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


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Tavorite, etc.

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Tavorite, etc.

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Tavorite, etc.

Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Locality type:Claim
Classification
Species:Tavorite
Formula:LiFe3+(PO4)(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Hureaulite6
Fairfieldite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tavorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:902121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:902121:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tavorite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘBoa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEduardo claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBode claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘSapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘBoca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Baijot, Maxime, Hatert, Frédéric, Dal Bo, Fabrice, Philippo, Simon (2014) Mineralogy and petrography of phosphate mineral association from the Jocão pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Canadian Mineralogist, 52 (2) 373-397 doi:10.3749/canmin.52.2.373
 
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