Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Ilakaka Gem Deposit, Ilakaka, Ihosy, Ihorombe, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 27802
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-27802.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ilakaka Gem Deposit, Ilakaka, Ihosy, Ihorombe, Madagascar": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 4

Number of Child Localities: 4
Child Localities:
Ambarazy
Banque Suisse Mining Site
Bepeha
Ilakaka Be

Latitude: 22°42'25"S
Longitude: 45°14'1"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -22.706944444444,45.233611111111

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Andalusite	Beryl	Corundum	None	Not in a structural group	Olivine	Quartz	Spinel	Topaz	Tourmaline
Zircon

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 Be F H Li Mg Na O Si Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be F H Li Mg Na O Si Zr

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Andalusite Beryl Corundum None Not in a structural group Olivine Quartz Spinel Topaz Tourmaline
Zircon

10 IMA Minerals at location:

Andalusite ()*	Beryl ()*	Chrysoberyl ()*	Corundum ()*	Elbaite ()*
Kyanite ()*	Quartz ()*	Spinel ()*	Topaz ()*	Zircon ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	0		1310
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	0		4286
Chrysoberyl ()*	Olivine	BeAl₂O₄	0		321
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	2	79418,79420	1797
Elbaite ()*	Tourmaline	Na(Al_1.5Li_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)	0		520
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	0		1507
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	0		61156
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	0		1934
Topaz ()*	Topaz	Al₂SiO₄F₂	0		1476
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	0		5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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