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Antanimora Hospital area, Antanimora Sud Commune, Ambovombe-Androy, Androy, Madagascari
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Antanimora Hospital areaOutcrop
Antanimora Sud CommuneCommune
Ambovombe-AndroyDistrict
AndroyRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 48' 51'' South , 45° 39' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tsiombe29,825 (2018)57.0km
Ambovombe66,818 (2018)58.7km
Kopoky15,000 (2018)63.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
190555
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:190555:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A pyroxenite vein about 250 m east of the hospital in the Antanimora (the centre in the Antanimora Commune), on the road to the river.

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2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pyroxene Group'
Formula: ADSi2O6
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘPhlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyroxene Group'-ADSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ Pyroxene GroupADSi2O6
KPotassium
Kⓘ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Madagascar
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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