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Antanifotsy District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascari
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Antanifotsy DistrictDistrict
VakinankaratraRegion
MadagascarCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Antanifotsy70,626 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
208202
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:208202:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
German:
Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratra, Madagaskar
Italian:
Antanifotsy, Regione di Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Malagasy:
Distrikan' Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratra, Madagasikara
Russian:
Антанифуци, Вакинанкаратра, Мадагаскар
Simplified Chinese:
安塔尼富齊, 瓦卡南卡拉特拉, 马达加斯加
Spanish:
Antanifotsy, Región de Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Arabic:
أنتانيفوتسي, فاكينانكارترا, مدغشقر
Cebuano:
Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar
Croatian:
Antanifotsy, Madagaskar
Dutch:
Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratra, Madagaskar
Japanese:
アンタニフォシー, ヴァキナカラチャ地域圏, マダガスカル
Polish:
Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratra, Madagaskar
Portuguese:
Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratra, Madagáscar
Serbo-Croatian:
Antanifotsi, Regija Vakinankaratra, Madagaskar
Swahili:
Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratra, Madagaska
Swedish:
Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratraregionen, Madagaskar
Turkish:
Antanifotsy, Vakinankaratra, Madagaskar


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Chabazite'
ⓘ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
ⓘ Graphite
Formula: C
ⓘ Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
ⓘ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘ Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
ⓘ Spinel var. Ferropicotite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)Al2O4
ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
ⓘvar. Ferropicotite4.BB.05(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
ⓘCorundum4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Ruby4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘvar. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
ⓘPyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chabazite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ GraphiteC
OOxygen
Oⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Oⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
Oⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Oⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Oⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Spinel var. Ferropicotite(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Mgⓘ Spinel var. Ferropicotite(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ CorundumAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. RubyAl2O3
Alⓘ Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Alⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Spinel var. Ferropicotite(Mg,Fe)Al2O4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
MnManganese
Mnⓘ PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Feⓘ Spinel var. Ferropicotite(Mg,Fe)Al2O4

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antanifotsy
Wikidata ID:Q571099
GeoNames ID:7670918

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