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Ejeda-Fotadrevo corundum deposits, Ejeda Commune, Ampanihy District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar i
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Ejeda-Fotadrevo corundum deposits Group of Deposits
Ejeda Commune Commune
Ampanihy District District
Atsimo-Andrefana Region
Madagascar Country

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Ejeda-Fotadrevo corundum deposits	Group of Deposits
Ejeda Commune	Commune
Ampanihy District	District
Atsimo-Andrefana	Region
Madagascar	Country

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

24° South , 44° East (est.)

Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.

Margin of Error:

~46km

GRN:

S17E29

Type:

Group of Deposits

Köppen climate type:

Aw : Tropical savanna, wet

Mindat Locality ID:

212453

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:2:212453:0

GUID (UUID V4):

North of Ejeda in the area Ejeda-Fotadrevo there are some Corundum deposit.
Tsavorite discovered 2003

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List

ⓘ Corundum

ⓘ var. Ruby

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Corundum

Formula: Al₂O₃

References:

Giuliani, Gaston, Fallick, Anthony, Rakotondrazafy, Michel, Ohnenstetter, Daniel, Andriamamonjy, Alfred, Ralantoarison, Théogène, Rakotosamizanany, Saholy, Razanatseheno, Marie, Offant, Yohann, Garnier, Virginie, Dunaigre, Christian, Schwarz, Dietmar, Mercier, Alain, Ratrimo, Voahangy, Ralison, Bruno (2007) Oxygen isotope systematics of gem corundum deposits in Madagascar: relevance for their geological origin. Mineralium Deposita, 42 (3) 251-270 doi:10.1007/s00126-006-0105-3

ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby

Formula: Al₂O₃

References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Corundum	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃
ⓘ	var. Ruby	4.CB.05	Al₂O₃

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
O	ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby	Al₂O₃
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Corundum	Al₂O₃
Al	ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby	Al₂O₃

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent

African Plate

Bekily BlockShield
Morondava basinBasin

Madagascar

⭔Tuléar Province (Toliara)Province

Somali PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Mercier, A., Rakotondrazafy, M., Ravolomiandrinarivo, B. (1999) Ruby Mineralization in Southwest Madagascar. Gondwana Research, 2 (3) 433-438 doi:10.1016/s1342-937x(05)70281-1

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