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Emerald from
Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar


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Emerald

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald, etc.

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald, etc.

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
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Emerald, etc.

Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl var: Emerald
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Biotite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Emerald data
Locality Data:Click here to view Morafeno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:147804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:147804:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Emerald
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAmbatomameno emerald mine, Andonabe, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘAnkadilalana emerald mine, Ambalahosy Nord, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘAmbodibakoly emerald deposit, Ambalahosy Nord, Mananjary District, Vatovavy, Madagascar
References
Kanis, Jan, Schwarz, Dietmar (2001) Smaragde aus Afrika. Extra Lapis 21. Christian Weise Verlag p.56-63.
(2002) Emeralds of the World. extraLapis English 2. Lapis International LLCpp.24-35
 
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