Locality type:

Mine

Classification

Species:

Frondelite

Formula:

Mn²⁺Fe₄³⁺(PO₄)₃(OH)₅

Habit:

radiating nodules

Colour:

a yellowish greenish brown color

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

44228

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:44228:8

GUID (UUID V4):

885a583d-5989-4615-9fe6-e6fe4a21cfce

Nearest other occurrences of Frondelite

1.0km (0.6 miles)

ⓘ Telírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

2.2km (1.4 miles)

ⓘ João Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

5.4km (3.3 miles)

ⓘ Jove Lauriano claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

25.8km (16.0 miles)

ⓘ Sapucaia mine, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

45.4km (28.2 miles)

ⓘ Cigana claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

46.0km (28.6 miles)

ⓘ Boa Vista pegmatite, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

46.1km (28.6 miles)

ⓘ Eduardo claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

46.4km (28.9 miles)

ⓘ Bode claim, Barra do Cuieté, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil

References

Cassedanne, Jacques P. (1983) Famous Mineral Localities: the Córrego Frio Mine and vicinity, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Mineralogical Record, 14 (4) Tucson. 227-237

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	*Atencio, Daniel, Cotinho, Jose M.V., Filho, Luiz A.D. Menezes (2005) Roscherite-group minerals from Brazil. Axis, 1 (6) Tucson, Arizona. 1-17*	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
	Paulo, Rua do Lago, 562, 05508-080 – São Paulo, SP, Brazil. e-mail: datencio@usp.br Luiz A.D. Menezes Filho...Esmeralda, 534 – Prado, 30410-080 - Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil. INTRODUCTION The three currently recognized members...minerals include the Sapucaia mine, Lavra do Ênio, Alto Serra Branca, the Córrego Frio* pegmatite, the Lavra da...da Ilha pegmatite, and the Pirineus mine. We report here the following three additional occurrences:...serrabrancaite. Lavra do Criminoso, Água Boa, Minas Gerais Unanalyzed “roscherite” occurs as green spherules
	Menezes Filho, Luiz A. D., Chaves, Mário L. S. C., Cooper, Mark A., Ball, Neil A., Abdu, Yassir A., Sharpe, Ryan, Day, Maxwell C., Hawthorne, Frank C. (2019) Brandãoite, [BeAl₂(PO₄)₂(OH)₂(H₂O)₄](H₂O), a new Be–Al phosphate mineral from the João Firmino mine, Pomarolli farm region, Divino das Laranjeiras County, Minas Gerais State, Brazil: description and crystal structure. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (2) 261-267 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.121	Journal (article/letter/editorial)
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	Metarauchite is found at the Schweitzer vein of the Eduard mine, Jáchymov, Czech Republic covering altered aggregates...Schneeburg, Germany it is found at the Adam Heber Mine in the “Gang Adam Heber Flache” in strongly oxidized...mineral from the Sebastião Cristino pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Eur. J. Mineral., 22, 459–467. Qingheiite-(Fe2+)...species from the Sebastião Cristino pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Sebastião Cristino pegmatite is located...kilometers SE of the Córrego Frio mine, between the towns of Mendes Pimentel and Linópolis (18° 42′S 41° 27′W)

Frondelite from Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Frondelite from
Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil