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Tourmaline from
Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil


Locality type:Municipality
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gosheniteⓘ9 photos of Tourmaline associated with Goshenite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Resplendor, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:710921
Long-form Identifier:1:3:710921:8
GUID (UUID V4):85de3dab-5eee-4de5-a052-b3c4026794d6
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
epidote deposits of the Capelinha Region, Minas Gerais, Brazil ......................................315...epidote on matrix, 4.4 cm, from Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gail and Jim Spann collection; Tom Spann...TRINCHILLO | w w w. FineMineral.com Tourmaline Cruzeiro Mine, Brazil. 19.5 cm Fine Minerals International...EPIDOTE DEPOSITS OF THE CAPELINHA REGION, MINAS GERAIS, BRAZIL Andrea Bartorelli1 Carlos Cornejo2 Mario...mid-1960s, the Capelinha region in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, has become world-famous for producing beautiful
Journal (issue)
Top right: Topaz, 8.4 cm, from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Lower left: Phosphophyllite, 2 cm, from...Andrea Bartorelli: Minerals and Precious Stones of Brazil. Other important references (if any) for individual...da Cabeca mine, Parelhas, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Will Johnson collection (I had to buy many unwanted...Morganite beryl, 7.5 cm, from near Araçuai, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The find predates the discovery of morganite...to get this specimen, a complete floater, for my Brazil collection); Tom Spann photo. Reference: Cassedanne
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Zimbabwe; and scattered mines in Madagascar and Brazil. Interestingly, most of these commercial occurrences...aquamarine), topaz, garnet, apatite, and gem tourmaline, in addition to muscovite, feldspars, quartz...been mined from a number of localities in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was found initially in 1932 at the Barra...which was good-quality kunzite, were found at Resplendor. Some of this material was color zoned from green...green to lavender to blue. Other localities in Minas Gerais that have produced kunzite include pegmatites
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mystical source of exceptionul specitiiens-Minus Gerais. So muny ditverenl things hud coiiie from this...then I huve hud the opportunity to visit Minus Gerais six times und ulso the greut pleusure of yetting...1986: Maklng Connections Hyman had already been to Brazil three times and had made several good contacts...the third largest city in Brazil and the capital of the state of Minas Gerais. In Belo we were happy to...from the San Diego area who made frequent trips to Brazil. He knew the dealers, he knew the gems, and he
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Laboratory, Carlsbad, California BRAZIL IMPRESSIONS: I have only been to Brazil twice, but 1 did see a lot...most expensive real estate. While on a tour in Brazil in the early 198Os, our bus was stopped by the...begging everyone’s forgiveness. My second trip to Brazil was in 1987 as a member of the International Gemological...Conference group. I had a wonderful time on both trips. Brazil is a beautiful country, one full of contrasts....Fallbrook, California FIRST TRIP TO BRAZIL: I have a number of memories of Brazil, but perhaps the most vivid
Report (issue)
from some pegmatites. This specimen, from Minas Gerais, Brazil, is housed in the Deutsches Edelstein Museum...crystals are found in soils and stream gravels in Brazil. On the other hand, at high temperatures and pressures...members of the columbite-tantalite group, cookeite, tourmaline, lepidolite, topaz, and spessartine (Pezzotta...time, local people spoke of beautiful gemstone tourmaline that came from pegmatites south of Mandosonoro...the Betafo region. Observing the exceptional tourmaline rough arriving from around Mandrosonoro, French
Book
BARTORELLI ::‱ . . .. MINERALS & PRECIOUS STONES OF BRAZIL Sponsored by: VALE MINISTER.IO DA CULTURA ©...multicolored tourmaline (84 x 26 mm), Lavra do Sapo, Ferruginha, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais. Collection...Fineart Print Inside cover photographs: "Parafba" tourmaline (25 x 6 mm), Sao Jose da Batalha, Parafba. Courtesy...Brasileira do Livro, SP, Brazil) Cornejo, Carlos .Minerals & precious stones of Brazil. Carlos Cornejo, Andrea...3. Minerals - Brazil 4. Minerals- Classification 5. Mineralogy 6. Mineralogy - Brazil - History 7. Precious
