Sahatany Valley
Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
A large valley containing parts of a pegmatite field worked for tourmaline, beryl, spodumene, and other minerals.
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Mindat lists 77 minerals from this locale, and it is the type locality for four -Béhierite, Bityite, Ertlite, and Vránaite. It produces fine tourmaline and spodumene crystals, and some uncommon beryl.
Also known as Lohasahan’i Sahatany.
Further reading
- https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Schematic-map-of-the-Sahatany-Valley-pegmatite-district-The-grey-stars-represent-the_fig1_283526548
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-29201.html
If you are interested in other classic Madagascan locales we may have stock from the following locales.
Madagascan locales
- Antsohamamy labradorite quarry, Fotadrevo, Ampanihy District, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar
- Sahatany Valley, Ibity, Antsirabe II District, Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
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