Irondro is a village in the region of
Vatovavy in
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
. It belongs to the municipality of
Antsenavolo and the district of
Mananjary/ It is situated at the crossroad of the
Route nationale 25 between
Ranomafana, Ifanadiana and
Mananjary and is the startpoint of the
Route nationale 12 to
Manakara (118km) and
Farafangana.
Mining
There are some mining operations on
emerald
Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium.Hurlbut, Cornelius S. Jr., and Kammerling, Robert C. (1991). ''Gemology'', John Wiley & Sons, New York ...
s since the 1970th.
Emeralds from Mananjary Irondro
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References
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Pictures of ''Irondro''
{{Vatovavy
Populated places in Vatovavy