 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Hydroxyl-fromherderitc Brazil and a Guide to Species Nomenclature for the Herderite/Hydroxyl-herderite... r recent years two Brazilian localities, Virgem da Lapa and the Golconda mine, have produced remarkable...Hydroxyl-Herderite. Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil (3)* Golconda mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil (6) Waldstein...collectors. In recent years, however, two localities in Brazil have produced exquisite hydroxyl-herderite with...specimens. These two "new" occurrences, at Virgem da Lapa and the Golconda mine, deserve detailed discussion |  | | Journal (issue) | | 3 FEATURE ARTICLES Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: The Tourmalines of the Araquai Districts...tourlnaline thon anywhere else in the world-Minos Gerais, Brazil; the other with (I new locality for red tourmaline-Zcrmbia...thousand miles south, to the "Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais." THe first in a series (which Cdntinues in...his extensive travels in the mining regions of Brazil. Mr. Proctor received an M.S. in molecular biology...graduate gemologist. GEM PEGMATITES OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL: THE TOURMALINES OF THE ARACUAI DISTRICTS |  | | Journal (issue) | | mine, Minas Gérais, Brazil. See 'The location, geology and mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil' on...location, geology and mineralogy of gem tourmalines in Brazil Jacques P. Cassedanne, Dr. Sc. *, and Maurice Roditi...tourmaline is the 'Eastern pegmatitic province' of Minas Gerais. One general and three detailed maps of specific...Tourmaline, pegmatite, eluvial deposits, gem mining, Brazil © Gemmological Association and Gem Testing Laboratory...the most remarkable coloured gemstones mined in Brazil where, erroneously, for a long time it was marketed |  | | Journal (issue) | | Top right: Topaz, 8.4 cm, from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lower left: Phosphophyllite, 2 cm, from...Andrea Bartorelli: Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil. Other important references (if any) for individual... 5.5 cm, from the Alto da Cabeca mine, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Will Johnson collection...Morganite beryl, 7.5 cm, from near Araçuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The find predates the discovery of morganite...to get this specimen, a complete floater, for my Brazil collection); Tom Spann photo. Reference: Cassedanne |  | | Journal (issue) | | Wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine, Arizona Purple apatite from the Pulsifer quarry, Maine Leaf gold from...1980's my interest had shifted to minerals from Brazil, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and the array of great...suppose the fragments of a lost painting by Leonardo Da Vinci were discovered in an excavation in Florence...private collector jump at the chance to own a real Da Vinci, the only one in private hands, even if only...Pionheiro mine, Catugi, Tres Barras Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil 13.8 cm; This crystal, called the "Pioneer |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | collection, with some having intergrown schorl and apatite inclusions. Fine examples of the green chromian...from Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The field of view is 3 cm. Van King specimen...from Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Superior specimens of “startwinned” muscovite...7 cm wide, from the Xanda mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Luiz Menezes specimen, Jeff Scovil...Muscovite with albite, 8.4 cm wide, from Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. When collectors think of muscovite |  | | Journal (issue) | | left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection; Joe Budd photo.... Kunzite spodumene, 11 cm, Urucum mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ex Steve SmaJe collection. Joe Budd photo...albite, 12 cm, Telirio mine near Linopolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Joe Budd photo. Gold, 8 cm, St. Johns,...14.5 cm, Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Joe Budd photo. Pyromorphite, 12...mine, Penha do Norte, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Joe Budd photo. 