Samuel Wanderley's Photo Gallery
EDF-XUUFergusonite-(Y) YNbO4
Divinésia, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 38 mm x 28 mm x 20 mm
Samples collected over 70 years. Analyzed in UFOP (Federal University of Ouro Preto, Brazil) by Professor and Mineralogist Ricardo Augusto Cipriano Scholz.
Provenance: Ricardo Augusto Cipriano Scholz, June 2016
KHQ-TWETavorite LiFe3+(PO4)(OH) , Rockbridgeite Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 , Hureaulite Mn2+5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O
Bode claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 30 mm x 30 mm x 7 mm
Green Tavorite, pink Hureaulite and Rockbridgeite
Y80-E3NLindbergite Mn2+(C2O4)·2H2O , Frondelite Mn2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, BrazilField of View: 2.25 mm
White Lindbergite on dark brown Frondelite in Micromount assembly
UAW-VP8Lindbergite Mn2+(C2O4)·2H2O , Frondelite Mn2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 30 mm x 22 mm x 15 mm
Arrows are used to indicate Lindbergite.
V5P-5L6Tavorite LiFe3+(PO4)(OH) , Rockbridgeite Fe2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5 , Triphylite LiFe2+PO4
Sapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 22 mm x 20 mm x 13 mm
Tavorite (clear yellow-green) on Rockbridgeite matrix
EFK-V1ALindbergite Mn2+(C2O4)·2H2O , Frondelite Mn2+Fe3+4(PO4)3(OH)5
Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 22 mm x 25 mm x 5 mm
Lindbergite (clear point) on Frondelite matrix
Q8Y-YYEUranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7
Volta Grande mine, Nazareno, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 6.5 mm x 4 mm x 5.5 mm
YN9-TRVHydrokenomicrolite (◻,H2O)2Ta2(O,OH)6(H2O)
Volta Grande mine, Nazareno, Minas Gerais, BrazilDimensions: 6 mm x 5 mm x 3 mm
A gift from friend Ricardo Scholz, very important Brazilian mineralogist.
An important contribution to my collection of Brazilian TL minerals.
HP3-0U9Almeidaite PbZn2(Mn,Y)(Ti,Fe3+)18O37(OH,O)
Unnamed deposit, Novo Horizonte district, Novo Horizonte, Bahia, BrazilDimensions: 17 mm x 12 mm x 4 mm
Size: 17x12x4mm
Part of fully developed cristal of Almeidaite exhibiting the typical crackled surface patterns and metallic shine. Acquired from Luiz Alberto Dias Menezes Filho with autographed label. Specimen from the type locality in Brazil.
P70-K3DBahianite Al5Sb3O14(OH)2
Pico das Almas river, Paramirim das Crioulas, Érico Cardoso, Bahia, BrazilDimensions: 5 mm x 4 mm x 2 mm
BAHIANITE
Size: 5x4x2mm