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Almerindo claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazili
Regional Level Types
Almerindo claimMine
LinópolisTown
Divino das LaranjeirasMunicipality
Minas GeraisState
BrazilCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 40' 26'' South , 41° 27' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Divino das Laranjeiras9,058 (2012)11.7km
Mantenópolis8,547 (2012)41.6km
Governador Valadares250,878 (2012)54.8km
Conselheiro Pena12,734 (2012)55.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
408
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:408:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Piano claim
Name(s) in local language(s):
Lavra do Almerindo


Underground mine. Aimorés pegmatite district, Eastern Brazilian pegmatite province.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


19 valid minerals. 1 (TL) - type locality of valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Bearsite
Formula: Be2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Bendadaite (TL)
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Type Locality:
Beryllonite
Formula: NaBePO4
Habit: tabular, etched crystals to 3cm
Brazilianite
Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Eosphorite
Formula: Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Description: Blades to "forearm" length
Ernstite ?
Formula: (Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Karibibite
Formula: Fe3+3(As3+O2)4(As3+2O5)(OH)
'Limonite'
Moraesite
Formula: Be2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Parasymplesite
Formula: Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Pharmacosiderite
Formula: KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Phosphuranylite
Formula: KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Saléeite
Formula: Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Scorodite
Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Studtite
Formula: [(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
'Tantalite'
Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Studtite4.GA.15[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
Karibibite4.JA.15Fe3+3(As3+O2)4(As3+2O5)(OH)
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Beryllonite8.AA.10NaBePO4
Brazilianite8.BK.05NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Scorodite8.CD.10Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Parasymplesite8.CE.40Fe2+3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Bearsite8.DA.05Be2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Moraesite8.DA.05Be2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Bendadaite (TL)8.DC.15Fe2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
Eosphorite8.DD.20Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Ernstite ?8.DD.20(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Pharmacosiderite8.DK.10KFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Saléeite8.EB.05Mg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
Phosphuranylite8.EC.10KCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Limonite'-
'Tantalite'-(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H BearsiteBe2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
H BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
H EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
H Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
H KaribibiteFe33+(As3+O2)4(As23+O5)(OH)
H MoraesiteBe2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
H PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
H SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
H ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
H Studtite[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
H BendadaiteFe2+Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
BeBeryllium
Be BearsiteBe2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
Be BerylloniteNaBePO4
Be MoraesiteBe2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O BaryteBaSO4
O BearsiteBe2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
O BerylloniteNaBePO4
O BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
O EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
O Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O KaribibiteFe33+(As3+O2)4(As23+O5)(OH)
O MoraesiteBe2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
O PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
O QuartzSiO2
O SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
O ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Studtite[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O
O Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
O BendadaiteFe2+Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na BerylloniteNaBePO4
Na BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mg SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Al EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Al Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
P BerylloniteNaBePO4
P BrazilianiteNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
P EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
P Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P MoraesiteBe2(PO4)(OH) · 4H2O
P PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
P SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
K PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
K PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
MnManganese
Mn EosphoriteMn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Mn Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Mn Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
FeIron
Fe Ernstite(Mn2+,Fe3+)Al(PO4)(OH,O)2 · H2O
Fe KaribibiteFe33+(As3+O2)4(As23+O5)(OH)
Fe ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Fe PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
Fe ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
Fe Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
Fe BendadaiteFe2+Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
AsArsenic
As BearsiteBe2(AsO4)(OH) · 4H2O
As KaribibiteFe33+(As3+O2)4(As23+O5)(OH)
As ParasymplesiteFe32+(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As PharmacosideriteKFe43+(AsO4)3(OH)4 · 6-7H2O
As ScoroditeFe3+AsO4 · 2H2O
As BendadaiteFe2+Fe23+(AsO4)2(OH)2 · 4H2O
NbNiobium
Nb Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4
TaTantalum
Ta Tantalite(Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6
UUranium
U PhosphuranyliteKCa(H3O)3(UO2)7(PO4)4O4 · 8H2O
U SaléeiteMg(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10H2O
U Studtite[(UO2)(O2)(H2O)2] · H2O

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