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Santa Rosa mine, Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazili
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Santa Rosa mineMine
ItambacuriMunicipality
Minas GeraisState
BrazilCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 11' 17'' South , 41° 52' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Itambacuri14,652 (2018)27.0km
Malacacheta8,819 (2012)43.7km
Teófilo Otoni101,170 (2017)54.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
7613
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7613:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Granite pegmatite. Eastern Brazilian pegmatite province.

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Elbaite
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Hydroxylherderite
Formula: CaBe(PO4)(OH)
References:
'Lepidolite'
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Rock Crystal
Formula: SiO2
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Indicolite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Rubellite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Tourmaline var. Verdelite'
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Wardite
Formula: NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
var. Rock Crystal4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Hydroxylherderite8.BA.10CaBe(PO4)(OH)
Fluorapatite
var. Carbonate-rich Fluorapatite
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Wardite8.DL.10NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Elbaite9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Cleavelandite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline
var. Indicolite'
-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Lepidolite'-
'Tourmaline
var. Rubellite'
-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
''-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'var. Verdelite'-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
LiLithium
Li ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
BBoron
B ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B Tourmaline var. IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Tourmaline var. RubelliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
B Tourmaline var. VerdeliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
C Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
O ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
O Tourmaline var. IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O Tourmaline var. RubelliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Tourmaline var. VerdeliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
O Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
O Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
F Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Na WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Na Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
Al Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Rock CrystalSiO2
Si Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
P Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
P HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
P WarditeNaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 · 2H2O
KPotassium
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Fluorapatite var. Carbonate-rich FluorapatiteCa5(PO4,CO3)3(F,O)
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Ca HydroxylherderiteCaBe(PO4)(OH)
FeIron
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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