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Lepidolite from
Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Lepidolite, etc.

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Stokesite15
Microlite Group10
- var Stannomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)8
Cookeite5
Albite4
Beryl2
- var Morganite1
- var Aquamarine1
Tourmaline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:490604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:490604:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘJonas Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘItatiaia mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
34.1km (21.2 miles) ⓘJove Lauriano claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
73.7km (45.8 miles) ⓘAlto da Golconda mine, Golconda mining district, Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Petrov, Alfredo (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Prescott, B. E., Nassau, K. (1978) Black elbaite from Corrego do Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine, 42 (323) 357-359 doi:10.1180/minmag.1978.042.323.05
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA). 135 pp.
 
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