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Beryl from Minas Gerais, Brazil

Brazil
 
[var. Aquamarine] O'Neil, Paul (1983) Planet Earth - Gemstones. Time Life Books, Alexandria, VA.
Sauer, J.R. (1982) Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America, 135 pages (pp. 30-31).
GĂŒbelin, E., Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).
Mason, Anita (1976) The World of Rocks and Minerals. Larousse & Co., Inc., New York.
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
    • AntĂŽnio Dias
      • Hematita
[var. Emerald]
[var. Aquamarine] Cui, Shiyuan, Xu, Bo, Shen, Jiaqi, Miao, Zhuang, Wang, Zixuan (2023) Gemology, Spectroscopy, and Mineralogy Study of Aquamarines of Three Different Origins. Crystals, 13 (10) doi:10.3390/cryst13101478
Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Morganite] Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
    • CaraĂ­
[var. Heliodor]
[var. Aquamarine]
[var. Aquamarine] Proctor, K. (1984). Gem pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: exploration, occurrence, and aquamarine deposits. Gems and Gemology, 20(2), 78-100.
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Rocks & Min.: 63:40 & 49.
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Guimar˜aes, C.P. (1941) Djalmaite, a new radio-active mineral. American Mineralogist: 26: 343–346.
    • Conselheiro Lafaiete
acd.ufrj.br (2002) http://acd.ufrj.br/geologia/posgrad/area1_d.htm
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
      • Barra do CuietĂ©
Bermanec, V., Scholz, R., Markovic, F., Zigovecki-Gobac, Z., and Chaves, M. L. S. C. (2011) Mineralogy of the Boa Vista pegmatite, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Contributions to the 5th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites, Galliski et al., eds., Assoc. Geológica Argentina, Serie D, Publicación Especial 14: 33-35.
Bermanec, V., Scholz, R., Marković, F., Gobac, Ćœ. Ćœ., & Chaves, M. L. D. S. C. (2011) Mineralogy of the Boa Vista pegmatite, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. In 5th international symposium on granitic pegmatites, PEG 2011.
[var. Aquamarine] Sergio Varvello collection
[var. Morganite] Field Trip Guide, Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province, 4th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites, 2009
Atencio, Daniel, Carvalho, Flåvio M.S., Matioli, Paulo A. (2004) Coutinhoite, a new thorium uranyl silicate hydrate, from Urucum mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. American Mineralogist, 89 (5) 721-724 doi:10.2138/am-2004-5-606
      • Ferruginha
Mineralogical Record (2009) 40:273-292
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
      • Penha do Norte
[var. Aquamarine] GIA 2019
[var. Morganite] Larson, William F. (2004) What's New in Minerals - Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show 2003. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (2) 145-148
[var. Morganite] Bastos, Francisco MĂŒller (2002) Famous Mineral Localities: The Barra de Salinas Pegmatites, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 33 (3) 209-216
Sauer, J.R. (1982) Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America, 135 pp. (p. 32).
Sauer, J.R. (1982) Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America, 135 pp. (p. 32).
[var. Aquamarine] Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
[var. Morganite]
    • Cuparaque
      • Aldeia
Cassedanne, J., Philippo, S. (2015) Mineral and gem deposits of the eastern Brazilian pegmatites, Volume 2. Publication du MusĂ©e National d’Histoire Naturelle, Luxembourg, 371 pages.
Cassedanne, Jacques P., Alves, Jeanete (1990) Apatite and Muscovite from the ZĂ© Pinto Prospect, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (5) 405-408
    • Divino das Laranjeiras
      • LinĂłpolis
Menezes Filho, Luiz A. D., Chaves, Mário L. S. C., Cooper, Mark A., Ball, Neil A., Abdu, Yassir A., Sharpe, Ryan, Day, Maxwell C., Hawthorne, Frank C. (2019) Brandãoite, [BeAl2(PO4)2(OH)2(H2O)4](H2O), a new Be–Al phosphate mineral from the João Firmino mine, Pomarolli farm region, Divino das Laranjeiras County, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (2) 261-267 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.121
Rica, B. (2019). Pegmatite and Sample Description. Geochemical Journal, 53(2), 151-170.
