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Kornerupine from
Voronkafotra (Vorokafotra; Vohidava mine), Ianabinda, Betroka District, Anosy, Madagascar
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| Species: | Kornerupine |
| Formula: | Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH) |
| Comments: | Lacroix mentions a find of kornerupine about 20 km E of Itrongay. Behier (1960) argues for this being the Voronkafotra locality |
| Confirmation | |
| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data | |
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Kornerupine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Voronkafotra (Vorokafotra; Vohidava mine), Ianabinda, Betroka District, Anosy, Madagascar |
| Data Identifiers | |
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 485396 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:485396:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b90b444f-2739-41bd-8c8a-e3e6c0c67db1 |
| References | |
| **Behier, Jean (1960) Contribution à la minéralogie de Madagascar. Annales géologiques de Madagascar Vol. 29. République Malgache**pp.46-46 |