| Locality type: | Claim |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Matioliite |
| Formula: | NaMgAl5(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O |
| Habit: | prismatic to tabular |
| Colour: | blue to colorless |
| Luminescent properties: | non-fluorescent |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Crandallite | β10 photos of Matioliite associated with Crandallite at this locality. |
| Gormanite | β5 photos of Matioliite associated with Gormanite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | β4 photos of Matioliite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Albite | β4 photos of Matioliite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Gormanite-Souzalite Series | β3 photos of Matioliite associated with Gormanite-Souzalite Series at this locality. |
| Quartz | β1 photo of Matioliite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Brazilianite | β1 photo of Matioliite associated with Brazilianite at this locality. |
| Montebrasite | β1 photo of Matioliite associated with Montebrasite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Matioliite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Gentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (28 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 312540 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:312540:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 02089697-39b7-4b32-bd65-efa095dd2e63 |
| References |
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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 |
Gentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil