandine-Spessartine Series | |
| Si | โ Zircon var. Malacon | Zr(SiO4) |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | โ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | โ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | โ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | โ Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | โ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | โ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| Ca | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | โ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | โ Aeschynite-(Y) | Y(TiNb)O6 |
| Ti | โ Anatase | TiO2 |
| Ti | โ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| Ti | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | โ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ti | โ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Ti | โ Rutile | TiO2 |
| Ti | โ Rutile var. Strรผverite | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| V | Vanadium | |
| V | โ Pucherite | Bi(VO4) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | โ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Mn | โ Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Mn | โ Almandine-Spessartine Series | |
| Mn | โ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Mn | โ Nioboixiolite-(Mn2+) | (Nb0.67Mn2+0.33)O2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | โ Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Fe | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | โ Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
| Fe | โ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | โ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | โ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | โ Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Fe | โ Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | โ Rutile var. Strรผverite | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| Fe | โ Almandine-Spessartine Series | |
| Fe | โ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | โ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | โ Aeschynite-(Y) | Y(TiNb)O6 |
| Y | โ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Y | โ Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | โ Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | โ Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Zr | โ Zircon var. Malacon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | โ Aeschynite-(Y) | Y(TiNb)O6 |
| Nb | โ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| Nb | โ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Nb | โ Rutile var. Ilmenorutile | (Ti,Nb)O2 |
| Nb | โ Columbite-(Mn) | Mn2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | โ Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Nb | โ Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series | |
| Nb | โ Nioboixiolite-(Mn2+) | (Nb0.67Mn2+0.33)O2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | โ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | โ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ce | โ Monazite-(Ce) | Ce(PO4) |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | โ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| Ta | โ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| Ta | โ Rutile var. Strรผverite | (Ti,Ta,Fe)O2 |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | โ Bismite | Bi2O3 |
| Bi | โ Native Bismuth | Bi |
| Bi | โ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| Bi | โ Bismutite | (BiO)2CO3 |
| Bi | โ Pucherite | Bi(VO4) |
| Th | Thorium | |
| Th | โ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | โ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH) |
| U | โ Euxenite-(Y) | (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6 |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahaiza |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q3277504 |
| GeoNames ID: | 11926629 |
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