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Summer 1994, Volume 30, Issue 2

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Emeralds from the Mananjary Region, Madagascar: Internal Features
Dietmar Schwarz


Inclusions in emeralds from the Mananjary region in the eastern part of the island nation of Madagascar are reported and compared with inclusions in emeralds from other, especially African, localities. Although most of these internal features are similar to those found in emeralds from other schist-type deposits, Mananjary emeralds usually can be separated from emeralds from other localities by means of associations of certain mineral inclusions (especially talc, carbonates, amphiboles, and quartz) with specific types of fluid inclusions.



Appears on pages 88-101

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