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Vivianite from
Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Vivianite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Vivianite, etc.

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Vivianite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Vivianite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
06667250017272732104126.jpg
Vivianite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
04248000017271988692898.jpg
Vivianite, etc.

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
08124680017271988699887.jpg
Vivianite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
01556010017271988704786.jpg
Vivianite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Vivianite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
04248000017271988692898.jpg
Vivianite, etc.

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
08124680017271988699887.jpg
Vivianite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
01556010017271988704786.jpg
Vivianite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Vivianite
Formula:Fe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Triphylite17
Correianevesite16
Muscovite15
Pyrite10
Landesite9
Hureaulite7
Quartz7
Albite6
- var Cleavelandite1
Rockbridgeite5
Reddingite3
Metaswitzerite1
Lithiophilite-Triphylite Series1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vivianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (34 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:439203
Long-form Identifier:1:3:439203:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vivianite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBoa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEduardo claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘUrucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘSapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘTelírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Larson, William F. (2004) What's New in Minerals - Munich Show 2003. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (2) 156-179
 
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