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Amazonite from
Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:State
Classification
Species:Microcline var: Amazonite
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Biotite15 photos of Amazonite associated with Biotite at this locality.
Quartz14 photos of Amazonite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Albite9 photos of Amazonite associated with Albite at this locality.
Smoky Quartz7 photos of Amazonite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Cleavelandite6 photos of Amazonite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality.
Humboldtine6 photos of Amazonite associated with Humboldtine at this locality.
Lepidolite2 photos of Amazonite associated with Lepidolite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amazonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1332548
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1332548:6
GUID (UUID V4):9e22d35f-6878-40cc-82f4-17f10785e190
Localities for Amazonite in this Region
Providência farm, Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Jaguaraçu pegmatite, Jaguaraçu, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Mantena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Santa Maria de Itabira mine, Santa Maria de Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
County, California, and many of those in Minas Gerais, Brazil, are noted for them. Beautiful specimens...there appears to be a general association with amazonite-bearing pegmatites. Good phenakite specimens are...2-cm phenakite crystal on microcline, variety amazonite, is attributed to the Florissant area of Teller...are of gem quality, occur with topaz, zircon, amazonite, and smoky quartz. Other El Paso County phenakite...in the county, phenakite has been found with amazonite, clevelandite, and occasionally topaz at Harris
Journal (issue)
left) Elbaite, 4.5 cm, Sapo mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gus Eitler collection; Joe Budd photo....Brown collection; Jeff Scovil photo. (lower left) Amazonite microcline with smoky quartz, 8.5 cm, Tree Root... 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,...cm, Pederneira mine, Sao Jose da Safira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Joe Budd photo. Pyromorphite, 12 cm, Daoping
Book (volume)
ERAL INDEX Aegirine Zomba Dist., Malawi, 55 Amazonite Tree Root Pocket, Two Point Claim, Teller Co...., Colorado, 43 Apatite Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 13 Laghman, Nuristan, Afghanistan, 31 Panasqueira...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
Journal (issue)
MineralogicalRecord.com Frontcover Smoky quartz with amazonite, 11.8 cm, from the "Smithsonian packet," Smoky...majority of the most farnous collector species like amazonite, smoky quartz, rhodochrosite, fl uorite, gold...his field collecting successes, especially for amazonite. He was born in Springfield, Missouri, the son...was the packet of !arge crystals of deep blue amazonite with a selective overgrowth of albite on some...deepest color and most striking appearance of any amazonite ever found anywhere in the world. Many of the
Report (issue)
Topaz, 3.5 cm tall Capao Mine, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil Max and Jon Sigerman collection Robert Weldon...Zimbabwe Blue Topaz: St. Anne's Mine JAN KANIS 60. Brazil: The Land of Topaz DIETMAR SCHWARZ 68. Topaz from...locality in Brazil (Sinkankas, 1981). Two gemmy crystals from the Te6filo Ot6ni region in Minas Gerais, Brazil...three huge specimens from Te6filo Ot6ni, Minas Gerais, Brazil, that are housed at the Smithsonian Institution...Topaz and quartz, 2.7 cm tall; Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil; Kiyoshi Kiikuni collection and photo Lower
Report (issue)
Monlevade and Rio Piracicaba Quadrangles, Minas Gerais Brazil GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 341-E...the Departamento Nacional da Producao Mineral of Brazil under the auspices of the Agency for International...Quadrangles, Minas Gerais Brazil By ROBERT G. REEVES GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF PARTS OF MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL...the Departamento Nacional da Producao Mineral of Brazil under the auspices of the Agency for International...____________ Itabirite. - _______________________ Minas Series_-_--_____--_______--___-__-_ Caraga Grou
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
single spessartine crystal from Del Norte, Paraíba, Brazil. Bill Larson specimen. Jeff Scovil photo. Manganese...attractive 3-cm spessartine crystal from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Andy Seibel specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...4-cm spessartine from the Navegadora mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Julio Landmann specimen. Jeff Scovil photo...9. Spessartine from the Navegadora mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This 2.6 × 2.4 × 1.2-cm crystal is in the...(Castor and Ferdock 2004). It is also reported with amazonite and topaz from the Zapot pegmatite northeast of
