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


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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kunzite

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Spodumene
Formula:LiAlSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spodumene data
Locality Data:Click here to view Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:22209
Long-form Identifier:1:3:22209:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene
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
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘJove Lauriano claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
39.0km (24.2 miles) ⓘJoão Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘJairo claim, Resplendor, 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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