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Fluor-liddicoatite from
Estatoby (Antanetinilapa), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


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Fluor-liddicoatite

Estatoby, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Fluor-liddicoatite

Estatoby, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Fluor-liddicoatite

Estatoby, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Fluor-liddicoatite
Formula:Ca(Li2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3F
Comments:Several fragments of polycromatic crystals from a 2012 find was analyzed by EDS Jeol electron microprobe and showed a gave a significant amount of Ca and F, but only a limited amount of Na, confirming that fluor-liddicoatite is dominant in these crystals (Pezzotta & Praszkier 2013)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluor-liddicoatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Estatoby (Antanetinilapa), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:853083
Long-form Identifier:1:3:853083:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluor-liddicoatite
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
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘAntandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘAnjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
References
Pezzotta, F. & Praszkier, T. (2013): Giant liddicoatites from Estatoby pegmatite, Madagascar. Minerals- The Collector’s Newspaper. Issue # 6, 13-17
 
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