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Brazilianite from
Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Brazilianite

Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite

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

Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite

Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
07166960017363267789052.jpg
Brazilianite

Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
06820540017271979303934.jpg
Brazilianite

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

Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Brazilianite

Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
07166960017363267789052.jpg
Brazilianite

Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
06820540017271979303934.jpg
Brazilianite

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

Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
04271940017271979453571.jpg
Brazilianite

Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Brazilianite
Formula:NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Mica Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brazilianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44307:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brazilianite
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘJove Lauriano claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘTelírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAlmerindo claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.5km (2.1 miles) ⓘBelmiro pegmatite, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘCórrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘJoão Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘAri Machado pegmatite, São Geraldo do Baixio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘConselheiro Pena pegmatite district, Conselheiro Pena, 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. 227-237p.235
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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