12 Supplement to The |  | | Journal (issue) | | Design Feature articles Hydroxyl-herderite from Brazil and a guide to species nomenclature for the he...known, with albite and elbaite, from Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The crystal is 14.1 cm in height...20715 n recent years two Brazilian localities, Virgem da Lapa and the Golconda mine, have produced remarkable...End-Member 54—63% Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil (3)* 71-90% Golconda mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil (6) 53%...collectors. In recent years, however, two localities in Brazil have produced exquisite hydroxy 1-herderite with |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 407-carat teardrop; both stones are from Minas Gerais, Brazil. A n  other featured strength of the gemstone...5-cm-thick sea-green crystal of aquamarine from Minas Gerais, Bra zil, catches the eye as does an emerald...California; Minas Gerais, Brazil; and Kunar, Afghanistan; as well as yellow beryl (heliodor) from Minas Gerais...Gerais, Brazil, help to fill out the suite. Featured in the same case are the minerals of the tour maline...crystals of blue and green el baite from Minas Gerais, Brazil, attest to the reputation of this prolific |  | | Book (volume) | | Claim, Teller Co., Colorado, 43 Apatite Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 13 Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan...Nigeria, 15 Medina Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 36 Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 27 Azurite (with Malachite)...Corrego do Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 29 Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 8 Painera Mine, Virgem...Virgem Da Lapa, Brazil, 24 Phosgenite Touissit, Oujda, Morocco, 19 Phosphophyllite Unificada Mine, Cerro...Itatiaia, Conselheiro Pena, Brazil, 41 Pederneira Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 10, 17 Paprok, Nuristan, |  | | Catalog/List | | D. C. £4.00 6 RUBELLITE (Tourmaline), Minas Gerais, Brazil. Pale pink 30mm xti in quartz pegmatic matrix...SCHEELITE, Moveo Vetho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil. SW Light blue bands. Ml. £8.00 31 NEKOITE...Cornwall. VGR. Ml. £12.00 52 APATITE, SIDERITE, ARSENOPYRITE, Minas de Panasqueira, Beira-Beixa, Portugal...Portugal. Part 15mm pale blue apatite xtl in silvery 10mm arsenopyrite xtls. D. Ml. £12.00 53 CHALCEDONY...caldte. GD. C. £12.00 57 BRAZILIANITE, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Large single 25mm yellowish xtl. D. TN |  | | Report (issue) | | roscherite, viitaniemiite, childrenite, quartz, an apatite-group mineral, herderite, elbaite, montmorillonite...Laranjeiras, and the Xanda mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. From the Tip Top mine, Custer County |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hawthorne & W. W. Pinch Fifty-nine treasure hunts in Minas Gerais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....albite matrix, 6.6 cm, from Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sandor Fuss/ Stuart Wilensky specimen;...Jeff Scovil photo. For more on the minerals of Minas Gerais see Guido Steger’s memoirs in this issue. The...clusters of brilliant black, blocky or platy crystals (Brazil, South Africa); sharp crystals in groups with flashing...rhombohedral magnesite crystals, come from Brumado, Bahia, Brazil. Switzerland’s best-known locality for hematite |  | | Journal (issue) | | by R. J. King Famous mineral localities: The Virgem da Lapa Pegmatities .................................crystal, 7 cm tall, from the Virgem da Lapa district, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sorbonne collec tion, photo...January-February, 1982 famous mineral localities: J/irqem da Lapa I pegmatites peamc by J. P. Cassedanne Instituto...University of Rio de Janeiro & C.N.Pq. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Jack Lowell Colorado Gem and Mineral Company...a small pegmatite area in northeast ern Minas Gerais, Brazil, began to produce uncommonly fine specimens |  | | Book | | 1982 Jules Roger Sauer ” Foreword For years Brazil has been the major producer of colored stones in...metamorphic rocks, the variety of gem deposits in Brazil is almost infinite. In addition to the mineral...assemblage one might expect from pegmatite dikes, Brazil also produces a very significant output of diamonds...written in English, and beautifully illustrated. “Brazil, Paradise of Gemstones’, by Jules Roger Sauer,...Century. The book is a showcase ofthe best from Brazil and it makes a handsome evocation of what is beautiful |  | | Journal (issue) | | Aesthetics Underground - Canada Alvaro Lucio M inerals - Brazil Ana Arruda - Azores Arizona M inerals Artifactual...Artifactual Im port Ausrox - Australia Barbosa, Carlos - Brazil Barcelona - US Im porters - Spain Ben David, Claude...Megaw, Peter M inerals Menezes, Luiz M inerals - Brazil M ercer M inerals M idwest M inerals M ikon M ineralien...ineralien Kontor - Germany Min - Geo - Czech Republic Minas Victoria - Spain M iner-W a - Poland Mineral Cabinet...Valadares M inerals - Brazil Van Scriver's M inerals - Czech Republic Vasconcelos - Brazil W einrich, Dan Minerals |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | I percentF by weight, rather and Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais,Brazil (Dunn el and is 9l mole percenthydroxyl-herderite...Bence-Albeefactors.The analysesare presented Minas Gerais,Brazil(NMNH #121024) was usedby in Table l, alongwith...Paris, Maine Golconda Mine, North Minas croton, cerais, N.H. Brazil * Fletcher (') (") (") Poland...Mine, Maine (') Topsham, Maine virgm da Lapa, Gerais, Brazil (") (") Epprechstein, Germany BIue chihuahua...of, 61 63 53 59 59 5J 40 7.01 Gem4948 Gem, Brazil Theoretical * i E / n tl * Co., 44.06 Total |  | | Catalog/List | | lx2 inch Boa Vista Pegmatite, Doce Valley Minas Gerais Brazil £35 2. SCHOLZITE rich white intergrown and...about 8 mm size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £40 Na Be PO4 11. LEPIDOLlTE pure mass of...tubes or epimorphs) Toca da Onca Mine, Virgem da lapa, Minas Gerais Brazil £35 12. HOLMQUISTlTE grey-black...FLUORESENCE Long wave Monticatini Italy 2x4 £20 36. APATITE micro spots about 1mm scattered all over a 2x3...variety of Muscovite) green mass, attractive Minas Gerais Brazil 2x4 £7 135. MOUGHTON WHETSTONE, an attractive |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral collector—Part 3: Treasure-hunting in Minas Gerais since 2000. . . . . . . . . . . ....inches), from the Morro da Mina manganese mine, Conselheiro Lafaiete, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Probably the world’s...Mineral Collector—Part 3: Treasure-Hunting in Minas Gerais Since 2000 Guido Steger Nestroystrasse 15 2700...hunts” which he has undertaken since 1969 in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Here he reviews some localities in the...treasure-hunting (and its difficulties) in contemporary Minas Gerais. THE BRAZILIAN MINERAL SCENE AT PRESENT My 2007 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Pegmatites, Limoeiro Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara~uaf Pegmatite District, . Minas Gerais, Brazil, Michael A. Menzies...Specimen: Elbaite from the Cruzeiro Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil: At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles...72.5 cm, Limoeiro mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara<;uar district, Minas Gerais, Brazil; private collection, Jeff...Heliodor, 5.5 x 14.2 cm, Minas Gerais, Brazil; B: Topaz, 8 x 10.5 cm, Minas Gerais, Brazil; C: Aquamarine, 6...6.5 x 14.1 cm, Pioneer mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil; D: Elbaite, 8.9 cm high, Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | JanuarylFebruary: Tourmaline on quartz, Cruzeiro mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History...Colorado, 337, 382 Actinolite, Bahia, Brazil, 36 Agardite-(Y), Bahia, Brazil, 38 Agate, 259-67 Aikinite, Colorado...Albite. Maine, 4 12 Alexandrite, Hematitia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 23 Almandine, Maine, 412 Alunite, Utah...225 Anatase, Bahia, Brazil, 3.5 Andalusite, Michigan, 96 Anhydrite, Bahia, Brazil, 39; Colorado, 397;...244 Apatite, Bahia, Brazil, 38; Madagascar, 256; Michigan, 96; Ohio, 255 Aquamarine, Minas Gerais, Brazil |  | | Book | | MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA © 2009 - CARLOS CORNEJO...Lavra do Sapo, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais. Collection of Alvaro Lucio. Photograph taken...photographs: "Parafba" tourmaline (25 x 6 mm), Sao Jose da Batalha, Parafba. Courtesy of Bruno and Rolando Gioia...Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brazil) Cornejo, Carlos .Minerals & precious stones of Brazil. Carlos Cornejo, Andrea...3. Minerals - Brazil 4. Minerals- Classification 5. Mineralogy 6. Mineralogy - Brazil - History 7. Precious |  | | Catalog/List | | overall size small 2x3 inches Brumado, Bahia , Brazil £60 • 16. BERYLLONITE good translucent to transparent...about 8 mm size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £40 Na Be PO4 17. MESOLITE rich white finely...tubes or epimorphs) Toca da Onca Mine, Virgem da lapa, Minas Gerais Brazil £50 22. FERRJALLANITE Ce dark...across Alto do Giz, Equador Rio Grande do Norte Brazil Al., Ta 3 0 13 (OH) white FLUORESCENCE short wave...grained Lepidolite matrix. Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil 3x 1.5 inches £35 64. HYDROMAGNESITE white |  | | Book | | crandallite from the Alto Benedeto pegmatite, Parai'ba, Brazil (by J.P. Cassedanne & L. Barreto) 22: 183-185 ALTO...Burian goyazite from [Alto Bernardino, Paraiba,] Brazil (by J. S. White, Jr.) 12:379 ALUMOHYDROCALCITE...P. Cassedanne: Apatite and muscovite from the Ze Pinto prospect, Minas Gerais, Brazil 21:405-408 --with...Crystallized rose quanz from Alto da Pitora, Minas Gerais, Brazil 21:409-412 --with J. P. Cassedanne:...Cassedanne: The Jaguara~u pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil 25:165-170 9 AUTHOR/TITLE INDEX ALV-ARE --- with |  | | Journal (issue) | | specimen pieces of cancrinite, this occurs with apatite, nepheline (formerly named elaeo lite) and feldspar...IJmeny Mountain, photo JO), together with zircon, apatite, fluorite and sodalite, yellow and pink massive...specimens in their best. E] I Special exhibit "Brazil Minerals" Munich Show posters are everythere in...lectures. Special exhibit themes of last year: Brazil and Alpine Minerals, which are bound to be great...Lyckberg Fossil fish from the Santana Formation, NE Brazil (110 M years) exhibited above aquarium with live |
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