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
N. CP 941 CEP 30123-970, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2 Instituto de GeociĂȘncias, Universidade...3173 CEP 30140-970, BrasĂ­lia, Distrito Federal, Brazil 3 Department of Subatomic and Radiation Physics...de Ouro Preto, CEP 35400-000 Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil 5 Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, CVRD, BR 262-Km...P.O. Box 09 CEP 33010-970, Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil ABSTRACT Infrared (IR) spectra in the OH...in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. In the magmatic environment, samples of tourmaline were collected
Journal (issue)
Windmill-cut topaz from Namibia|Tourmaline from Masisi, DRC|Yellow tourmaline from Mavuco, Mozambique|Tremolite...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,...ct Swiss Blue topaz, 7.99 ct amethyst, 3.29 ct tourmaline, 2.40 ct aquamarine, 1.12 ct Imperial topaz and... honey-colour chrysoberyl and Paraíba-colour tourmaline. Each includes a definition, history, research
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,...worldwide, and for his ownership of the Cruzeiro tourmaline and mica mine and the Jacobina amethyst mine
Journal (issue)
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...photo. Spodumene, 9.5 cm, from Resplendor, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Don and Laura Aaron photo....Conklin collection; Joe Budd photo. (Top right) Tourmaline, 9.5 cm, from the Dunton quarry, Newry, Oxford...photo. Heliodor (beryl), 11 cm, Padre Paraiso, Brazil. Joe Budd photo. OlmĂŒte, 7 cm, N'Chwaning mine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
transparent (i.e., gem-quality) spodumene from Minas Gerais, Brazil, and noted the similarity of its luster...a mountain in between. Additionally, colored tourmaline, especially of the quality and kind that Kunz...then elaborated that “the finest Madagascar and Brazil spodumenes cannot compare either in sizes, clarity...more detailed account. Brazil Finds The earliest mention of kunzite from Brazil I encountered is that...a beautiful blue colour has also been found in Brazil, near Diamantina.” Unfortunately, no further information
Journal (issue)
and Anthony R. Kampf Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil: Exploration, Occurrence, and Aquamarine...the northeastern section of the state of Minas Gemis, Brazil. The history of gem exploration and m i n...Te6filo Otoni-Marambaia pegmatite district of Minas Gerais. As is common with most aquamarines, the stones...gem pegmatite regions of the 20th century: Minas Gerais, Brazil. With these articles, we hope to take you...what pegmatite gems have meant historically in Brazil and the production of one very important pegmatite
Report (volume)
Deposits in Minas Gerais Brazil GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 964-C Mica Deposits in Minas Gerais Brazil...M. BARBOSA and RESK FRAYHA, DIVISSO DE FOMENTO, BRAZIL GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS...da Produgao Mineral, Ministerio da Agricultura, Brazil, under the auspices of the Interdepartmental Committee...__________-___---_____---_-________ Exports of sheet mica from Brazil, 1900-1945-___-__-_______----______ General statement...___________________ Mica-mining industry in Minas Gerais.______________________________ General stat
Journal (issue)
Propietat Lustre Brillo Lluisor Brilliance Resplendor Resplandor Fire Fuego Foe Sparkliness Centelleo...Empresa Colombiana de Minas, tal, Colombia. Colombia. Empresa Colombiana de Minas, BibliotecaBiblioteca...GeologĂ­a Geologia y geoquĂ­mica geoquimica de las minas de Escovar, R.R., esmeraldas de GachalĂĄ, Gachahi...crystals from an area north of Teofilo Otoni in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The inclusions were studied using a combination...pegmatite near the town of Padre Paraiso in Minas Gerais, Brazil, approxiof Te6filo Otoni on mately 100 kilometres
Journal (issue)
Hawthorne & W. W. Pinch Fifty-nine treasure hunts in Minas Gerais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....albite matrix, 6.6 cm, from Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sandor Fuss/ Stuart Wilensky specimen;...Jeff Scovil photo. For more on the minerals of Minas Gerais see Guido Steger’s memoirs in this issue. The...clusters of brilliant black, blocky or platy crystals (Brazil, South Africa); sharp crystals in groups with flashing...rhombohedral magnesite crystals, come from Brumado, Bahia, Brazil. Switzerland’s best-known locality for hematite
Journal (issue)
