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Ampangabeite (now Samarskite-(Y)) (ex Obodda)
- Ampangabe pegmatite, Faratsiho District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
- Thumbnail, 1.8 x 1.0 x 0.7 cm
- Start Time: 09/24/2015 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 10/01/2015 6:49:06 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Ampangabeite is the old name for a discredited species that was first discovered at this locality and described in 1912 by Alfred Lacroix. Today, all of the Ampangabeites are Samarksite-(Y), the Y analogue of Samarskite-(Yb). This piece is a good example of this well known material from Madagascar featuring sharp, well-formed, blackish-red prismatic intergrown crystals. Ex Herb Obodda dealer stock, and the label does refer to the piece as Ampangabeite.
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