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Locality Name:
Ianapera Emerald Deposit (Sakalava), Ianapera, Benenitra, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar


mindat Locality ID: 27838
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27838.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ianapera Emerald Deposit (Sakalava), Ianapera, Benenitra, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 23°35'5"S
Longitude: 45°8'47"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -23.584722222222,45.146388888889
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Ba Be C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Ba Be C Ca Fe H K Mg Na O S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBaryteBerylClayMicaNonePhenakitePyriteQuartzRutile
SapphirineSerpentineTalcTourmalineZircon

18 IMA Minerals at location:
Baryte  (*)Beryl  (*)Chrysotile  (*)Clintonite  (*)Dolomite  (*)
Dravite  (*)Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Nahcolite  (*)Phenakite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)
Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schorl  (*)Serendibite  (*)
Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Chrysotile  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40951
Clintonite  (*)Mica ClayCaAlMg2(SiAl3O10)(OH)2086
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0648
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20238
Nahcolite  (*)NoneNaH(CO3)078
Phenakite  (*)PhenakiteBe2(SiO4)0326
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Serendibite  (*)SapphirineCa4[Mg6Al6]O4[Si6B3Al3O36]019
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251


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