Jaguaraçu pegmatite (José Miranda mine; José Pinto mine; Carneirinho mine), Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
The Jaguaracu pegmatite, discovered during World War II, has produced what are arguably the world's finest crystals of milarite. Excellent albite, euxenite, monazite, muscovite and zircon crystals have been found there as well.
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40 entries listed. 33 valid minerals. 2 type localities (valid minerals).
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References
- Foord, E. E., Gaines, R. V., Crock, J. G., Simmons, W. B., Jr., Barbosa, C. P. (1986): Minasgeraisite, a new member of the gadolinite group from Minas Gerais, Brazil. American Mineralogist. 71, 603-607
- Mineralogical Record (1994) 25, 165-170
- D. Atencio, A. C. Roberts, M. A. Cooper, L. A. D. Menezes Filho, J. M. V. Coutinho, J. A. R. Stirling, K. E. Venance, N. A. Ball, E. Moffatt, M. L. S. C. Chaves, P. R. G. Brandão, and A. W. Romano (2012): Carlosbarbosaite, ideally (UO2)2Nb2O6(OH)2•2H2O, a new hydrated uranyl niobate mineral with tunnels from Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 76, 75-90.
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