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Fanadinho (Fazenda Rubinho Pimenta claim), Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazili
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Fanadinho (Fazenda Rubinho Pimenta claim)Claim
CapelinhaMunicipality
Minas GeraisState
BrazilCountry

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Entrance to adit, Fanadinho Mine 2015; from Folentino (2017)

Fanadinho, Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Fanadinho Mine Titianite-Albite vein from Folentino (2017)

Fanadinho, Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
17° 38' 41'' South , 42° 25' 37'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Capelinha20,073 (2012)10.7km
Malacacheta8,819 (2012)43.1km
Minas Novas7,365 (2012)50.4km
Turmalina8,795 (2012)51.2km
Itamarandiba18,063 (2012)51.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
8288
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8288:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Rubin Pimenta


Rubin Pimenta is a misspelling. Folentino (2017) refers to it as Fanadinho; he has no other locality in the vicinity. 10.7 kilometers northeast of Capelinha.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Albite var. Pericline
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
References:
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline' ?
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Description: Probably green epidote

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
var. Pericline9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Tourmaline' ?-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O QuartzSiO2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si Albite var. PericlineNa(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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