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Ambodirofia emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascari
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ambodirofia emerald mine | Mine |
| Andonabe | Commune |
| Mananjary District | District |
| Vatovavy | Region |
| Madagascar | Country |
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Name(s) in local language(s):
Karieran' Ambodirofia, Kaominin' Andonabe, Distrikan' Mananjary, Faritra Vatovavy Fitovinany, Faritanin'i Fianarantsoa, Madagasikara
Emerald mine in the Morafeno mining area in the Mananjary emerald mining district listed in Schwartz (1994, cited from Thomas 1993). = the south zone of the Mananjary emerald mining district.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| ⓘ | var. Emerald | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Be | Beryllium | |
|---|---|---|
| Be | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Be | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
AfricaContinent
African Plate
- Antongil BlockCraton
Madagascar
- ⭔Fianarantsoa ProvinceProvince
Somali PlateTectonic Plate
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