Cruzeiro mine, São José da Safira, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil

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(Mina do Cruzeiro)

A gemstone and specimen mine in pegmatites.
Safira pegmatite district, Eastern Brazilian pegmatite province.
Note on the mineral list: for "coeruleolactite" see references and information given for Planerite-Turquoise Series.

References:
- Rocks & Min.:63:49 & 53.
- Cassedanne, J.P & J.O. (1980): Famous mineral localities: The Cruzeiro mine, past and present. Mineralogical Record 11: 363-367 +370

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27 entries listed. 15 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

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Brazil
Southeast Region Minas Gerais Doce valley São José da Safira Cruzeiro mine Cruzeiro No. 1 pegmatite
Cruzeiro No. 2 pegmatite

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