Mineral Evolution Database

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Mineral locality data provided by mindat.org

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The goal of this page is to present localities at which the mineral is found, and estimates of the oldest possible geologic age of the minerals at these localities.

Locality Name:
Bemaneviky Ouest Commune, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 302159
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-302159.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bemaneviky Ouest Commune, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar": 3
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Ampasimena
Ankazoberavina Island
Marotony

Latitude: 13°32'58"S
Longitude: 47°59'22"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -13.549444444444,47.989444444444

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.

Analcime	Feldspar	Natrolite	None	Pyrite	Quartz	Rocksalt	Sphalerite	Tridymite

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 Fe H K Na O Pb S Si Zn

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Analcime Feldspar Natrolite None Pyrite Quartz Rocksalt Sphalerite Tridymite

8 IMA Minerals at location:

Analcime ()*	Galena ()*	Natrolite ()*	Nepheline ()*	Orthoclase ()*
Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Sphalerite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Analcime ()*	Analcime	Na(AlSi₂O₆)·H₂O	1	79277	1627
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	79278	24243
Natrolite ()*	Natrolite	Na₂(Si₃Al₂)O₁₀·2H₂O	1	79277	1236
Nepheline ()*	Tridymite	Na₃K(Al₄Si₄O₁₆)	1	79276	884
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	79276	2349
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	79276	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	1	79277	61156
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	79278	21482

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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