Journal (issue)
kunzite), 9 cm, from the Urucum mine, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gus & Jane Eifler collection; Holly Smith...November–December, 2020 Keith & Diane Brownlee Amazonite with smoky quartz and cleavelandite, 18 cm, from...Topaz, 15 cm, from Hematita, Antonio Dias, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Tom Spann photo. (below right) Spinel...Aquamarine, 9 cm, from Corrego São Francisco, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Tom Spann photo. Rhodochrosite on manganite...Almandine-spessartine on albite, 4.9 mm, Poaia pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Beth Van Allen photo. 24 Elbaite tourmaline
Book
until he managed to reach the land of his dreams, Brazil. A specialist in the field of geology and mineralogy...crystals and the remarkable mineral treasures of Brazil, as well as the incredible adventures and difficulties...UNIQUE MINERALS IN WORLD MUSEUMS  GEM TREASURES OF BRAZIL Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 1 Delev Ilia Deleff...UNIQUE MINERALS IN WORLD MUSEUMS  GEM TREASURES OF BRAZIL SOFIA–MOSCOW 2004 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black...MINERAL TREASURES OF BRAZIL 76 85 AN OUTLINE OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF BRAZIL ORIGIN OF GIANT CRYSTALS
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
locality is the Jacupiranga mine, Cajati, São Paulo, Brazil. Menezesite occurs in small microcrystal-lined...of Junior or Jr. Menezes was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on 5 October 1950, to Luiz Alberto Dias Menezes...gave him a sticker book titled Natural Richness of Brazil. Some of the stickers showed plants and animals...budding interest by taking him on a trip to Minas Gerais so he could visit mining areas and collect real...bring him minerals acquired on business trips in Brazil and overseas. At age twelve, Menezes started a
Journal (issue)
Gold-Keith & Diane Brownlee collection, page 56; Amazonite-JeffKremer collection, page 165; Heliodor-Jim...later shifted his focus to Mexico, and traveled to Brazil, irnporting !arge Supplement to The Mineralogical...Brumado mine, Brumado, Serra das Eguas, Bahia, Brazil. Don and Laura Aaron photo. 12 Supplement to...Spodumene, 9.5 cm, from Resplendor, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Don and Laura Aaron photo. Malachite with...photo. Heliodor (beryl), 11 cm, Padre Paraiso, Brazil. Joe Budd photo. Olmüte, 7 cm, N'Chwaning mine
Journal (issue)
Virgem da Lapa, Ara~uaf Pegmatite District, . Minas Gerais, Brazil, Michael A. Menzies Signature Specimen:...Specimen: Elbaite from the Cruzeiro Pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil: At the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles...mine, Virgem da Lapa, Ara<;uar district, Minas Gerais, Brazil; private collection, Jeff Scovil photo....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
Catalog/List
ALBITE. Navegadora Mine, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A matrix ofoff white albite showing platey...HYDROXYLHERDERITE. Linopolis, Divina das Laranjeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A 30mm flat platey xl ofa light reddish...banding. 70x50x30mm. £22. 38) MICROCLINE var "AMAZONITE" and SMOKEY QUARTZ. Glacier Peak Mines, Florissant...smokey quartz xl of30mm with a 15x20mrn green amazonite xl to one side. Parts of two others to the rear...Museum Label. 150xl00x70mm max. £1500. 42) QUARTZ. Brazil. A nice lustrous slightly smokey "skeletal" xl
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pegmatites and rarely in anorogenic affiliated amazonite-bearing pegmatites. Trace element data determined...Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil Virgem de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil Virgem de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil Taquaral...Taquaral, Minas Gerais, Brazil Madagascar Ambatofinadrahana, Madagascar Madagascar Bikita, Zimbabwe Zambesi...56 7.05 0.59 1 - NMNH 144860 Virgem de Lapa, Brazil; 2 - Black Mountain-2, Maine; 3 - NMNH 103041 Varutrgsk...stars-miscellaneous (includes amblygonite- and amazonite-bearing pegmatites) with K/Rb exists for the entire
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)
China Quartz, Maury River, near Goshen, VA Beryl, Brazil 5 Club show-and-tell a huge success— dozens...Big fat tourmaline crystal, Brazil Jim Kostka Quartz crystals, Brazil, WWII surplus for radios Spheres...Mid-Atlantic states ..................... NYF with amazonite Southeastern Alabama................ LCT with...Pike’s Peak batholith (CO)......... NYF with amazonite, smoky quartz, fluorite ID, MT, NM, WY .........feldspar pegmatite, the mine produces gem-quality amazonite. But the Morefield pegmatite has many other minerals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
