Quixaba pegmatite, Quixaba, Frei Martinho, Borborema mineral province, Paraíba, Northeast Region, Brazil

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(Mina Quixaba, Alto Quixaba)

Granitic pegmatite in biotite schist of the Seridó Formation. Contains blue, green, bi- and tricoloured gem tourmaline.
Located 15 km NE of Frei Martinho.

Ref.:
- http://www.sbgeo.org.br/571.html

Mineral List:

Albite
var: Cleavelandite
Amblygonite
Beryl
Fluornatromicrolite (TL)
Lepidolite

Microcline
Muscovite
Quartz
Schorl
Tantalite-(Mn)

Tapiolite-(Fe)
'Tourmaline
var: Indicolite'
'var: Verdelite'

13 entries listed. 9 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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