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Quartz from
Gentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Quartz, etc.

Gentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Quartz, etc.

Gentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Quartz, etc.

Gentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Greifensteinite1
Matioliite1
Crandallite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:312548
Long-form Identifier:1:3:312548:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘSebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘTelírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘAlmerindo claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘJove Lauriano claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCórrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘJaime Pacheco claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘJoão Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘBoca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘBerilo Branco claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Pers. Comm. from Paulo Anselmo Matioli
Atencio, D., Coutinho, J. M.V., Mascarenhas, Y. P., Ellena, J. A. (2006) Matioliite, the Mg-analog of burangaite, from Gentil mine, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and other occurrences. American Mineralogist, 91 (11) 1932-1936 doi:10.2138/am.2006.2233
 
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