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Lazulite from
Lasnierite type locality, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Lazulite
Formula:MgAl2(PO4)2(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lasnierite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lazulite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lasnierite type locality, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1319064
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1319064:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lazulite
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘAnalambano, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘMount Ibity (Mt Bity), Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘMarofarafara, Soavina Commune, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘSaronara Quarry, Ambatofinandrahana Commune, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
62.2km (38.6 miles) ⓘTsiambenana Quarry, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
66.1km (41.1 miles) ⓘRiampotsy, Mangataboahangy, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
67.3km (41.8 miles) ⓘCol d'Itremo, Itremo, Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
References
Rondeau, Benjamin, Devouard, Bertrand, Jacob, Damien, Roussel, Pascal, Stephant, Nicolas, Boulet, Constance, Mollé, Valentin, Corre, Marianna, Fritsch, Emmanuel, Ferraris, Cristiano, Parodi, Gian Carlo (2019) Lasnierite, (Ca,Sr)(Mg,Fe)2Al(PO4)3, a new phosphate accompanying lazulite from Mt. Ibity, Madagascar: an example of structural characterization from dynamical refinement of precession electron diffraction data on submicrometre sample. European Journal of Mineralogy, 31 (2) 379-388 doi:10.1127/ejm/2019/0031-2817
 
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