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Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

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Multiple photos availableBeryl : Be3Al2Si6O18

Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

A very unusual and beautiful gem crystal! The specimen consists of a gemmy bluish-green transparent glassy double terminated aquamarine crystal measuring 11.9 x 4.6 x 2.9 cm in size overall. No damage and complete all around. There is a heavily furrowed steep terminated portion that is filled with white microscopic thin hollow tubes. The crystal ...
 © Dan & Diana Weinrich MineralsPhoto ID: 268781    View Count: 8

Beryl (Var: Aquamarine) : Be3Al2Si6O18

Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

10,8 cm x 4,5 cm x 4,4 cm 240 g (Personal collection number 137)
Very clear blue big aquamarine with "beard"
Acquired 1992 in brazil
 © Kuno StoeckliPhoto ID: 214199    View Count: 83

Beryl (Var: Heliodor) : Be3Al2Si6O18

Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Crystal with 5,5x2x1,5cm - March of 1998
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 45891    View Count: 442

Frondelite : Mn2+Fe3+4[(OH)5|(PO4)3]

Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Width of field 1.7 mm. Collection of and photo by Jesse Crawford. Compositing program CombineZP. Equipment Nikon D-100 digital camera on a homemade microscope.
 © 2008 Jesse CrawfordPhoto ID: 200604    View Count: 72

Frondelite-Rockbridgeite Series

Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

3.5 cm field of view. S409-071. Probably rockbridgeite, but not certain without analysis.
Gunnar Farber specimen.
 © 2009, JGWPhoto ID: 256750    View Count: 24

Hureaulite : (Mn,Fe)5(PO3OH)2(PO4)2·4H2O, Lindbergite : Mn2+[C2O4] · 2H2O

Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

Withe grains of lindbergite on pink hureaulite. Field of view 3 x 2 cm.
Photo ID: 48762    View Count: 286

Lindbergite : Mn2+[C2O4] · 2H2O, Frondelite : Mn2+Fe3+4[(OH)5|(PO4)3]

Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

0.2 cm mass of lindbergite on frondelite. S408-003
Specimen courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company.
 © 2007, JGWPhoto ID: 138608    View Count: 202

Lindbergite : Mn2+[C2O4] · 2H2O

Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

dimension area mm. 6 x 6

from the type localiy

photo and collection Luigi Chiappino

 © luigi chiappinoPhoto ID: 261387    View Count: 7

Moraesite : Be2[OH|PO4] · 4H2O, Zanazziite : Ca2(Mg,Fe)(Mg,Fe,Al)4Be4[(OH)4|(PO4)6] · 6H2O

Boca Rica claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

White moraesite on zanazziite - 3x2 cm.
Photo ID: 48766    View Count: 310
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