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Eosphorite from
Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Eosphorite

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, 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:
Paravauxite1
Fluorapatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Eosphorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (13 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:535124
Long-form Identifier:1:3:535124:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Eosphorite
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘTelírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.8km (27.9 miles) ⓘJoão Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
44.9km (27.9 miles) ⓘAlmerindo claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
45.4km (28.2 miles) ⓘCórrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Natural History Museum Collections (London 2008)
Chukanov, N. V., Scholz, R., Zubkova, N. V., Pekov, I. V., Belakovskiy, D. I., Van, K. V., Lagoeiro, L., Graca, L. M., Krambrock, K., de Oliveira, L. C. A., Filho, L. A. D. M., Chaves, M. L. S. C., Pushcharovsky, D. Y. (2014) Correianevesite, Fe2+Mn2+2(PO4)2·3H2O, a new reddingite-group mineral from the Cigana mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. American Mineralogist, 99 (4) 811-816 doi:10.2138/am.2014.4709
 
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