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Thorianite from
Amboanemba thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Thorianite
Formula:ThO2
Habit:cubes from a few mm to about 1 cm
Colour:black
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Thorianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Amboanemba thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:995080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:995080:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Thorianite
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘMorafeno thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘKotovelo thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘAndakato thorianite deposit (Ambindandrakemba 2), Ambindandrakemba, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘAmboasarikely, Behara, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘAmbindandrakemba Mine, Ambindandrakemba, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘIlapality thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘAnkilimitsivoky phlogopite deposit, Behara, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
32.1km (19.9 miles) ⓘMarosohy thorianite deposit, Belafa area, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
References
Behier, Jean (1960) Contribution à la minÃĐralogie de Madagascar. Annales gÃĐologiques de Madagascar Vol. 29. RÃĐpublique Malgache
 
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