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Rhodizite from
Manjaka (Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar


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Rhodizite

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Rhodizite

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Rhodizite, etc.

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Rhodizite

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Rhodizite

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Rhodizite, etc.

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Rhodizite

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Rhodizite

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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Rhodizite, etc.

Manjaka, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Rhodizite
Formula:KBe4Al4(B11Be)O28
Comments:Occurs in saccharoidal albite close to the contact with the hosting marble, and in miarolitic cavities.
Habit:Up to 2 cm large well developed dodecahedral crystals modified by tetrahedron {111} faces
Colour:Pale to honey yellow; colorless. Transparent to translucent
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Albite
Béhierite
Rubellite
Spodumene
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Béhierite2
Albite2
Quartz2
Vránaite1
Spodumene1
Elbaite1
Tourmaline1
- var Rubellite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodizite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Manjaka (Sahananana), Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9503
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9503:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rhodizite
0.2km (0.1 miles) ⓘAntsahanana quarry, Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘTsilaizina pegmatite, Sahanivotry Manandona, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite 150 m NW of Antandrokomby, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘAntandrokomby pegmatite, Manandona Valley, Sahatsiho Ambohimanjaka, Ambositra District, Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘTetezantsio pegmatites, Tetezantsio-Andoabatokely Pegmatite Field, Andrembesoa, Betafo District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
References
Lacroix, Alfred (1912) Sur quelques minéraux des pegmatites du Vakinankaratra (Madagascar) Bulletin de Minéralogie, 35 (2) 76-84 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1912.3497pp.76-84
Lefevre, Marc, Thomas, Laurent (1998) Les pegmatites de la vallée de la Sahatany Madagascar. Le Règne Minéral, 4 (19) Les Éditions du Piat. 15-28
 
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