Faratsihite
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First Recorded Locality:
A Mixture Of:
A mixture of an iron-bearing Kaolinite plus Goethite and 10-15% Nontronite. [Clark, 1993 - "Hey's Mineral Index"]
Originally described from Faratsiho, Faratsiho Department, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar.
Originally described from Faratsiho, Faratsiho Department, Vakinankaratra Region (Betafo - Antsirabé region), Antananarivo Province, Madagascar.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
1453
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:1453:9
First Recorded Occurrence of Faratsihite
Other Language Names for Faratsihite
German:Faratsihit
Spanish:Faratsihita
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Faratsihite
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References for Faratsihite
Localities for Faratsihite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Madagascar (FRL) | |
| Behier (1960) |
USA | |
| Bullock (1981) |
