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


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Cassiterite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Cassiterite

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

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

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

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Cassiterite

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

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

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

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Cassiterite

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

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

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Cassiterite
Formula:SnO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite9
Beryl6
Schorl6
Brazilianite3
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cassiterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44262:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘJove Lauriano claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘUrucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
57.9km (36.0 miles) ⓘJonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
65.3km (40.6 miles) ⓘFaria claim, Golconda mining district, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
87.9km (54.6 miles) ⓘCruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Cassedanne, Jacques P. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the Córrego Frio Mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (4) Tucson. 227-237pp.233-234
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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