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Albite from
Estatoby (Antanetinilapa), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Bityite5
Allanite-(Ce)4
Muscovite4
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Estatoby (Antanetinilapa), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:262902
Long-form Identifier:1:3:262902:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘTsarafara Sud (Ankadilava), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘTsarafara Nord (Ambalaroy), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘSahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘMaharitra, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘAmpatsikahitra pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘAmbatomalaza (Vohimasina), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘManjaka (Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘAmbatolampy, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘTsilaizina pegmatite, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite 150 m NW of Antandrokomby, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
References
Lefevre, Marc, Thomas, Laurent (1998) Les pegmatites de la vallée de la Sahatany Madagascar. Le Règne Minéral, 4 (19) Les Éditions du Piat. 15-28
 
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