Vohibola pegmatites (Mangarano, Antsirabe II)
20.0233° S, 46.9569° E · ± 10 km
Rose quartz from Vakinankaratra, Madagascar, with photos of specimens from this locality.
Minerals found here
Rose quartz at Vohibola pegmatites (Mangarano, Antsirabe II)
- Formula
- SiO₂
- Morphology
- Rose quartz recorded in small pegmatite outcrops
- Associated minerals
- Schorl
Sources: SRC-152
Geology of the locality
- Setting
- Three small outcrops of granite pegmatite, prospected for gemstones, in the Sahatany pegmatite field near Mt. Vohibola.
- Host rock
- Granite pegmatite
- Region
- Vakinankaratra
- Country
- Madagascar
Coordinates converted from 20 1 24 S, 46 57 25 E on the Mindat locality page, which calls them approximate. Mindat's data for this locality are very limited and no recent mining was visible on satellite imagery in 2018.
Sources: SRC-152
Sources
- SRC-152 · Database
Vohibola pegmatites, Mangarano, Antsirabe II, Vakinankaratra, MadagascarMindat.org contributors · Mindat.org
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