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Elbaite from
Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Colour:blue, green, pink, black, tan
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryl4
- var Morganite4
Fluorapatite4
Albite4
- var Cleavelandite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22189
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22189:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘEduardo claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘSapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘJonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘZequinha Menezes claim, Golconda mining district, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
72.9km (45.3 miles) ⓘEscondido claim, Golconda mining district, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
73.4km (45.6 miles) ⓘFaria claim, Golconda mining district, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘAlto da Golconda mine, Golconda mining district, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Prescott, B. E., Nassau, K. (1978) Black elbaite from Corrego do Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine, 42 (323) 357-359 doi:10.1180/minmag.1978.042.323.05
Atencio, Daniel, Carvalho, Flávio M.S., Matioli, Paulo A. (2004) Coutinhoite, a new thorium uranyl silicate hydrate, from Urucum mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. American Mineralogist, 89 (5) 721-724 doi:10.2138/am-2004-5-606
 
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