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Cookeite from
Tsarafara Sud (Ankadilava), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


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Cookeite

Tsarafara Sud, Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Cookeite

Tsarafara Sud, Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Cookeite

Tsarafara Sud, Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Locality type:Workings
Classification
Species:Cookeite
Formula:(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Tourmaline3
Bityite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cookeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsarafara Sud (Ankadilava), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:266603
Long-form Identifier:1:3:266603:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cookeite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘIlapa, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘAmpatsikahitra pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘTompoambohitra (Tokambohitra), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘAmbatomalaza (Vohimasina), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘAndrianampy, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
References
Ranorosoa, Nadine (1986) Thèse de doctorat de L'Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse. Étude minéralogique des pegmatites du champ de la Sahatany, Madagascar, 1-240
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
Larsen, Knut Edvard (2003) Mineralene i Sahatany pegmatittfelt, Madagaskar [The minerals of the Sahatany pegmatite field, Madagascar]. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift, 25. 5-18
 
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