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Rose Quartz from
Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Rose Quartz, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Rose Quartz, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Rose Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Eosphorite69
Zanazziite60
Quartz46
- var Smoky Quartz7
Wardite9
Albite7
- var Cleavelandite3
Microcline4
Mica Group3
Lepidolite3
Muscovite2
Tourmaline2
Roscherite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rose Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (89 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43713
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43713:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rose Quartz
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘJenipapo pegmatite field, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘMario Pinto pegmatite, Jenipapo pegmatite field, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.7km (3.5 miles) ⓘTaquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘHumaita pegmatite, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
69.7km (43.3 miles) ⓘPiabanha creek, Josenópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Moore, Paul Brian, Ito, Jun (1978) I. Whiteite, a new species, and a proposed nomenclature for the jahnsite-whiteite complex series. II. New data on xanthoxenite. III. Salmonsite discredited. Mineralogical Magazine, 42 (323) 309-323 doi:10.1180/minmag.1978.042.323.01
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA). 135 pp.
Leavens, Peter B., White, John Sampson, Nelen, Joseph A. (1990) Zanazziite, a new mineral from Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (5) Tucson. 413-417
 
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