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Smoky Quartz from South America

Argentina
 
  • Catamarca Province
    • Belén Department
      • Corral Quemado
Padrón de Minas de la Provincia de Catamarca.
Rocks & Min. (2007) 82:234-235
Kuck, Alfredo, Saadi, Jorge (1998) Les Minéraux des Pegmatites de la Région de Papachacra, Province de Catamarca - Argentina. Le Règne Minéral, 4 (22) Les Éditions du Piat. 5-13
Padrón de Minas de la Provincia de Catamarca.
Padrón de Minas de la Provincia de Catamarca.
Padrón de Minas de la Provincia de Catamarca.
Padrón de Minas de la Provincia de Catamarca.
Padrón de Minas de la Provincia de Catamarca.
Padrón de Minas de la Provincia de Catamarca.
    • Sierra de Ancasti
      • El Portezuelo
Colombo, F., Lira, R., Simmons, W., & Falster, A. (2011). The NYF-type miarolitic-rare earth elements pegmatites of the El Portezuelo granite, Papachacra (Catamarca, NW Argentina). Asoc. Geol. Arg., Serie D, Publicación Especial, 14, 57-59.
  • Río Negro Province
    • Valcheta Department
Kuchling, K., Thorson, J.P., Edwards, C., Davis, B., Embree, K., Lomas, S. (2019) NI 43-101 Technical Report Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Ivana Uranium-Vanadium Deposit, Amarillo Grande Project, Rio Negro Province, Argentina. Report prepared for Blue Sky Uranium Corporation.
  • San Luis Province
    • Coronel Pringles Department
      • El Trapiche
        • La Florida
Galliski, M. A., Márquez-Zavalía, M. F., Martínez, V., & Roquet, M. B. (2011). Granitic pegmatites of the San Luis ranges. In 5th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites, PEG2011 Argentina, Field Trip Guidebook: Ianigla-Conicet (Vol. 44, pp. 873-894).
  • Tucumán Province
    • La Cocha Department
      • El Sacrificio
        • Cerro Quico
Raúl Jorge Tauber Larry specimens
Bolivia
 
  • La Paz
    • Loayza Province
Gregorio Mamani and Alfredo Petrov specimens
      • Mocoya
Gregorio Mamani specimens
  • Oruro
    • Eduardo Abaroa Province
      • Sevaruyo
Salomon Rivas & Federico Ahlfeld (1998) Los Minerales de Bolivia y sus Parajes. (Santa Cruz)
  • Potosí
    • Tomás Frías Province
      • Yocalla Municipality
        • La Puerta
Ahlfeld, F. and Schneider-Scherbina, A. (1964) Los Yacimientos Minerales y de Hidrocarburos de Bolivia. Ministerio de Minas y Petróleo, La Paz, Boletín No. 5 (Especial), p 120.
  • Santa Cruz
    • Ángel Sandoval Province
      • La Gaiba mining district
Josep Sanchez-Lafuente collection.
Edgar Marancenbaum specimens.
    • Velasco Province
      • San Ignacio de Velasco
Kempff, O., Paar, W.H., Tawackoli, S.: "Minerales de Bolivia", 115pp (La Paz, 2009)
      • Santa Ana de Velasco
Federico Ahlfeld y Jorge Muñoz Reyes (1955) Las Especies Minerales de Bolivia. (Banco Minero de Bolivia)
Brazil
 
