Brandãosite
A variety of Spessartine
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About Brandãosite
Formula:
(Mn,Fe)4(Al,Fe)2Si4O15
Crystal System:
Isometric
A variety of Spessartine
An Almandine-Spessartine low in (Al,Fe)2O3 [Clark, 1993, "Hey's Mineral Index"].
Originally reported from Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal.
An Almandine-Spessartine low in (Al,Fe)2O3 [Clark, 1993, "Hey's Mineral Index"].
Originally reported from Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
822 (as Brandãosite)
3725 (as Spessartine)
3725 (as Spessartine)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:822:0 (as Brandãosite)
mindat:1:1:3725:5 (as Spessartine)
mindat:1:1:3725:5 (as Spessartine)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
92f2366e-0a4f-407f-9b1e-b10b980abd51 (as Brandãosite)
091858bd-4373-4081-bb48-ecdd14d1b977 (as Spessartine)
091858bd-4373-4081-bb48-ecdd14d1b977 (as Spessartine)
Optical Data of Brandãosite
Type:
Isotropic
Chemical Properties of Brandãosite
Formula:
(Mn,Fe)4(Al,Fe)2Si4O15
Crystallography of Brandãosite
Crystal System:
Isometric
Other Language Names for Brandãosite
German:Brandãosit
Spanish:Brandãosita
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
5 photos of Brandãosite associated with Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
2 photos of Brandãosite associated with Feldspar Group |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Brandãosite
mindat.org URL:
https://www.mindat.org/min-822.html
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Localities for Brandãosite
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality.
Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Portugal | |
| [Clark, 1993, "Hey's Mineral Index"] |
Regada, Cubos-Mesquitela-Mangualde area, Mangualde, Mangualde, Viseu, Portugal