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Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazili
Regional Level Types
FerrosMunicipality
Minas GeraisState
BrazilCountry

Coat of Arms of FerrosFlag of Ferros
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Amazonite

Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Monazite Group, etc.

Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Amazonite

Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Monazite Group, etc.

Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Amazonite

Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Monazite Group, etc.

Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Neighbouring regions:
Conceição do Mato Dentro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Antônio Dias, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Type:
Municipality
Mindat Locality ID:
401
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:401:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
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French:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brésil
German:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Italian:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasile
Portuguese:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Russian:
Феррус, Минас-Жерайс, Бразилия
Simplified Chinese:
费鲁斯, 米纳斯吉拉斯, 巴西
Spanish:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Basque:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
ফের্রোস, মিনাস জেরায়িস, ব্রাজিল
Cebuano:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Dutch:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazilië
Esperanto:
Ferros, Minas-Ĝerajso, Brazilo
Georgian:
ფერუსი, მინას-ჟერაისი, ბრაზილია
Hungarian:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazília
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Феррус, Минас-Жерайс, Бразилия
Malagasy:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazila
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Pa-se
Norwegian:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Polish:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazylia
Romanian:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazilia
Scots:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Swedish:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
Vietnamese:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Volapük:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasilän
Waray:
Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brasil


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ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine
ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
ⓘ Chrysoberyl var. Alexandrite
Formula: BeAl2O4
ⓘ 'K Feldspar'
ⓘ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Microcline var. Amazonite
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ 'Monazite Group'
Formula: REE(PO4)
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup'
Formula: A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n
ⓘ 'Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'
Formula: (Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChrysoberyl
var. Alexandrite		4.BA.05BeAl2O4
ⓘ4.BA.05BeAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl
var. Aquamarine		9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘvar. Emerald9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMicrocline
var. Amazonite		9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Supergroup
var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)'		-(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
ⓘ'Monazite Group'-REE(PO4)
ⓘ'K Feldspar'-
ⓘ'Pyrochlore Supergroup'-A2-mD2X6-wZ1-n

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Chrysoberyl var. AlexandriteBeAl2O4
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Beⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Chrysoberyl var. AlexandriteBeAl2O4
Oⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Chrysoberyl var. AlexandriteBeAl2O4
Alⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ Monazite GroupREE(PO4)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
NbNiobium
Nbⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
TaTantalum
Taⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)
UUranium
Uⓘ Pyrochlore Supergroup var. Betafite (of Hogarth 1977)(Ca,Na,U)2(Ti, Nb,Ta)2O6Z(OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferros
Wikidata ID:Q1791559
GeoNames ID:3463399

Localities in this Region

Brazil

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

South AmericaContinent
South America PlateTectonic Plate

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References

Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA). 135 pp.
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