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Serra das Éguas, Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Northeast Region, Brazil

The Serra das Éguas district is also known in the literature as the Brumado district (Cassedanne & Cassedanne 1978).
It is a large hilly area (approx. 5 x 15 km2) with several magnesite (& talc) pits around Brumado.
One of the world's largest magnesite deposit is located in this district.



References:
- Cassedanne, J.P. & Cassedanne, J.O. (1978): Famous mineral localities: The Brumado district, Bahia , Brazil. Mineralogical Record 9 : 196-205





Map Reference: 14°30'S , 41°40'W

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Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Actinolite
'Agardite'
Anatase
Beryl
var: Emerald

Brumadoite (TL)
Chernovite-(Y)
Dolomite
Dravite
Enstatite
Florencite-(Ce)
Florencite-(La)
Goethite
Hematite
Kyanite
Magnesite
Malachite
Metazeunerite
'Monazite'
Mottramite
Nováčekite-I
Quartz
Rutile
Sellaite
Sklodowskite
Svanbergite
Talc
Thorutite
Topaz
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Uraninite
Uvite
Woodhouseite
Zeunerite
Zircon
Zunyite


54 entries listed. 32 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

Localities in this Region:
Brazil
 
  • Northeast Region
    • Bahia
      • Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras)
        • Serra das Éguas

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