Rodrigo Silva, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rodrigo Silva | Municipal District |
| Ouro Preto | City |
| Minas Gerais | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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Mindat Locality ID:
5574
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5574:4
GUID (UUID V4):
e34a17bf-b55e-4ff9-8ca4-89a9a849ee7a
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Rodrigo Silva, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasilien
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Rodrigo Silva, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil
Rodrigo Silva is a district of Ouro Preto that is 18 km away from the municipal seat. It is located at latitude 20ΒΊ25'17" south and longitude 43ΒΊ36'45" west and has an average altitude of 1278 meters (highest altitude district in the municipality).
In the district is the only imperial topaz mine in the world. Surrounded by hills and isolated in its peace, the district reveals waterfalls in its surroundings. In Alto de Santa QuitΓ©ria, the peaks of Itacolomi and Itabirito can be seen.
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| β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β 'Clay minerals' |
| β Euclase Formula: BeAl(SiO4)(OH) Localities: References: |
| β 'Florencite' |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Localities: |
| β Hematite var. Specularite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: References: |
| β Quartz var. Rock Crystal Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Localities: References: |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| β Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Localities: References: |
| β Topaz var. Imperial Topaz Formula: Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 Localities: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite var. Specularite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 | |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Rock Crystal | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Euclase | 9.AE.10 | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
| β | Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | var. Imperial Topaz | 9.AF.35 | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
| β | 'Florencite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| H | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| H | β Topaz var. Imperial Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| O | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| O | β Topaz var. Imperial Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| F | β Topaz var. Imperial Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Al | β Topaz var. Imperial Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Euclase | BeAl(SiO4)(OH) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Rock Crystal | SiO2 |
| Si | β Topaz var. Imperial Topaz | Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Specularite | Fe2O3 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
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| Wikipedia: | https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Silva_(Ouro_Preto) |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q48854949 |
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