Brandãosite
A variety of Spessartine
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About Brandãosite
Formula:
(Mn,Fe)4(Al,Fe)2Si4O15
Crystal System:
Isometric
An Almandine-Spessartine low in (Al,Fe)2O3 [Clark, 1993, "Hey's Mineral Index"].
Originally reported from Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal.
Originally reported from Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal.
Name Encoding
ASCII-7:
Brandaosite
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
822 (as Brandãosite)
3725 (as Spessartine)
3725 (as Spessartine)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:822:0 (as Brandãosite)
mindat:1:1:3725:5 (as Spessartine)
mindat:1:1:3725:5 (as Spessartine)
Similar Names
| Brandisite | A synonym of Clintonite | |
| Brandãoite | A valid IMA mineral species | BeAl2(PO4)2(OH)2(H2O)5 |
Optical Data of Brandãosite
Type:
Isotropic
Chemistry of Brandãosite
Mindat Formula:
(Mn,Fe)4(Al,Fe)2Si4O15
Element Weights:
Crystallography of Brandãosite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Other Language Names for Brandãosite
German:Brandãosit
Spanish:Brandãosita
Common Associates
Associations Based on Photo Data:
| 5 photos of Brandãosite associated with Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| 2 photos of Brandãosite associated with Feldspar Group |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Brandãosite
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References for Brandãosite
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Localities for Brandãosite
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Portugal | |
| Clark (1993) |
Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal