Antoby Quarry
20.6233° S, 47.0828° E · ± 1 km
Quartz from Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar, with photos of specimens from this locality.
Minerals found here
Quartz at Antoby Quarry
- Formula
- SiO₂
- Morphology
- Rock crystal (clear quartz) is recorded; crystal form not described
- Color / luster
- Colorless (rock crystal)
- Associated minerals
- None recordedquartz is the only valid species listed
- History
- Listed by the Handbook of Mineralogy among notable Madagascar quartz localities (as Tamboholehehibe).
Geology of the locality
- Region
- Amoron'i Mania
- Country
- Madagascar
Located at Antamboholehibe, Manandriana District; the Handbook of Mineralogy lists Tamboholehehibe in Madagascar among notable quartz localities, which is probably the same area. Mindat lists the quarry as active (last checked 2018) and records quartz and its rock crystal variety. Coordinates converted from degrees-minutes-seconds on Mindat.
Sources
- SRC-094 · Database
Antoby Quarry, Antamboholehibe, Anjoman'ankona, Manandriana District, Amoron'i Mania, MadagascarMindat.org - SRC-084 · Book
Handbook of Mineralogy - QuartzAnthony, J.W.; Bideaux, R.A.; Bladh, K.W.; Nichols, M.C. · 2001 · Mineralogical Society of America / Mineral Data Publishing
Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.