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Brazilianite from
Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Brazilianite
Formula:NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Colour:greenish yellow transparent
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite159
Muscovite30
Quartz25
Microcline9
Zanazziite9
Beryllonite8
Eosphorite4
Mica Group3
Cassiterite3
Amblygonite-Montebrasite Series1
Greifensteinite1
Montebrasite1
Fluorapatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brazilianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (149 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44255
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44255:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brazilianite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAlmerindo claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCórrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBelmiro pegmatite, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘJoão Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘJove Lauriano claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘAri Machado pegmatite, São Geraldo do Baixio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘConselheiro Pena pegmatite district, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Lavinsky, Rob (n.d.) Specimens previously handled by The Arkenstone.
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA). 135 pp.p.76
Cassedanne, Jacques P. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the Córrego Frio Mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (4) Tucson. 227-237
Moore, Thomas P. (2001) What's New in Minerals - Tucson Show 2001. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (3) 245-257
SILVEIRA, Luiz Antônio Gomes; Chaves, Mário Luiz de Sá Carneiro; Krambrock, Klaus; Menezes Filho, Luiz Alberto Dias; Brandão, Paulo Roberto Gomes; Scholz, Ricardo; COSTA, Michele Aparecida Flores (2014) Ocorrência, contexto mineralógico e quı́mica mineral da brazilianita e seus depósitos em Minas Gerais. Geosciences= Geociências, 33 (3). 378-392
 
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