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


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Morganite, etc.

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

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Morganite

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

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

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

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Morganite

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

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

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

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Morganite

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

Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Beryl var: Morganite
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Comments:Occurs in pegmatite. Sauer (1982): "The main discovery was made at the beginning of 1970 in Córrego do Urucum, in Minas Gerais. An immense geode was coated with kunzite and morganite crystals, the latter weighing more than ten kilogrammes apiece."
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite22
- var Cleavelandite9
Schorl10
Tourmaline10
- var Verdelite1
Elbaite4
Beryl3
- var Aquamarine1
Quartz3
- var Smoky Quartz2
Mica Group2
Muscovite2
Lepidolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Morganite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Urucum claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (58 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:59304
Long-form Identifier:1:3:59304:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Morganite
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘEduardo claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, 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
Rocks & Minerals (xxxx) 63, 49.
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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