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Lepidolite from
Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
08223890017272046736055.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
04489290017363717364121.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
06003830017363717361170.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
08005300017363717365668.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
08223890017272046736055.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
04489290017363717364121.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
06003830017363717361170.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
08005300017363717365668.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Maxixe claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:134591
Long-form Identifier:1:3:134591:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCachoeira mine, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘXuxa claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘPonte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘGuimarãesite occurrence, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘUrubu mine, Monte Belo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘPirineus claim, Monte Belo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘHumaita pegmatite, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘJenipapo pegmatite field, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘIlha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
38.9km (24.1 miles) ⓘJacaré mine, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Quéméneur, J., Lagache, M. (1999) Comparative study of two pegmatitic fields from Minas Gerais, Brazil, using rubidium and cesium content of the micas and feldspars. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 29 (1) 27-32
 
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