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Eosphorite from
Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite, etc.

Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Eosphorite
Formula:Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz133
- var Rose Quartz69
Zanazziite54
Wardite11
Roscherite Group5
Pyrite4
Whiteite-(MnFeMg)3
Albite3
Montebrasite2
Opal2
- var Opal-AN2
Apatite2
Collinsite1
Roscherite1
Muscovite1
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Eosphorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ilha claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (101 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4898
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4898:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Eosphorite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘJenipapo pegmatite field, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPirineus claim, Monte Belo, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘGuimarãesite occurrence, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘPonte do Piauí claim, Piauí valley, Taquaral, Itinga, 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
 
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