  • Bahia
    • Anagé
Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
Mineralogical Record (1977) 8:382-387
    • Santaluz
da Glória da Silva, M., Silva Coelho, C.E., Guimarães Texeira, J.B., Alves da Silva, F.C., Silva, R.A. and Braz de Souza, J.A. (2001): Mineralium Deposita 36, 345-357
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
  • Espírito Santo
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
    • Mimoso do Sul
Kuno Stoeckli
  • Goiás
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)
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
  • Maranhão
    • Godofredo Viana
      • Aurizona
        • Aurizona Mine
AGP Mining Consultants (2021) Technical Report on the Aurizona Gold Mine Expansion Pre-Feasibility Study Maranhão, Brazil
AGP Mining Consultants (2021) Technical Report on the Aurizona Gold Mine Expansion Pre-Feasibility Study Maranhão, Brazil
  • Minas Gerais
    • Araçuaí
      • Jirau
Rob Lavinsky
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
    • Conselheiro Pena
      • Ferruginha
Mineralogical Record (2009) 40:273-292
P Haas
    • Coronel Murta
Bastos, F.M. (2002): Famous Mineral Localities: The Barra de Salinas Pegmatites, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Record 33: 209-216
    • Diamantina
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
      • Guinda district
Rafael Hernandes Corrêa-Silva
    • Divino das Laranjeiras
      • Linópolis
Tony Nikischer
Cassedanne, J.P. (1983): Famous mineral localities: The Córrego Frio mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Record, 14 (4): 227-237 [ p.233-4]
    • Galiléia
      • Laranjeiras
Cassedanne, Jacques P., Alves, Jeanete (1990) Crystallized Rose Quartz from Alto da Pitora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (5) 409-412
      • Sapucaia do Norte
Cassedanne, J.P. & Baptista, A. (1999): Famous Mineral Localities: The Sapucaia Pegmatite Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Record, 30: 347-360 + 365
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Paolo Franchi and Antonio Manuel Inácio Martins (Martins da Pedra) specimens
Amir Akhavan Collection
    • Mendes Pimentel
Cassedanne, J.P. (1983): Famous mineral localities: The Córrego Frio mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Mineralogical Record, 14 (4): 227-237 [ p.233]
    • Ouro Preto
      • Rodrigo Silva
        • Boa Vista
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
    • Presidente Kubitschek
Russ Rizzo Collection via Luiz Menezes
Sauer, Jules Roger (1982) Brazil - Paradise of Gemstones. Gemological Institute of America (GIA)
    • Santa Bárbara
Negrello Bergami, Gustavo, Roberto de Souza Filho, Carlos, Miguel Haddad-Martim, Paulo, Carranza, Emmanuel John M. (2024) The multifractal nature of worldclass orogenic gold systems in greenstone belts: A multiscale approach and case study at the Córrego do Sítio deposit, Rio das Velhas greenstone belt, Brazil. Ore Geology Reviews, 165. 105909 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.105909
    • São José da Safira
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
  • Paraíba
    • Frei Martinho
      • Quixaba
Ferreira, A., Ferreira, V. P., Soares, D. R., & Vilarroel-Leo, H. S. (2005). Chemical and mineralogical characterization of elbaites from the Alto Quixaba pegmatite, Seridó province, NE Brazil. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 77(4), 729-743.
    • Pedra Lavrada
Murdoch, J. (1955) Phosphate minerals of the Borborema pegmatites: I-Patrimonio. American Mineralogist: 40: 50-63.
    • Salgadinho
      • São José da Batalha
de Brito Barreto, S., & Bretas Bittar, S. M. (2010). Los depósitos de gemas de Brasil: localización, producción e impacto económico. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 62(1), 123-140.
    • Vieirópolis
      • Vieirópolis pegmatite field
e Souza, B. D. A., Manoel, I., Guimarães, I. D. P., Barreto, S. D. B., Santos, G. L., & Araújo Neto, J. F. D. (2020). Whole-rock and mineral chemistry characterization of contrasting granitoids, constraints on the source of the Vieirópolis NYF-type pegmatites, Northeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Geology, 50.
e Souza, M. B. D. A., França, R. H. M., & de Lira, L. C. M. (2016, July). Vieirópolis Pegmatite Field, Northwest of Paraíba State, Brazil: New Occurrences of Amazonite Pegmatites. In Second Eugene E. Foord Pegmatite Symposium (p. 24).
  • Rio Grande do Norte
    • Equador
Fernando Brederodes photo and collection, photo Id-649567
    • Parelhas
de Brito Barreto, S., & Bretas Bittar, S. M. (2010). Los depósitos de gemas de Brasil: localización, producción e impacto económico. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 62(1), 123-140.
Da Silva, M.R.R. (2011): Petrogenetic significance of LA-ICP-MS trace-element data on quartz from the Borborema Pegmatite Province, northeast Brazil. Mineralogical Magazine 75, 2703-2719.
de Brito Barreto, S., & Bretas Bittar, S. M. (2010). Los depósitos de gemas de Brasil: localización, producción e impacto económico. Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 62(1), 123-140.
Beurlen, H.
Müller, A.
Silva, D.
  • Tocantins
    • São Salvador do Tocantins
Queiroz, H. D. A. (2016) Sistema granítico: pegmatítico Mata Azul: caracterização e gênese. PhD Thesis. do Instituto de Geociências (IG) da Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Chile
 
  • Bíobío
    • Concepción Province
Collao, S., González, L., & Flores, G. (2009). Mineralización de Uranio en Afloramiento Pegmatítico, VIIIª Región del Bio Bío, Chile. Santiago, 22, S11_007.
Guyana
 
  • Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region
    • Omai
      • Omai gold mine
Gabriel Voicu (1999) Geology, Geochemistry and Metallogeny of the Omai Gold Deposit, Guiana Shield, South America. PhD Thesis University of Quebec Chicoutimi.
Paraguay
 
  • Central Department
    • Ypacaraí
Geological Survey Professional Paper 327 (U.S. Department of the Interior, 1959)
Peru
 
  • Ancash
    • Casma Province
      • Casma District
Petersen, G.G. (1970) Minería y metalurgía en el antiguo Peru. Arqueologicas, 12 140pp. (Museo Nacional de Antropologia y Arqueologia, Lima)
Petersen, G.G. (1970) Minería y metalurgía en el antiguo Peru. Arqueologicas, 12 140pp. (Museo Nacional de Antropologia y Arqueologia, Lima)
    • Pallasca Province
      • Pampas District
Hyrsl, Jaroslav, Rosales, Zolina (2003) Peruvian Minerals: An Update [Peru]. The Mineralogical Record, 34 (3) 241-254
Hyrsl, Jaroslav, Rosales, Zolina (2003) Peruvian Minerals: An Update [Peru]. The Mineralogical Record, 34 (3) 241-254
Fluorite: The Collector's Choice. Extra Lapis English No. 9
 
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