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Albite : Na[AlSi3O8], Microcline : K[AlSi3O8] | |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil 12 cm agregate of albite on microcline. |
| Photo ID: 49689 View Count: 349 | |
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3] | |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil A 6 cm section of a large crystal of Fluorapatite with the outer 1 cm layer being deep blue and gemmy from a single find in 1998 at the Urucum mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn. |
| © Knut Eldjarn | Photo ID: 149360 View Count: 158 |
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8] | |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil An elegant miniature. The dipyramidal crystal of Fluorapatite, of almost tabular shape, has very well defined faces and edges and its luster and transparency are excellent. It is esthetically situated on a matrix of Albite crystals. Urucum Mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Intense fluorescence short UV & fluorescent long UV Found in ... |
| © fabreminerals.com | Photo ID: 109768 View Count: 106 |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Fluorapatite crystals up to 0,5cm on Orthoclase matrix with 3x3x3cm - March of 2008 |
| © Martins da Pedra | Photo ID: 159232 View Count: 81 |
Apatite-(CaF) : Ca5[F|(PO4)3], Orthoclase : K[AlSi3O8] | |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Blue Fluorapatite crystal with 1,2cm on Orthoclase - March of 2008 |
| © Martins da Pedra | Photo ID: 162258 View Count: 73 |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil Blue Fluorapatite crystal with 2,5x2x1cm on Albite matrix - September of 2008 |
| © Martins da Pedra | Photo ID: 186251 View Count: 71 |
Beryl : Be3Al2Si6O18, Schorl : [Na][Fe2+3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Albite : Na[AlSi3O8] | |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil This locality in Brazil is known as one of the real "classics" for fine morganite crystals. The large cabinet piece shown here is outstanding. A large tabular lustrous mostly transparent pink crystal of morganite measuring 12.5 x 9.5 x 4 cm in size is sitting up perfectly from a matrix of crystallized black schorl and white albite. The crystal ... |
| © Dan Weinrich | Photo ID: 133476 View Count: 120 |
Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Albite : Na[AlSi3O8], Schorl : [Na][Fe2+3][Al6][(OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18] | |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil 17 x 11 x 6.5 cm. This crystl weighs just over a kilo. The crystal measures 10 x 8.5 cm, is 3.5 cm or 1.75 inches thick, and is complete all around. It has a minor indentation on the left side that is crystallized in faces with attached albite blades over them. |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 164088 View Count: 81 |
Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18, Albite (Var: Cleavelandite) : Na[AlSi3O8] | |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil A really showy, competition-quality miniature of Brazilian morganite from old 1970s finds , showcasing a 4.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm crystal perched atop contrasting white matrix. This is an exceptional piece for the size! Most specimens from this mine were large, and its actually very hard to get a good one for the miniatures collector (or for somebody who ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 51191 View Count: 303 |
Beryl (Var: Morganite) : Be3Al2Si6O18 | |
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Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil This pegmatite has produced arguably the best and largest number of fine morganites in the world from any one small find, back about 25 years ago now. This is a HUGE specimen with so much color and impact, because of the size, that it seems fake at first! It masses/weighs just over a kilo. This specimen is translucent to transparent throughout, ... |
| © Rob Lavinsky | Photo ID: 66366 View Count: 263 |
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