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N-W Maromby, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascari
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Amboasary Sud DistrictDistrict
AnosyRegion
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Mindat Locality ID:
300040
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:300040:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
Malagasy:
Maromby Avaratra-Andrefana, Kaominin'i Maromby, Distrikan' Amboasary Atsimo, Faritr' Anosy, Madagasikara


Hibonite-bearing plagioclastic veins in close association with pyroxenites (clinopyroxene-scapolite-titanite pyroxenites).

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Hibonite4.CC.45CaAl12O19
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Clinopyroxene Subgroup'-
โ“˜'Scapolite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oโ“˜ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Oโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ HiboniteCaAl12O19
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ HiboniteCaAl12O19
Caโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Tiโ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O

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Madagascar

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References

Rakotondrazafy, Michel A. F., Moine, B., Cuney, M. (1996) Mode of formation of hibonite (CaAl 12 O 19 ) within the U-Th skarns from the granulites of S-E Madagascar. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 123 (2) 190-201 doi:10.1007/s004100050150Sample of hibonite from N-W Maromby is used in the study]
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