Urucum mine (Tim mine; Córrego do Urucum pegmatite), Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Lavra do Urucum

Granite pegmatite. Aimorés pegmatite district, Eastern Brazilian pegmatite province

References

- Cassedanne, J., 1986, The Urucum Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Mineralogical Record, 17:307-314.
- Morteani, G., Preinfalk, C., and Horn, A.H. (2000): Classification and mineralization potential of the pegmatites of the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province. Mineralium Deposita 35, 638-655.- Moore, P. B., 2000, Analyses of Primary Phosphates from Pegmatites in Maine and Other Localities, in V. T. King (editor), Mineralogy of Maine. Mining History, Gems, and Geology, Maine Geological Survey, Augusta, Maine, p. 333-336.
- Atencio, D., Carvalho, F. M. S. & Matioli, P. A. (2004): Coutinhoite, a new thorium uranyl silicate hydrate, from Urucum mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. American Mineralogist: 89: 721-724.

Mineral List

Albite Beryl var: Morganite Biotite Bismuth Bismuthinite Cassiterite Cookeite Coutinhoite (TL) Covellite Dickite Elbaite Fluorapatite

Goethite Hematite Hörnesite Karibibite Lepidolite Lithiophilite Löllingite Microcline Microlite Group var: Plumbomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) ? var: Stannomicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) var: Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) Montmorillonite

Muscovite Nontronite Opal Pharmacosiderite Phosphosiderite Phosphuranylite Pyrite Quartz Saléeite Schneiderhöhnite Schorl Scorodite Spessartine

Spodumene var: Kunzite Stibiotantalite Stokesite Sulphur Tennantite Titanite Uraninite Uranocircite Vivianite Weeksite Wölsendorfite

51 entries listed. 45 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).