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Fluorapatite from
Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil


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Fluorapatite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
01877900017855354164817.jpg
Fluorapatite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Fluorapatite, etc.

Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Fluorapatite
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3F
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Beryllonite15
Albite11
- var Cleavelandite6
Montebrasite10
Siderite7
Pyrite2
Muscovite1
Brazilianite1
Zanazziite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorapatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:559171
Long-form Identifier:1:3:559171:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorapatite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘAlmerindo claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCórrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘJoão Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘJaime Pacheco claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘAri Machado pegmatite, São Geraldo do Baixio, Minas Gerais, Brazil
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘUrucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘSapo Mine, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Luis Menezes specimen
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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