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Roscherite from
João Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Roscherite
Formula:Ca2Mn52+Be4(PO4)6(OH)4 · 6H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Roscherite data
Locality Data:Click here to view João Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1318032
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1318032:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Roscherite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘCórrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘBoa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘCriminoso claim, Água Boa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Menezes Filho, Luiz A. D., Chaves, Mário L. S. C., Cooper, Mark A., Ball, Neil A., Abdu, Yassir A., Sharpe, Ryan, Day, Maxwell C., Hawthorne, Frank C. (2019) Brandãoite, [BeAl2(PO4)2(OH)2(H2O)4](H2O), a new Be–Al phosphate mineral from the João Firmino mine, Pomarolli farm region, Divino das Laranjeiras County, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (2) 261-267 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.121
Rica, B. (2019). Pegmatite and Sample Description. Geochemical Journal, 53(2), 151-170.
 
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