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

(Lavra do Urucum)

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.
- 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.





Map Reference: 19°1'23"S , 41°27'36"W

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Mineral List:
Albite
Apatite-(CaF)
Beryl
var: Morganite
Biotite
Bismuth
Cassiterite
Cookeite
Coutinhoite (TL)
Covellite
Dickite
Elbaite
Goethite
Hematite
Hörnesite
Karibibite
Lepidolite
Löllingite
Microcline
Microlite
Montmorillonite
Muscovite
Nontronite
Opal
Pharmacosiderite
Phosphosiderite
Phosphuranylite
Plumbomicrolite ?
Pyrite
Quartz
Saléeite
Schneiderhöhnite
Schorl
Scorodite
Spessartine
Spodumene
var: Kunzite
Stannomicrolite
Stibiotantalite
Stokesite
Sulphur
Tennantite
Titanite
Uraninite
Uranmicrolite
Uranocircite
Vivianite
Weeksite
Wölsendorfite


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

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