imperial topaz from Ouro Preto 2 region (Minas Gerais state, Brazil) based on 3 cathodoluminescence properties...Mendes2, Gláucia Nascimento Queiroga1 8 1 9 Brazil ub lis he d Department of Geology, Federal University...Preto, Ouro Preto, MG 35400-000, 10 2 11 901, Brazil 12 3 14 ABSTRACT Pr 15 Department of Geology...PR 81531-980, Brazil ep 13 Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte...imperial topaz from Ouro 16 Preto region (Minas Gerais state, Brazil) and its relation with trace element
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Auburn, Alabama 36849-5305 Microcline, Variety Amazonite Yucca Hill Prospect, Park County, Colorado T...as amazonite or amazonstone. Although all blue- and green-hued microcline may be termed amazonite, not...not all amazonite is microcline, since several other feldspar species, such as orthoclase and oligoclase...Afghanistan, Brazil, the Urals, and several African countries. The list of significant amazonite localities...occurrences in the Amelia district, Virginia; Minas Gerais, Brazil; Canada; and the Iimen Mountains in the
Catalog/List
crystal is 1.5cm high Telirio Mine, Linopolis Minas Gerais Brazil with previous dealers label £55 overall size...Mine, Loftus Yorkshire 6x3cm £25 68 GRAPHIC AMAZONITE a polished piece (all over) with quartz showing...showing the graphic structure in blue Amazonite Madagascar 7x5cm £25 69 PHOSPHOSIDERITE pure pink massive...intergrown plates Jenipapo district, Itinga Minas Gerais Brazil 8x6 £18 FLUORESCENT MINERALS 73 SODALITE
Book (edition)
Llallagua, Bolivia; and from Morro Velho Mines, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 31 SULFIDES AND SULFOSALTS Name:...Binnatal. Splendid crystals at Cerrado Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 10X Rutile ( Long reddish- brown crystals...Bourg at Binnatal d’Oisons, crystals at Minas Gerais, Brazil. and France. St. Gotthard,~ Gem quality... England. Also at Minas Gerais, yellow clustered aggregates. 74 St. Just, Brazil, as Cornwall, orange-...crystals at Morro Velho gold mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil; many at Camborne, Redruth, and St. Austell
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
consistently is the gem and mineral hall. Figure 7. Amazonite with smoky quartz, 27 cm wide, the largest known...Imperial topaz, 13.8 cm tall, from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Rob Lavinsky specimen. Figure 11 (above)...Urucum mine, Galiléia, Corrego do Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lyda Hill specimen. Figure 17. Topaz,...cm, from the Xanda mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gail and Jim Spann specimen. year lending...Marambaia, Caraí, Jequitinhonha Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Robbie and Fallon Vaughn specimen, ex Prof
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...and muscovite from the Ze Pinto prospect, Minas Gerais, Brazil 21:405-408 --with J.P. Cassedanne: Crystallized...Pitora, Minas Gerais, Brazil 21:409-412 --with J. P. Cassedanne: The Jaguara~u pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil...and platinum from C6rrego Born Sucesso, Minas Gerais, Brazil 23:471-474 AMARGOSA DESERT Hydroboracite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and spessartine. Historic localities are found in Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, and the United States, but...(Simmons 2007). Historically, pegmatite deposits in Brazil, Madagascar, Russia, and the United States have...syenite) contain gem minerals, such as microcline (amazonite), sodalite, and zircon. GEM MINERALS IN GRANITIC...Acadêmico Hélio Ramos, 54740-530, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil E-mail: beurlen@ufpe.br E LEMENTS , V OL . 8,...right from the upper left, pink morganite beryl (Brazil, 100.99 ct, 35.96 × 25.69 mm), blue topaz (Zimbabwe
Llallagua, Bolivia; and from Morro Velho Mines, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 30 2 X Pyrrhotite 31 SULFIDES AND...Binnatal. Splendid crystals at Cerrado Frio, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 66 Rutile (Long reddish-brown crystals...d’Oisons, France. Gem quality crystals at Minas Gerais, Brazil. occurrences: 68 Anatase (Large black...and St. Just, Cornwall, England. Also at Minas Gerais, Brazil, as orangeyellow clustered aggregates. ...shaped crystals at Morro Velho gold mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil; many at Camborne, Redruth, and St. Austell
Book
Beryl/Aquamarine (Teofilo-Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil): 12 cm. 2 - Muscovite (Minas Gerais, Brazil): 30 cm. 20 r.v-^’...emeralds, beryls are minerals from pegmatites. In Brazil, a geode measuring 45 x 25 x 15 yards has been...1 - Beryl/Morganite (Corrego-do-Urucum, Minas Gerais, Brazil): 25 cm. 2 - Beryl/Heliodorus (Siberia,... USA): 1 cm. 3 - Topaz (Virgen de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil): 6 cm. 11 24 b|r Tourmaline The composition...They have been found in the famous pegmatites of Brazil, the United States, Mozambique, Madagas­ car, and
 
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