Provenite

Barra de Salinas

AreaDraft data

16.6018° S, 42.2888° W · ± 10 km

Albite and Aquamarine from Minas Gerais, Brazil, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

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Albite at Barra de Salinas

Pink kunzite crystal with albite from the Barra de Salinas district.
Pink kunzite crystal with albite from the Barra de Salinas district.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Second view of the kunzite and albite specimen from Barra de Salinas.
Second view of the kunzite and albite specimen from Barra de Salinas.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
NaAlSi₃O₈
Morphology
Albite crystals accompanying kunzite
Typical size
Specimen about 7 cm
Color / luster
White
Associated minerals
Spodumene (kunzite)
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-549

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Aquamarine at Barra de Salinas

Complete, doubly terminated gem aquamarine crystal 5.9 cm long from Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Complete, doubly terminated gem aquamarine crystal 5.9 cm long from Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Large doubly terminated gem aquamarine crystal 8.2 cm long from Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Large doubly terminated gem aquamarine crystal 8.2 cm long from Barra de Salinas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Morphology
Complete, doubly terminated prismatic gem crystals
Typical size
About 6-8 cm
Color / luster
Blue, silky to glassy
Availability
Unknown

Sources: SRC-778

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Geology of the locality

Region
Minas Gerais
Country
Brazil

Pegmatite district near Coronel Murta, Jequitinhonha valley. Coordinates of the 'Barra do Salinas' mines feature in GeoNames.

Sources: SRC-533

Sources

  1. SRC-533 · Database
    GeoNames search: Barra de Salinas, BrazilGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-549 · Website
    File:Albite-Spodumene-gem7-13a.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons
  3. SRC-778 · Website
    File:Beryl-174440.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

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