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Berilo Branco claim, Sapucaia do Norte, Galiléia, Minas Gerais, Brazili
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Berilo Branco claim | Claim |
| Sapucaia do Norte | Municipal District |
| Galiléia | Municipality |
| Minas Gerais | State |
| Brazil | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 51' 0'' South , 41° 29' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Divino das Laranjeiras | 9,058(2012) | 8.1km |
| Conselheiro Pena | 12,734(2012) | 35.8km |
| Mantenópolis | 8,547(2012) | 38.4km |
| Governador Valadares | 250,878(2012) | 48.6km |
| Resplendor | 15,131(2012) | 58.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
122506
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122506:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f735cc16-12d9-4c89-9d7d-093b1e8bdd32
Name(s) in local language(s):
Lavra Berilo Branco
This is the locality for the famous "Van Allen Belt" rose quartz crystal specimen (Wilson, 1999). Located approximately 8 km south of the town of Divino das Laranjeiras and about 3 km east-southeast of the town of Sapucaia do Norte.
Aimorés pegmatite district, Eastern Brazilian pegmatite province.
Samples from this locality were erroneously labelled as coming from the Sapucaia (Wilson 1999).
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StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘMicrocline Formula:K(AlSi3O8) References: Russ Rizzo CollectionIdentified by Russ Rizzo: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘMuscovite Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: Russ Rizzo CollectionIdentified by Russ Rizzo: Visual Identification, Dealer/Collection Label |
| ⓘQuartz Formula:SiO2 |
| ⓘQuartz var. Rose Quartz Formula:SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | var. Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘMicrocline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘQuartz var.Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘMicrocline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘMicrocline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘQuartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘQuartz var.Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | ⓘMicrocline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | ⓘMuscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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