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Magnetite from
Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


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Magnetite

Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Magnetite

Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Magnetite

Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Magnetite

Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Magnetite

Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Magnetite

Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tsaramanga pegmatite, Mahaiza, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:604089
Long-form Identifier:1:3:604089:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘSamiresy, Tritriva, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘTritriva Lake, Tritriva, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘAmbatonapetraka pegmatites, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘAntsofimbato pegmatites, Mangarano, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘIlapa, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘTsarafara Nord (Ambalaroy), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘTsarafara Sud (Ankadilava), Tsarafara Pegmatites, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘAnkarinarivo pegmatite, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘManjaka (Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘAnjanabonoina pegmatites, Ambohimanambola, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
References
Lacroix, Alfred (1912) Sur un groupe de niobotantalates cubiques radioactifs des pegmatites du Vakinankaratra. Bulletin de Minéralogie, 35 (2) 84-92 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1912.3498
 
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