Santa Maria mine, Brazil; (2) 20.10-ct peridot, Burma; (3) 21.09-ct kunzite, Brazil; (4) 8.14-ct grossular...rubellit8 tourmaline, Queen Mine, Pala, California; (6) 15.18-ct tourmaline, Paraiba, Brazil; (7) 10.42-ct...(16) 6.38-ct ruby, Burma; (17) 3.08ct tourmaline, Paraiba, Brazil; (18) 1.85-ct fancy purple-pink diamond...number of new localities. Fine alexandrites from Brazil, sapphires from Southeast Asia and Australia, emeralds...Zambia, and pegmatite gemstones (tourmaline, aquamarine, etc.) from Brazil, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and several
Journal (issue)
Warren A new find of crystallized rose quartz in Minas G e ra is ........................................B-2120 Schoten COVER: ELBAITE on quartz from Minas Gerais, Brazil. The crystal is 8.5 mm in width. Photo by...experiences in Brazil. Caplan was the first to bring museumquality mineral specimens out o f Brazil, specimens...rhodocrosite. MR: W hat made you decide to go to Brazil. Were you looking for greener pastures? CAPLAN:...the color­ ful tourmaline crystals from Brazil. I decided that the place to go was Brazil in order to continue
Catalog/List
Sunday, May 4, 2014 | 12:00 PM CT   13 52009 TOURMALINE with FLUORITE Stak Nala, Haramosh Mts., Skardu...Gilgit-Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Nice Tourmaline comes from Stak Nala. Nice Fluorites occasionally...are colorless Cleavelandite blades around the Tourmaline and a blocky Feldspar mass, which serves as white...listing a specimen as being from “Nevada” or “Minas Gerais.” The situation has not markedly improved with...MAGNESITE Brumado (Bom Jesus dos Meiras), Bahia, Brazil As prevalent as Magnesium Carbonate is in the rocks
Journal (issue)
Collector—Part II Fify-nine treasure hunts in Minas Gerais, 1969–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 by...field mineralogist for the Manhattan Project in Brazil in 1941, and served in the Army Signal Corp in...volume 37, May–June, 2006 203 Kunzite with Tourmaline, 24.4 cm, from Pech, Afghanistan. Obtained from...Collector—Part 2: Fifty-Nine Treasure Hunts in Minas Gerais, 1969–2005 Guido Steger Nestroystrasse 15 2700...been visiting mines and mineral occurrences in Brazil for 36 years, and has seen many now-famous discoveries
Book
ARIZONA-V] 265-352 257-320 353-400 321-384 TOURMALINE ] 327--438 439-508 225-288 289-352 353-416...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
Journal (issue)
Ferruginha district, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....Pena Minas Gerais, Brazil Luiz Menezes Rua Esmeralda, no. 534 Bairro Prado, Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais...Gerais, Brazil 30410-080 Email: lmenezesminerals@uol.com.br The Sapo mine exploits a thick sub-horizontal...quartz crystals, several important pockets of tourmaline and, recently, two large cavities containing...found at Brazil’s Sapo mine, near Goiabera, in Minas Gerais. The specimens show green and yellow color-zoned
Catalog/List
com/5386 72054 Blue Calcite Sphere Stone Source: Brazil This huge orb appears almost as a group of lufy...Source: Brazil This Rhodonite sphere has a rich dark red coloration as it was mined in Brazil. This type...$500 72060 Emerald Sphere Stone Source: Bahia, Brazil Emerald is one of the “Big Three” making it one...Amethyst Sphere Stone Source: Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil This incredibly large Amethyst sphere is eye-catching...Amethyst Sphere Stone Source: Rio Grande do Sul Brazil This sphere is the best of both worlds. This natural
Journal (issue)
Collection no. 32510; and (8) a 13.94 cuprian elbaite tourmaline from Mozambique, courtesy of Pala International...AND MARKETS Figure 9. Near Nova Era in Minas Gerais, Brazil, the Belmont mine operates using sophisticated...other mines in the area slowed (Weldon, 2006). Brazil witnessed a sustained slump in overall gemstone...(Mayerson and Laurs, 2004), as well as cuprian tourmaline (from Africa), thanks to the discovery of new...in world markets, red spinel and pink-to-red tourmaline became sought-after alternatives. In GEMS &
Catalog/List
Minerals [Hoppel # D0655] Estimate: $400-$600 53003 TOURMALINE Himalaya Mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County...Avocados and Macadamias, it also got into the Tourmaline growing business some 100 million years ago and...that was a while ago, the pegmatites where this Tourmaline crystallized, profitably used the rest of that...for this Tourmaline to “ripen”. The result of this drawn-out process is this gem Tourmaline that displays...images and bid online, visit HA.com/5141 53036 TOURMALINE Var. “BUERGERITE” Mesquitic, San Luis Potosí
 
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