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Amethyst from
Tenente Ananias, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Amethyst
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amethyst data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tenente Ananias, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:157752
Long-form Identifier:1:3:157752:5
GUID (UUID V4):35fb2e15-d9c1-42ce-93b3-d692ba5a5427
References
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Professor Jacques P. Cassedanne Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro For his valuable participation in research...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,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
com/loi/tigr20 Geology and Mineral Resources of Brazil: A Review a a Inacio De Medeiros Delgado , Augusto...Pesquisa de Recursos Minerals, Scdvador, Bahia, Brazil b US. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, 80225 Version...Thorman (1994): Geology and Mineral Resources of Brazil: A Review, International Geology Review, 36:6,...rights reserved. Geology and Mineral Resources of Brazil: A Review INACIO DE MEDEIROS DELGADO, AUGUSTO J...Pesquisa de Recursos Minerals, Scdvador, Bahia, Brazil AND CHARLES H. THORMAN US. Geological Survey, Denver
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Articles 708 Coloured Stone Mining and Trade in Brazil: A Brief History and Current Status By Aurélien...Collection V. L. Villani photo p. 758 Cover Photo: Brazil is the source of a variety of coloured stones,...morganite, 12.73 ct Swiss Blue topaz, 7.99 ct amethyst, 3.29 ct tourmaline, 2.40 ct aquamarine, 1.12...material was initially thought by some dealers to be amethyst. The first parcel that Hashmi learned about (through...Saint-Clair Fonseca Junior (BC Gemas do Brasil, Governador Valadares, Brazil), and heating to 500°C in air was
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BARTORELLI ::• . . .. MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA ©...Crystal of multicolored tourmaline (84 x 26 mm), Lavra do Sapo, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais...(Camara Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brazil) Cornejo, Carlos .Minerals & precious stones of Brazil. Carlos Cornejo...pedras preciosas do Brasil Bibliography 1. Gemology 2. Geology 3. Minerals - Brazil 4. Minerals- Classification... Mineralogy 6. Mineralogy - Brazil - History 7. Precious stones - Brazil I. Bartorelli, Andrea. II. Title
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Namibia, as well as Madagascar), South America (Brazil and Colombia), central and southern Asia (Sri Lanka...Pakistan; and pink to red tourmalines from Nigeria and Brazil. Diamond was mined in northern Canada for the first...mining also continued at traditional sources in Brazil and Africa. Large quantities of Brazilian emeralds...reserves and reduced demand. Emerald production in Brazil has since continued to decline. Several sources...especially a problem for emeralds from Colombia and Brazil, which led to greater market demand for African
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Metales del Oriente examines some of the larger amethyst specimens. The gems in the foreground are: (1)...(3) a 1.53 pink diamond from Argyle, courtesy of Rio Tinto; (4) an 11.16 ct sapphire from Madagascar,...market was down to 42% by value and 29% by volume (Rio Tinto Diamonds, 2008). It had unloaded its diamond... PRODUCTION AND MARKETS Rio Tinto. In 2003, London-based mining giant Rio Tinto opened Canada’s second...second diamond mine, Diavik, with 60% ownership. Rio Tinto had established its own rough diamond sales channel
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respectable, sometimes exceeding 1 meter, but they do not approach the giant-sized crystals found in the...some pegmatites. This specimen, from Minas Gerais, Brazil, is housed in the Deutsches Edelstein Museum in...crystals are found in soils and stream gravels in Brazil. On the other hand, at high temperatures and pressures...determination is in fact a judgment call, one that we do notfeel is ours to make. We aspire to be a practical...beryl. Some locations, Resplendor in Minas Gerais, Brazil (see page 84), for example, produce tabular to
 
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