Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar
| Locality type: |
Mining Field |
| Classification |
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| Species: |
Andradite var: Demantoid |
| Formula: |
Ca3Fe23+(SiO4)3 |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: |
Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz |
ⓘ18 photos of Demantoid associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Calcite |
ⓘ9 photos of Demantoid associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Stilbite Subgroup |
ⓘ4 photos of Demantoid associated with Stilbite Subgroup at this locality. |
| Topazolite |
ⓘ4 photos of Demantoid associated with Topazolite at this locality. |
| Stilbite-Ca |
ⓘ1 photo of Demantoid associated with Stilbite-Ca at this locality. |
| Andradite |
ⓘ1 photo of Demantoid associated with Andradite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: |
Click here to view Demantoid data |
| Locality Data: |
Click here to view Antetezambato Demantoid-Topazolite Mine, Antsakoamanondro, Ambanja, Diana, Madagascar |
| Photo Gallery |
View Gallery (250 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: |
646176 |
| Long-form Identifier: |
1:3:646176:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): |
5a280e12-b136-43ee-8a12-5bbe9238fc57 |
| References |
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| 90 Pezzotta, F. (2009). Demantoide e Topazolite: nuovo ritrovamento in Madgascar. Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, n.3-2009, 198-200 Pezzotta, F. (2010): Demantoid und Topazolith aus Antetezambato, Nordmadagaskar. Lapis, 35 (10), 31-39 Hintze, J. (2010) Eine Reise zu den Demantoiden von Antetezambato. Lapis, 35 (10) 40-43 Zwaan, J. C. (Hanco) (2022) Demantoid Garnet from Antetezambato, Northern Madagascar—Internal Characteristics and Their Use in Deciphering Geographic Origin. The Journal of Gemmology, 38 (1) 64-79 doi:10.15506/JoG.2022.38.1.64 |
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