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Unnamed marble vein along RN 13, Ankariera, Taolagnaro District, Anosy, Madagascari
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Unnamed marble vein along RN 13Outcrop
AnkarieraCommune
Taolagnaro DistrictDistrict
AnosyRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° South , 46° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~15km
Type:
Kรถppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
253376
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253376:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The RN 13 cut a small marble vein about 18 km east of Amboasary. Micros with well-developed crystals of phlogopite and spinel are present. Some chalcedony are also present along the vein.

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
โ“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
โ“˜4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
โ“˜'Humite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
MgMagnesium
Mgโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mgโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alโ“˜ SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kโ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent
African Plate
Madagascar
Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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