[var. Morganite] Cassedanne, Jacques P. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the CĂłrrego Frio Mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (4) Tucson. 227-237
Cassedanne, Jacques P. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the CĂłrrego Frio Mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (4) Tucson. 227-237
Cassedanne, Jacques P. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the CĂłrrego Frio Mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (4) Tucson. 227-237
Cassedanne, Jacques P. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the CĂłrrego Frio Mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (4) Tucson. 227-237
[var. Emerald] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Emerald] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
Morteani, G., Preinfalk, C., Horn, A. H. (2000) Classification and mineralization potential of the pegmatites of the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (7) 638-655 doi:10.1007/s001260050268
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
      • Laranjeiras
Cassedanne, Jacques P., Alves, Jeanete (1990) Crystallized Rose Quartz from Alto da Pitora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (5) 409-412
[var. Morganite] Sauer, J.R. (1982) Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America, 135 pp. (p. 32).
Kampf, A. R., Elliott, P., Nash, B. P., Chiappino, L., & Varvello, S. (2018). Jahnsite-(NaMnMg), a new jahnsite-group mineral from the Sapucaia mine, Brazil and the White Rock No. 2 quarry, Australia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 56(6), 871-882.
Cassedanne, Jacques P., Baptista, Augusto (1999) Famous Mineral Localities: The Sapucaia Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 30 (5) 347-366
    • Governador Valadares
      • Golconda mining district
[var. Morganite] Acquired with owner of mine.
Menezes, Luiz Alberto Dias (n.d.) Personal communication.
[var. Aquamarine] Moore, Thomas P. (2005) What's new in minerals - Tucson Show 2005. The Mineralogical Record, 36 (3) 285-301
[var. Morganite]
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Emerald] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Morganite] Sauer, J.R. (1982) Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America, 135 pp. (p. 32).
[var. Morganite] Morteani, G., Preinfalk, C., Horn, A. H. (2000) Classification and mineralization potential of the pegmatites of the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (7) 638-655 doi:10.1007/s001260050268
[var. Emerald] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Emerald] (2002) Emeralds of the World. extraLapis English 2. Lapis International LLC
Feraud, Gilbert (1997): Brazilian emerald deposits: genesis and topology. Chronique de la Recherche MiniĂšre, 65, 17-61.
Giuliani, Gaston
Cheilletz, Alain
Zimmermann, Jean-Louis
Ribeiro-Althoff, Ana Maria
France-Lanord, Christian
[var. Emerald] Lynch, E.P., Costanzo, A., Feely, M., Blamey, N.J.F., Pironon, J. Lavin, P. (2014) The Piteiras emerald mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil: fluid-inclusion and gemmological perspectives. Mineralogical Magazine, 78, 1571-1587.
Kanis, J. (2002) Piteiras, Brasilien: Erfolgreiche Smaragdsuche mit modernsten Methoden. Lapis 27 (3), 13-18.
[var. Emerald] Da Silva Lopes, P.H., Cesar-Mendes, J., Roeser, H. (2008): Ein neues Smaragdvorkommen in Brasilien – Die Rocha Mineracao Mine in Minas Gerais, Der Aufschluss, Vol. 59, 301-315
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
    • Itinga
Cassedanne, J. P., Cassedanne, J. O. (1987) La moraesite de la mine de tourmaline de Humaita, Minas Gerais, Brésil. The Canadian Mineralogist, 25 (3) 419-424
      • Monte Belo
Cassedanne, Jacques P., Cassedanne, Jeannine O. (1981) Minerals of the Lavra do Enio pegmatite. The Mineralogical Record, 12 (2) 67-77
      • Taquaral
        • Laranjeira
Cassedanne, J.P. & J.O. (1980): A find of crystallized Rose Quartz in Minas Gerais. Mineralogical Record 11: 377-379
        • PiauĂ­ valley
Romeiro, J. C. P., & Pedrosa-Soares, A. C. (2005). Controle do minĂ©rio de espodumĂȘnio em pegmatitos da Mina da Cachoeira, AraçuaĂ­, MG. Geonomos.
[var. Blue Beryl (Maxixe)]
Luis Menezes
Confirmed
    • Jaguaraçu
[Mineralogical Record - Vol 25 No.3]
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Heliodor] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Emerald] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
BasĂ­lio, M. S., Pedrosa-Soares, A. C., & Jordt-Evangelista, H. (2013). DepĂłsitos de alexandrita de Malacacheta, Minas Gerais. Revista Geonomos, 8(1)
Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, J.R. (1982) Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America, 135 pp. (pp. 28-31).
[var. Aquamarine] Luiz Alberto Dias Menezes Filho, Mario Luiz de SĂĄ Carneiro Chaves, Coralie Heinis Dias, Daniel Atencio (2016): Recent mineral discoveries in the Coronel Murta, Taquaral, and Medina pegmatite fields, northeastern Minas Gerais, Brazil. REM - Int. Eng. J. 69, 301-307. [http://www.scielo.br/pdf/remi/v69n3/2448-167X-remi-69-03-0301.pdf].
