Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Andrembesoa, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar

mindat Locality ID: 58644
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-58644.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Andrembesoa, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar": 19
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 17

Number of Child Localities: 12
Child Localities:
Ambondrona Pegmatite
Ampanivana Area
Ampozana Massif
Ankonahona
Ansakelo
Antananolofotsy
Boina
Imalo
Laondany
Sakelo
Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field
Vohitrakanga Pegmatite

Latitude: 20°12'40"S
Longitude: 46°37'51"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): -20.211111111111,46.630833333333

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.

Aeschynite	Andalusite	Baryte	Beryl	Bismutite	Calcite	Clay	Columbite	Danburite	Feldspar
Garnet	Humite	Mica	None	Olivine	Phenakite	Pyrite	Pyrochlore	Quartz	Rhodizite
Rutile	Spinel	Staurolite	Vesuvianite	Zircon

Almandine ()*	Andalusite ()*	Baryte ()*	Béhierite ()*	Beryl ()*
Bismutite ()*	Calcite ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Cesiokenopyrochlore ()*	Clinohumite ()*
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Danburite ()*	Forsterite ()*	Graphite ()*	Grossular ()*
Hambergite ()*	Londonite ()*	Microcline ()*	Orthoclase ()*	Phenakite ()*
Phlogopite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rhodizite ()*	Rynersonite ()*
Schiavinatoite ()*	Spinel ()*	Staurolite ()*	Stibiotantalite ()*	Vesuvianite ()*
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	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 Ba Be Bi C Ca Cs F Fe H K Mg Mn Na Nb O P S Sb Si Sn Ta Y Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality:

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Aeschynite Andalusite Baryte Beryl Bismutite Calcite Clay Columbite Danburite Feldspar
Garnet Humite Mica None Olivine Phenakite Pyrite Pyrochlore Quartz Rhodizite
Rutile Spinel Staurolite Vesuvianite Zircon

32 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	79783	2353
Andalusite ()*	Andalusite	Al₂SiO₅	1	79786	1310
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	79780	11547
Béhierite ()*	Zircon	Ta(BO₄)	3	79789,79790,79791	8
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	5	79775,79781,79785,79792,79793	4286
Bismutite ()*	Bismutite	Bi₂O₂(CO₃)	1	79775	716
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	79777,79779	27770
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	2	79776,79791	5171
Cesiokenopyrochlore ()*	Pyrochlore	Nb₂(O,OH)₆Cs_1-x	1	79792	1
Clinohumite ()*	Humite	Mg₉(SiO₄)₄F₂	1	79779	236
Columbite-(Mn) ()*	Columbite	Mn²⁺Nb₂O₆	3	79789,79791,79792	289
Danburite ()*	Danburite	CaB₂Si₂O₈	2	79785,79790	148
Forsterite ()*	Olivine	Mg₂(SiO₄)	1	79779	1188
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	79779	2812
Grossular ()*	Garnet	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	3	79776,79777,79779	1544
Hambergite ()*	None	Be₂(BO₃)(OH)	1	79785	81
Londonite ()*	Rhodizite	CsBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈	2	79778,79792	9
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	2	79775,79785	4924
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	79790	2349
Phenakite ()*	Phenakite	Be₂(SiO₄)	1	79785	326
Phlogopite ()*	Mica Clay	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	79779	2273
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	1	79779	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	11	79778,79780,79782,79785,79786,79787,79789,79790,79791,79792,79793	61156
Rhodizite ()*	Rhodizite	KBe₄Al₄(B₁₁Be)O₂₈	2	79791,79792	14
Rynersonite ()*	Aeschynite	CaTa₂O₆	2	79789,79790	14
Schiavinatoite ()*	Zircon	Nb(BO₄)	2	79789,79790	3
Spinel ()*	Spinel	MgAl₂O₄	2	79777,79779	1934
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	79783	978
Stibiotantalite ()*	None	Sb³⁺TaO₄	2	79789,79790	53
Vesuvianite ()*	Vesuvianite	(Ca,Na)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe)₁₃(SiO₄)₁₀(Si₂O₇)₄(OH,F,O)₁₀	1	79777	1395
Xenotime-(Y) ()*	Zircon	Y(PO₄)	1	79775	939
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	79775	5251

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

Sample	Source Locality	Reference URL
R080064	Ampanodiana South Pegmatite, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar	https://rruff.info/R080064

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