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Tourmaline from
Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


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Tourmaline

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Fluor-liddicoatite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Fluor-liddicoatite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Fluor-liddicoatite

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Tourmaline

Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
- var Smoky Quartz4
Albite4
- var Cleavelandite4
Phenakite2
Danburite1
Lepidolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (76 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:559944
Long-form Identifier:1:3:559944:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
29.6km (18.4 miles) ⓘTetezantsio pegmatites, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘTsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘAndoabatokely, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
34.7km (21.6 miles) ⓘAmpanivana pegmatite, Ampanivana area, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
43.4km (27.0 miles) ⓘVavatany pegmatites, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘAntaboaka North, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘAmbatonapetraka pegmatites, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘAntaboaka South, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘAntsofimbato pegmatites, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘAmbatovaventy, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
References
Wilson, Wendell E. (1989) The Anjanabonoina Pegmatite, Madagascar. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (3) 191-200
Rizzo, Floriana, Bosi, Ferdinando, Tempesta, Gioacchino, Agrosì, Giovanna (2023) Compositional Variation and Crystal-Chemical Characterization of a Watermelon Variety of Tourmaline from Anjanabonoina, Central Madagascar. Crystals, 13 (8) doi:10.3390/cryst13081290
McMillan, Nancy J.; VanDusen, Anna (2025) Application of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Principal Component Analysis for Compositional Zoning of Liddicoatite Tourmaline from Anjanaboniona. Minerals, 15 (12). doi:10.3390/min15121243
 
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