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Dumortierite from
Analambano, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dumortierite
Formula:Al(Al2O)(Al2O)2(SiO4)3(BO3)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dumortierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Analambano, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1366189
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1366189:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dumortierite
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘAmbatolahinanahary, Ihadilanana, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
41.9km (26.1 miles) ⓘMarofarafara, Soavina Commune, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘSaronara Quarry, Ambatofinandrahana Commune, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
71.8km (44.6 miles) ⓘRiampotsy, Mangataboahangy, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
72.5km (45.0 miles) ⓘTsiambenana Quarry, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
References
Morteani, Giulio, Ackermand, Dietrich (2006) Mineralogy, geochemistry and petrology of an amphibolite-facies aluminum-phosphate and borosilicate (APB)-bearing quartzite from the Mesoproterozoic Itremo Group (Central Madagascar) Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie - Abhandlungen, 182 (2) 123-148 doi:10.1127/0077-7757/2006/0036
 
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