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Triphylite from
Boa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Triphylite, etc.

Boa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
04694030017370807138989.jpg
Triphylite, etc.

Boa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Triphylite, etc.

Boa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Pegmatite
Classification
Species:Triphylite
Formula:LiFe2+PO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Vivianite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Triphylite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:49697
Long-form Identifier:1:3:49697:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Triphylite
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘEduardo claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘBoca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.0km (27.4 miles) ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘJoão Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Cassedanne, J. P., Cassedanne, J. O. (1982) Presence de legrandite dans une pegmatite de Minas Gerais, Bresil. The Canadian Mineralogist, 20 (1) 87-89
 
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