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Russ Rizzo Collection
Atencio, D., Coutinho, J. M.V., Mascarenhas, Y. P., Ellena, J. A. (2006) Matioliite, the Mg-analog of burangaite, from Gentil mine, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and other occurrences. American Mineralogist, 91 (11) 1932-1936 doi:10.2138/am.2006.2233
Cassedanne, Jacques P. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the CĂłrrego Frio Mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (4) Tucson. 227-237
[var. Morganite] Sauer, J.R. (1982) Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America, 135 pp. (p. 32).
[var. Aquamarine] Robert Lavinsky specimens
    • Nazareno
Menezes da Silva, Victor H.R., Ávila, Ciro A., Neumann, Reiner, Faulstich, Fabiano R.L., Alves, Felipe E.A., de Almeida, Filipe B., Cidade, Tais Proença, Sousa, Sarah Siqueira da Cruz Guimarães (2020) Oxycalciomicrolite, (Ca,Na)2(Ta,Nb,Ti)2O6(O,F), a new member of the microlite group (pyrochlore supergroup) from the Paleoproterozoic São João del Rei Pegmatite Province, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine, 84 (6) 854-858 doi:10.1180/mgm.2020.74
Quéméneur, J., Lagache, M. (1999) Comparative study of two pegmatitic fields from Minas Gerais, Brazil, using rubidium and cesium content of the micas and feldspars. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 29 (1) 27-32
    • Nova Era
[var. Emerald] Morteani, G., Preinfalk, C., Horn, A. H. (2000) Classification and mineralization potential of the pegmatites of the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (7) 638-655 doi:10.1007/s001260050268
[var. Emerald] Groat, L.A., Giuliani, G., Marshall, D.D., Turner, D. (2008) Emerald deposits and occurrences: A review. Ore Geology Reviews, 34 (1) 87-112 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.09.003
    • Novo Cruzeiro
[var. Heliodor] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
    • Padre ParaĂ­so
[var. Heliodor] Rob Lavinsky
[var. Aquamarine] (pers. comm., mine owner Mr. Junior Duarte)
    • PalmĂłpolis
[var. Heliodor] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
    • PavĂŁo
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
GĂŒbelin, E. and Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).
    • Ponto dos Volantes
Scovil, Jeffrey A. (2000) What's New in Minerals - Pasadena Show 1999. The Mineralogical Record, 31 (2) 193-196
    • Porteirinha
[var. Emerald] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
Dan Weinrich photo
Rob Lavinsky specimen
Kuno Stoeckly (ex-Carlos Barbosa) collection
[var. Emerald] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
Morteani, G., Preinfalk, C., Horn, A. H. (2000) Classification and mineralization potential of the pegmatites of the Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province. Mineralium Deposita, 35 (7) 638-655 doi:10.1007/s001260050268
[var. Aquamarine]
[var. Aquamarine] White, J.S. (?) (1980) Interview: Allan Caplan, in November - December 1980. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (6) Tucson. 351-360
[var. Aquamarine]
[var. Aquamarine] Morris, N. (2005) Diamonds and other gems. Appleseed Editions, East Sussex.
[var. Aquamarine] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
      • Poaia
[var. Goshenite] Russ Rizzo Collection via Luiz Menezes
Dunn, Pete J., Gaines, Richard V., Wolfe, C. Wroe, Barbosa, Carlos do Prado (1978) Epitaxial Wodginite and Cassiterite from Lavra Jabuti, Baixio, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 9 (1) Tucson. 14-18
[var. Aquamarine] Russ Rizzo Collection
Cassedanne, Jacques P., Cassedanne, Jeannine O., Sauer, D.A. (1980) Famous Mineral Localities: The Cruzeiro Mine [Brazil], Past and Present. The Mineralogical Record, 11 (6) 363-370
[var. Morganite] Fine Minerals International
    • SĂŁo SebastiĂŁo do MaranhĂŁo
AmMin 65:183-187 (1980)
[var. Heliodor] Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
[var. Aquamarine] Proctor, K. (1984). Gem pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: exploration, occurrence, and aquamarine deposits. Gems and Gemology, 20(2), 78-100.
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
GĂŒbelin, E. and Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).
[var. Aquamarine] Rob Lavinsky (ex. Dr. Steve Smale specimen)
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
Luis Menezes specimen
AraĂșjo, T. G. R. D. (2018). Fingerprint e estudo cristaloquĂ­mico do topĂĄzio imperial da regiĂŁo de Ouro Preto (Minas Gerais, Brasil). PhD thesis
Menezes, Luiz Alberto Dias (n.d.) Personal communication.
various added photos
 
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