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


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Rose Quartz

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stokesite2
Spessartine1
Beryl1
- var Morganite1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22204:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘNavegadora claim, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘCigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘBoa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘEduardo claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘBarra do Cuité pegmatites, 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
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘConselheiro Pena pegmatite district, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘBerilo Branco claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘJonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, 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
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA). 135 pp.
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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