| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Brazilianite |
| Formula: | NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4 |
| Comments: | largest crystal found weighed 2 kg |
| Habit: | Narrow prism zone and elongated along [100] |
| Colour: | pale to deep greenish yellow; Golden yellow |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Scorzalite
Souzalite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | 30 |
| - var Cleavelandite | 1 |
| Muscovite | 27 |
| Quartz | 11 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 1 |
| Eosphorite | 1 |
| Souzalite | 1 |
| Microcline | 1 |
| Tapiolite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Brazilianite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (132 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 44221 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:44221:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Brazilianite |
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| 0.8km (0.5 miles) | ⓘAlmerindo claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 1.0km (0.6 miles) | ⓘTelírio claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 2.1km (1.3 miles) | ⓘBelmiro pegmatite, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 2.2km (1.4 miles) | ⓘJoão Firmino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | ⓘGentil claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘSebastião Cristino claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 5.4km (3.3 miles) | ⓘJove Lauriano claim, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 28.6km (17.8 miles) | ⓘAri Machado pegmatite, São Geraldo do Baixio, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. |
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Córrego Frio mine, Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Minas Gerais, Brazil