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Native Bismuth from
Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Native Bismuth
Formula:Bi
Habit:small cleavable masses
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Bismuth data
Locality Data:Click here to view Anjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44532
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44532:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Bismuth
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘTsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘSamiresy, Tritriva, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
47.1km (29.2 miles) ⓘTsarafara Sud (Ankadilava), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
47.9km (29.8 miles) ⓘSahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘManjaka (Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘAndrianampy, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘTsilaizina pegmatite, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
62.6km (38.9 miles) ⓘAntandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
References
Lacroix, Alfred (1922) MinÃĐralogie de Madagascar, Tome I. GÃĐologie-MinÃĐralogie descriptive. Augustin Challamel. 624 pp. pp.156-156
Wilson, Wendell E. (1989) The Anjanabonoina Pegmatite, Madagascar. The Mineralogical Record, 20 (3) 191-200
 
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