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Brazilianite, Apatite
Specimen ID:
0U4-M23
Mineral(s)
Brazilianite
:
NaAl
3
(PO
4
)
2
(OH)
4
Apatite
:
Ca
5
(PO
4
)
3
(Cl/F/OH)
Locality
As recorded:
Corrego Frio Mine, Minas Gerais, Lin
Mindat locality:
Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dimensions
58mm x 35mm x 20mm
weight: 60.9g
Description
A beautiful, gemmy, and lustrous brazilianite hosts a gemmy kelly green apatite. This was collected at the original Corrego Frio by Ed Swoboda in late 1944. The pegmatite is 99% quartz, so albite, feldspar, and phosphates are
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Mineral(s)
Brazilianite
,
Apatite
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