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Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja District, Diana, Madagascari
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AntsakoamanondroCommune
Ambanja DistrictDistrict
DianaRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
302163
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:302163:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Antsakoamanondro, district d'Ambanja, Rรฉgion Diana, Madagascar
Italian:
Antsakoamanondro, distretto di Ambanja, Regione di Diana, Madagascar
Malagasy:
Kaominin' Antsakoamanondro, Distrikan' Ambanja, Faritr'i Diana, Madagasikara
Bulgarian:
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Cebuano:
Antsakoamanondro, Diana Region, Madagascar
Dutch:
Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja, Diana, Madagaskar
Swedish:
Antsakoamanondro, Diana, Madagaskar


Antsakoamanondro is a municipality (French: commune, Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambanja, which is a part of Diana Region.

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6 valid minerals.

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โ“˜ Andradite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
Habit: Dominant dodecahedron combined with trapezohedron faces
Colour: Yellow, via yellowish green, green, brownish green to brown. The crystals are sometimes color zoned.
Description: Yellowish green to green crystals from here are marketed as demantoid. The individual crystals are found in vugs and fissures in skarns and can become up to 3 cm in size.
โ“˜ Andradite var. Demantoid
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
โ“˜ Andradite var. Topazolite
Formula: Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
โ“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
โ“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
โ“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
โ“˜ Stilbite-Ca
Formula: NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
โ“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
โ“˜ Wollastonite ?
Formula: Ca3(Si3O9)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
โ“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
โ“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
โ“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
โ“˜Andradite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
โ“˜var. Demantoid9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
โ“˜var. Topazolite9.AD.25Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3
โ“˜Wollastonite ?9.DG.05Ca3(Si3O9)
โ“˜Stilbite-Ca9.GE.10NaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 ยท 28H2O
Unclassified
โ“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] ยท nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hโ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hโ“˜ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
CCarbon
Cโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oโ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oโ“˜ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Oโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oโ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oโ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Oโ“˜ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Oโ“˜ Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naโ“˜ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
AlAluminium
Alโ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alโ“˜ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
SiSilicon
Siโ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siโ“˜ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Siโ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siโ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siโ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Siโ“˜ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Siโ“˜ Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
SSulfur
Sโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Caโ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caโ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caโ“˜ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Caโ“˜ WollastoniteCa3(Si3O9)
Caโ“˜ Stilbite-CaNaCa4(Si27Al9)O72 · 28H2O
Caโ“˜ Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feโ“˜ AndraditeCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feโ“˜ Andradite var. DemantoidCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3
Feโ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feโ“˜ Andradite var. TopazoliteCa3Fe23+(SiO4)3

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antsakoamanondro
Wikidata ID:Q2857615
GeoNames ID:11927693

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